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.
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.
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 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.
Mayor de Blasio, joined by 11 mayors and city leaders from across the country, signed on to the Cities Open Internet Pledge in coordinated resistance to the federal government’s repeal of net-neutrality protections.