Mayor de Blasio spoke at the winter national conference for Mayors where he highlighted the important role education plays in his administration and how important teachers are.
To celebrate national mentoring month, Chief Service Officer Paula Gavin and Schools Chancellor Carmen Faria announced that 25,000 high school students and 10,000 mentors participated in programs associated with the NYC Youth Mentoring Initiative.
The de Blasio Administration joined Citi Community Development and the National Disability Institute to announce the launch of Empowered Cities, a national initiative that encourages municipalities to expand financial empowerment and economic inclusion to people living with disabilities.
Mayor de Blasio joined in an interview at City Hall to discuss the coming deadline to sign up for healthcare (and the increased accessibility of it) along with the approaching State of the Union with President Trump.
Mayor de Blasio, Police Commissioner O'Neil, and other admin announced that the NYPD would be speeding up their efforts to get all cops to have body cameras on them.
Mayor de Blasio and other admin gave their remarks in celebration of nearing their goal of body cameras on all NYPD cops a year arly, citing the scientific and social benefits of such an addition.
The de Blasio Administration announced the issuance of citywide guidance and new NYPD protocols to clarify and institutionalize the City’s policy that it will not voluntarily cooperate with federal immigration enforcement activities, and will only coordinate in limited circumstances.
First Lady Chirlane McCray and other admin announced the expansion of Mental Health Teams at all five of the City's Family Justice Centers, with one in each borough.
Mayor de Blasio appeared live on the Brian Lehrer show to discuss recent events under his administration, spending much of the interview discussing NYC infrastructure, especially the MTA and discussing regarding city and state funding for it.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Fariña announced that 3-K for All will expand to four more community school districts over the next three years, increasing the City’s commitment to fully funding free, full-day, from eight community school districts by 2020 to 12 districts.
Mayor de Blasio appeared in front of the senate finance committee to discuss the finances of the City and also testify to the negative effects the new tax law President Trump erected would have on New Yorkers.
First Lady Chirlane McCray and agency leaders of the Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence stated that they would be making an announcement about the City’s commitment to support survivors of domestic violence and educate New Yorkers on the complexities of intimate partner violence.
Mayor de Blasio spoke at the graduation of a school in the Bronx commending the graduating class, and NYC students as a whole, for their achievements in school.
Mayor de Blasio announced that New York City’s 2017 four-year high school graduation rate is the highest on record: 74.3 percent. The dropout rate is now at its lowest ever: 7.8 percent.
First Lady Chirlane McCray announced the launch of New York City's first-ever, web-based portal, NYCHOPE, dedicated to providing resources to survivors and information to all City residents about how to help someone experiencing domestic violence.
First Lady McCray announced she'd spearhead “Faith in Action Against Domestic Violence,” the first weekend-long event in New York City dedicated to raising awareness about intimate partner violence within the faith community.
Mayor de Blasio announced that three of the City’s designated banks – Amalgamated, Bank of America, and TD Bank – have committed $40 million towards two of the City’s three programs that help minority and women-owned business enterprises and small businesses access affordable loans to grow.
Mayor de Blasio announced that 250 apartment buildings had been placed in the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Alternative Enforcement Program, an initiative that shines a spotlight on multi-family buildings whose owners have allowed them to fall into dangerous disrepair.
Mayor de Blasio appeared on the Brian Lehrer show to discuss important issues facing the City, and in this particular interview Brian Lehrer focuses on the congressional spending bill and how it effects NYC infrastructure.
The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Lorelei Salas, in collaboration with the Department of Education’s network of community schools, announced the first NYC Free Tax Prep-a-Thon, a 12-hour tax filing marathon and resource fair.
Mayor de Blasio spoke at City Hall in anticipation of his State of the City address, noting what he would like to see come out of his first year in his second term as mayor.
Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Corey Johnson announced an agreement to move forward on closing Rikers Island and creating a smaller, safer and fairer borough-based jail system.
Mayor de Blasio gave his State of the City, where he went over what changes he made to the City in his first term as mayor, and looked to the future regarding what he'd like to see come out of his second term as mayor.
Mayor de Blasio spoke on the Brian Lehrer show to discuss the recent acquittal of a former police officer who killed a schizophrenic woman, NYCHA housing, and other issues.
Mayor de Blasio spoke at the CUNY Caucus Luncheon, where he discussed the important role the CUNY schools play in the education of New Yorkers amongst other topics.
Mayor de Blasio and New York City Department of Probation Commissioner Ana M. Bermúdez announced that young people under probation supervision who participated in the Arches Transformative Mentoring Program were significantly less likely to have future justice system involvement.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and JPMorgan Chase announced that the company intends to pursue building a new 2.5 million square-foot headquarters at its 270 Park Avenue location in New York City.
The de Blasio administration announced that in efforts to boost adoption of solar energy a new community group purchasing campaign today that will serve the community of Brownsville, Brooklyn.