Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Johnson, and Council Member Espinal announced the appointment of the 14 members of the City’s first-ever Nightlife Advisory Board.
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 and other members of his administration celebrated the passage of the Inwood Rezoning project, which they state will ensure Inwood remains an affordable, attractive neighborhood for working and immigrant families.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the City of New York has reached a tentative contract agreement with DC 37, a union that represents almost 100,000 municipal employees.
Mayor de Blasio and Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg appointed former Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and State Senator Michael Gianaris to the Metropolitan Transportation Sustainability Advisory Workgroup.
Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray announced that Alexis Confer will serve as the first-ever Executive Director of ThriveNYC, the City’s $850 million plan to address mental illness and substance misuse.
Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray announced the appointment of six new members to the City’s Commission on Gender Equity, an agency tasked with supporting City agencies in dismantling institutional barriers for women and all gender identities.
Mayor de Blasio, First Lady McCray and City Council Members launched the NYC Crisis Prevention and Response Task Force, a 180 day effort to develop a comprehensive, citywide strategy to prevent mental health crises