Mayor Bill de Blasio, music industry legend Clive Davis, and Live Nation and NYCEDC chair Danny Meyer today announced the all-star lineup set to perform at the “WE LOVE NYC: The Homecoming Concert.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York State Attorney General Letitia James and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner Peter A. Hatch today reached settlement agreements to resolve their joint investigation into workplace violations by Intergen Health, LLC and Amazing Home Care Services.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Brooklyn Bridge Park President Eric Landau, elected officials and community leaders today cut the ribbon on the final section of Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams today announced all New York City public schools will have “Meatless Mondays” beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, with transcript
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams today announced that 15 Brooklyn schools will participate in Meatless Mondays next spring.
Mayor de Blasio and Labor Relations Commissioner Renee Campion today announced a tentative contract agreement that will raise wages for over 4,500 FDNY employees.
Mayor de Blasio and Labor Relations Commissioner Renee Campion today announced an agreement with the Municipal Labor Committee to implement the NYC Medicare Advantage Plus Program.
Commissioner O'Neill and Mayor de Blasio honor the life of Police Officer Vincent Persaud, killed in vehicle collision, and share the recent crime statistics with the public.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer today announced the appointment of Neil Matthew as Executive Director of the city’s Financial Services Information Agency (FISA) and Office of Payroll Administration (OPA).
Mayor de Blasio, Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, along with trustees of three of the City’s pension funds, today announced these funds have adopted a commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in their investment portfolios by 2040.
New York City’s pension funds achieve first in the nation pension fund divestment from fossil fuel reserve owners - one of the largest fossil fuel divestments in the world.
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced a tentative contract agreement with the Detectives' Endowment Association. Under this agreement, over 5,000 NYPD employees will receive wage increases consistent with the uniformed pattern.
Mayor De Blasio First Lady Chirlane McCray and City Council Members today announced a $37 million annual investment to add more help in new strategies for helping people with mental health issues.
Mayor de Blasio announced for the first time in New York City’s history that all students will have access to Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and Restorative Justice (RJ) practices and, when needed, earlier intervention from clinical social workers.
In commemoration of the Lunar New Year, and in partnership with the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) and City Council Member Margaret Chin, the City will make permanent the statue of early 20th-century revolutionary figure and founder of the Republic of China Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza today announced that the City will adopt the vast majority of the preliminary recommendations made by the School Diversity Advisory Group.
Mayor de Blasio and other city officials today announced an agreement between the City, the New York Taxi Workers Alliance , to supplement the City’s Medallion Relief Program with a City-funded deficiency guarantee to achieve greater principal reduction and lower monthly payments.
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced a tentative contract agreement with the Sergeant’s Benevolent Association. Under this agreement, approximately 4,700 NYPD Sergeants will receive wage increases consistent with the uniformed pattern.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Speaker Corey Johnson today announced that the City has launched the Indirect Cost Rate Funding Initiative, in order to help increase financial stability for human services providers.
Mayor de Blasio and other city officials announced today the more than 150 awardees of the $19 million NYC Complete Count Fund, the Citys first-ever community awards program focused on census-related education and organizing.
Mayor de Blasio, speaker Corey Johnson, and The City University of New York announced that 19 million dollars will be invested in education and local community programs based around the 2020 census.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Department of Transportation Commissioner Hank Gutman today released the New York City Streets Plan to guide the development of bus, bicycle, and pedestrian infrastructure over the next five years.
Mayor De Blasio, district council's speaker Johnson and head start Sponsoring Board Council of New York City announce tentative agreement that will benefit head start employees.
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced a tentative contract agreement with the Uniformed Firefighters Association. Under this agreement, approximately 8,500 FDNY employees will receive wage increases consistent with the uniformed pattern.
Mayor Bill de Blasio delivered his sixth State of the City Address on Thursday. The Mayor highlighted a series of sweeping proposals aimed at fighting income inequality across New York City. Policy promises focused on health care, workers’ rights, and tenant protection. With Transcript.
The de Blasio Administration today announced that residential evictions by marshals declined 37 percent since 2013, with approximately 18,000 evictions in 2018 compared to nearly 29,000 evictions in 2013.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that Meera Joshi, CEO and Chair of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, plans to step down from her role in March.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York City Department of Transportation, and the New York City Economic Development released Delivering Green: A vision for a sustainable freight network serving New York City.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the New York Police Department (NYPD) announces operation “Heavy Duty Enforcement,” an overnight enforcement action against illegally parked commercial vehicles in neighborhoods of southern Queens.
Stickers & scanable license plates will eventually replace often abused parking placards; City will roll out new technology, stiff penalties & dedicated enforcement that will help to eliminate fake placards, and a strict three-strike revocation policy for placard misuse. With transcript.
Mayor Eric Adams and the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City with Bank of America announces the City will distribute $2250 gift cards to each household impacted by the Bronx fire.
Mayor's Office of Sustainability is fighting a battle witch climate, gaining more support partnering with outdoor retailer REI Co-op in order to launch opt to Act NYC, to continue combat climate change.
Health Department continues to urge New Yorkers to vaccinate. New Yorkers are responding: Over 25,000 doses of MMR have been administered in Williamsburg and Borough Park since October 1
Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray today unveiled a new website and public education campaign to help New Yorkers navigate all the mental health resources available to them.
NYC Health + Hospitals announces the appointment of Michelle McMacken, MD, FACP, DipABLM as Executive Director of Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine for the system.
For the first time since 2007, Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the City of New York’s General Obligation Bond credit rating. The rating was upgraded from Aa2 to Aa1, their second highest rating and equivalent to New York State’s Aa1 rating.
The de Blasio administration announced today that it will strengthen and expand its approach to supporting the narrow population of New Yorkers with untreated serious mental illness.
The de Blasio Administration announced today that it is entering the second phase of the City’s plan to convert more cluster buildings into permanent housing for homeless new Yorkers.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch reveals the city’s first containerized waste bins in a New York City commercial district and expand the Clean Curbs Pilot to be citywide.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced a $5 million commitment to the New York City Racial Justice Commission (RJC) to educate New Yorkers about the three ballot proposals that will be seen during the November general election.
On his 100th day in office, New York City Mayor Eric Adams releases a list of key accomplishments, demonstrating ways in which his administration has worked to ‘Get Stuff Done’ for New Yorkers.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces investments in the future of New York City children, giving access to a New York City Scholarship Account to save for college and career training in the future.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces an agreement that will transform the city-owned South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into one of the largest offshore wind port facilities in the nation.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces his appointment of two new members to the New York City Rent Guidelines Board, including Arpit Gupta as a public member and Christina Smyth as an owner member.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces the launch of digital billboards and creative ads denouncing the recent passage of “Don’t Say Gay” in five Florida cities.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces that City Hall and other municipal buildings will be lit up blue and white tonight in honor of Israeli Independence Day.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces that City Hall and a number of other municipal buildings will be lit in the Pan-African flag colors of red, black, and green tonight and tomorrow evening in honor of Juneteenth.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces that City Hall and other municipal buildings will be lit orange today through the weekend to mark Gun Violence Awareness Day.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces the confirmation of David Do by the New York City Council as commissioner and chair of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC).
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces that the first annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Cultural and Heritage Parade in New York City will be held on May 15, 2022.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces the formation of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, in effort to address gun violence and prevent shootings.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces a historic investment of more than $900 million to tackle the city’s traffic violence crisis and deliver a safer, healthier, and greener city for all New Yorkers.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams signs Executive Order 16, creating an interagency task force that formalizes the whole-of-government approach the Adams administration has already been applying to the crisis plaguing Rikers Island.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces that the city has filed a lawsuit against Moshe Piller, a building owner who committed more than 1,900 violations.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces the recommendation of Frankie Miranda, Sherif Soliman, and Isabel Midori Valdivia Espino (Midori Valdivia) to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces that three months into the Subway Safety Plan, 1,379 people experiencing homelessness have accepted placement in safe haven, stabilization, and shelter beds.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David C. Banks, the New York City Test & Trace Corps, and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announces that the city’s in-school surveillance testing program has distributed PCR COVID tests.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces the release of the city's enhanced “New York City Food Standards, Meals/Snacks Purchased and Served” and the “New York City Food Standards, Beverage Vending Machines,” guidelines.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the Mayor’s Office of Equity’s Unity Project, and the New York City Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) announces an investment of nearly $6.7 million to provide new and expanded services for the LGBTQ+ community.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces that New York Embroidery Studio will be the newest tenant at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, signing the largest new lease at the terminal.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Trust for Governors Island announces a robust calendar of exciting and wide-ranging programs on Governor's Island for summer of 2022.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces milestones in two major projects that will improve infrastructure and quality of life, while tackling the affordable housing crisis in Southeast Queens.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces major new steps to welcome the cannabis industry to New York City, including a $4.8 million investment in the Fiscal Year 2023 executive budget.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announces the Summer Rising program administered by the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development and the New York City Department of Education.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces unprecedented investments in high-quality services and resources dedicated to help unsheltered New Yorkers transition off the streets and out of the subway system and move into more stable housing.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is joined by elected officials and community leaders to celebrate the enhancement of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in the state budget.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces the appointment of Abby Jo Sigal as executive director of the Mayor’s Office of Talent and Workforce Development.