Mayor de Blasio announced announced that NYC Service had engaged nearly 2,000 volunteers to answer letters from 3,400 New York City children and families in need this holiday season through Secret Snowflake, which is a holiday gift giving initiative.
Mayor de Blasio and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced the official launch of the City’s Neighborhood Pillars Program, which would help fund the process of acquiring and rehabilitating existing rent-stabilized and unregulated buildings.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Scott M. Stringer announced the next step in the City Pension Fund's efforts to fight climate change by divesting from fossil fuel reserve owners.
Mayor de Blasio delivered remarks discussing the erection of a jail in Chinatown as part of his efforts to remove incarcerated individuals from Rikers Island.
First Lady Chirlane McCray and other admin announced the expansion and continuation of a program that allows mothers incarcerated at Rikers Island to visit and participate in activities with their children at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan.