Today, the de Blasio Administration announced that $2.8 million in additional funding will be allocated to over 175 cultural organizations in underserved communities in all five boroughs.
Mayor de Blasio and other world class consulting services today announced BE NYC Access: Consulting, a new program to connect Black entrepreneurs with world-class technical consulting services and business resources.
The City responded today to the New York City Board of Elections’ attempt to bar interpreters from being inside buildings where poll sites are located during Tuesday’s Special Election.
New York City will launch an expansion of its successful Supervised Release program, where one of the things the release program can help with is an individual can be able to return to court.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Acting Commissioner Sandra Abeles today announced that the City is expanding post-tax season NYC Free Tax Prep services.
Mayor de Blasio today announced that the City financed 25,299 affordable homes in Fiscal Year 2019, and a total of 135,437 affordable homes since 2014, significant strides toward the Mayor’s goal to create 300,000 affordable homes by 2026 through the Housing New York (HNY) plan.
Mayor de Blasio, New York City Economic Development Corporation and Mayor's Office of Climate Resiliency are taking action against the serious effects of climate change.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and other city officials to preview the planned programming elements and amenities for the brand-new Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center coming to East Flatbush.
Mayor de Blasio and Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Hank Gutman unveiled major street improvements in the heart of Manhattan, including six blocks of Broadway to be fully pedestrianized or modified to share space with pedestrians and cyclists.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman celebrated City Hall in Your Borough: Brooklyn today by announcing that the Jay Street Busway in Downtown Brooklyn will be made permanent.
Mayor De Blasio and other city officials announce an additional 4million investment in tech and college partnerships for its $20 million CUNY 2x Tech initiative..
The City of New York announced today that it submitted two public comments in response to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed rule to eliminate or severely limit federal healthcare protections for key communities including LGBTQ people and immigrants.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Jonnel Doris today announced the $100 million NYC Small Business Resilience Grant to provide immediate funding to small businesses in the arts.
Mayor de Blasio today announced the City of New York has been awarded a $15 million grant as part of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program, in order to offer more support in helping the youth.
Mayor de Blasio announced agreements with four labor unions regarding the City’s vaccination mandate, including on exemption requests and leave policies. Currently, over 92% of City workers under the mandate are vaccinated.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, and other city officials celebrated the start of construction on the East Midtown Greenway (EMG), a new waterfront public open space.
Mayor de Blasio and Governor Kathy Hochul today announced two major green energy infrastructure projects to power NYC with wind, solar and hydropower projects from upstate New York and Canada.
today, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor Laura Anglin, and New York City Department of Buildings Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca announced that injuries during the construction of buildings declined more than 26 percent in January.
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that Zachary W. Carter, the City’s Corporation Counsel, will be retiring from his post at the end of August of this year.
Mayor Eric Adams announces the appointment of Dan Garodnick as chair of the City Planning Commission and director of the Department of City Planning, and Edith-Hsu-Chen as executive director of the Department of City Planning.
The NYC Mayor's Office of Workforce Development (WKDEV) and the New York Association for Training and Employment Professionals, in partnership with the City University of New York, hosted a one day Career Pathways Learning lab. The event, sponsored by JP Morgan Chase & Co., engaged 240 local, state, and national partners and experts in sharing and learning about best practices in career pathways implementation. This brief highlights reflections on the career pathways concept, the current state of the City's ability to implement this strategy, and proposed next steps for building a robust network of career pathway programs.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a major shift in workforce development to better train New Yorkers for good-paying jobs and help secure job placements in fast-growing fields. Based on a report,Career Pathways, the administration will invest in middle-skill job training for up to 30,000 people each year, prioritize good-paying full-time job placements at workforce agencies, and require companies doing business with the City to move New Yorkers to the front of the hiring line.
One year after Mayor de Blasio released the Career Pathways report laying out the administration's vision to transform workforce development, the City announced significant progress in several key areas of the report.
The “Charge Safe, Ride Safe” action plan, implemented on March 20, 2023, addresses the surge in fires and fatalities linked to improper storage and safety standards for powered mobility devices.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams hails Fitch Ratings’ (Fitch) announcement of a revised New York City’s outlook upgrade from stable to positive and affirms the AA- rating assigned to New York City’s General Obligation (GO) bonds.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Corporation Counsel Sylvia Hinds-Radix announces that the city of New York has filed a lawsuit against the United States Postal Service (USPS).
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Attorney General Letitia James announces the takedown of a massive retail theft operation in New York City that stole and resold millions of dollars in goods.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC Chief Service Officer Anusha Venkataraman today announced that 3,200 holiday wishes from New York City children and youth in need were answered by volunteers.
Mayor de Blasio and Chief Service Officer Laura Rog today announced that holiday wishes for more than 3,700 NYC children and youth were fulfilled by more than 2,000 volunteers from City government and the private sector through the seventh annual Secret Snowflake gift-giving initiative.
The de Blasio Administration announced today the City’s commitment to funding the creation and facilitation of a Community Advisory Group for the East Side Coastal Resiliency.
Mayor De Blasio and s Chancellor Richard A. Carranza announced a public private partnership that will invest 32 million dollars to create 20 new schools and transform 20 existing schools across New York City
The de Blasio Administration today announced a Day of Action to inform day laborers, about the upcoming December 1, 2019 deadline for workers and supervisors to obtain site safety training.
Today, the de Blasio administration filed a lawsuit against Ballyhoo Media, Inc. for repeatedly violating local laws by displaying Times Square-style billboards on a barge that travels daily along the Manhattan and Brooklyn waterfronts.
Today, the de Blasio administration filed a lawsuit against Ballyhoo Media, Inc. for repeatedly violating local laws by displaying Times Square-style billboards on a barge that travels daily along the Manhattan and Brooklyn waterfronts.
The de Blasio Administration today announced new investments to help youth experiencing homelessness transition off the streets into shelter and from shelter into permanent housing.
The de Blasio administration, through NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health, announced plans to open a third Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit to improve access to care for patients whose clinical conditions require specialty and subspecialty services.
the de Blasio administration announced plans to open Therapeutic Housing Units to improve access to care for patients whose clinical conditions require access to specialty and subspecialty care.
Today, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Vicki Been, Public Design Commission President Signe Nielsen and Executive Director Justin Moore honored 10 public projects at the Public Design Commission’s 37th Annual Awards for Excellence in Design.
De Blasio administration and Democracy NYC announce the kickoff of different events being held throughout the week in order to celebrate National Voter Registration Day.
Agency officials and members of the de Blasio Administration gathered at the Whitehall Terminal of the Staten Island Ferry to urge the Governor to sign the NYC Design-Build Act.