Commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office for International Affairs marked United Nations Day by announcing the cohort of classrooms and after-school programs selected to participate in the 2017-2018 NYC Junior Ambassadors program. This program educates participants about the work of the UN.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYPD today announced that the City will take heightened enforcement action against electric bicycles, otherwise known as “e-bikes,” with a particular focus on the hazardous operation of e-bikes and businesses who use them or permit employees to ride them.
MAYOR DE BLASIO ANNOUNCES PLANS TO EXPAND SELECT BUS SERVICE. Mayor says, "Select Bus Service is a very good thing for New York City and something that has to grow, and grow rapidly."
On Thursday, October 26, Mayor Bill de Blasio will host a town hall with Council Member Brad Lander for residents of the 39th Council District, encompassing the neighborhoods of Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park and Kensington.
Mayor de Blasio issued a statement as a response to President Trump's controversial tax bill, stating that the tax code would take more from NYC working families than from the wealthy.
Mayor de Blasio announced a town hall meeting with Councilmember Laurie Cumbo for residents of the 35th Council District, encompassing the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Bedford Stuyvesant.
First Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris, Housing and Economic Development Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and Budget Director Dean Fuleihan hosted a technical briefing to discuss Congressional Republicans' tax reform plan and its negative impact on middle-class New Yorkers
The Mayor's Office announced that Regina Schwartz, Director of Mayor de Blasio’s Public Engagement Unit (PEU), and NYC Health Department Deputy Commissioner Dr. Sonia Angell would be opening a new health insurance enrollment center in Long Island City
Leading up to daylight savings time, Mayor Bill de Blasio issued an alert to New York City drivers about the increased dangers of driving of that time of year, when drivers and pedestrians are at increased risk during dusk and evening hours.