Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) Acting Commissioner Anne del Castillo today announced the first round of grant recipients of the “Made in NY” Women’s Film, TV & Theatre Fund. Funds were awarded to 63 film, TV, theatre and digital media projects made
Today, First Lady Chirlane McCray and former Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen announced the next four monuments as a part of She Built NYC, an initiative to honor the trailblazing women who have helped shape New York City while addressing the absence of female statues in our public realm.
Vision 2020 builds on the 1992 plan and the advances made on the waterfront over the past 18 years, and goes even further to keep building and advancing plans to improve the watefront. The new plan reasserts the City's commitment to the priorities established in the earlier plan, such as expanding public access, supporting the working waterfront, and restoring the ecology of the shores.
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that with warm weather in the forecast, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) would re-launch the Vision Zero “Warm Weather Weekends” spring safety campaign this weekend.
Robust safety plan includes accelerated build-out of a citywide network of protected bike lanes, NYPD enforcement of crash-prone intersections, legislation & other innovations.
On July 11th, reach and impact of speed cameras will double, as hours and days of operation expand; DOT will install hundreds of new cameras at an unprecedented pace, and a public awareness campaign will warn drivers to stop speeding.
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.
Report on a study of social and economic conditions in Harlem leading to the disturbances which occurred on March 19, 1935, and recommendations regarding racial discrimination, disparate healthcare, housing discrimination, education and poverty in Harlem, with a foreword letter dated March 19,1936
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.
"Our most important resource are our people, and if we want our people to be developed appropriately, we need to provide those basic resources to get them there, to show them there, because when they are developed it makes our country much stronger.".
NYC Service is honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today by bringing nearly 100 music industry professionals and NYC high school students from music programs together for a day of mentoring at the Scandinavia House in Manhattan.
TRANSCRIPT: MAYOR DE BLASIO, COMMISSIONER O’NEILL HOLD MEDIA AVAILABILITY ON CRIME STATISTICS. Discussion on end of the year crime figures and the crime stats.
In a moment, you're going to hear from Mayor de Blasio, then you’ll hear from Chief of Crime Control Strategies Lori Pollock. We'll go over our March crime figures.
Today, at approximately 4:30 pm, members of the 3-4 Precinct Anti-Crime Unit responded to a 9-1-1 call of shots-fired, which also caused a ShotSpotter activation at 187 Street and Wadsworth Avenue in the confines of the 3-4 Precinct.
MAYOR DE BLASIO, COMMISSIONER NIGRO DELIVER REMARKS AT THE PLAQUE DEDICATION FOR THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF FIRE MARSHAL CHRISTOPHER ZANETIS.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza today announced the first 50 schools accepted to the Bronx Plan, which was launched in October as part of the UFT contract agreement. The Bronx Plan will support 180 historically underserved schools citywide over the next three years.
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza kicked off the 2019 Community and Citywide Education Council election cycle today, urging parents to run as part of their effort to empower and elevate the voice of parent leaders, which includes their ongoing five-borough parent forum tour.
Mayor Bill de Blasio today held a public hearing for and signed Intro. 1288, which makes all elections between now and the 2021 primary, including the upcoming special election, eligible for stronger campaign finance laws and helps the average New Yorker have more of a say in individual campaigns.
Mayor Bill de Blasio was joined by Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Dr. Herminia Palacio today to sign an executive order requiring City agencies to provide New Yorkers with information on health insurance options and encourage them to enroll in a plan.
Mayor de Blasio signed an executive order today that will end the direct City purchase of unnecessary single-use plastics in favor of compostable or recyclable alternatives.
Mayor Bill de Blasio today kicked off NYCHA’s new lead-based paint testing program. For the first time ever, 135,000 apartments will be tested with a portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers.
Thousands of New Yorkers have felt the real effects of the longest federal government shutdown in history as it enters its 27th day. The week of January 7th was the first week federal government employees that are furloughed did not receive a paycheck.
I want to give all New Yorkers an update on the storm that we’re experiencing right now and I want to let people know from the beginning – this is going to be a serious storm. People should be ready for really tough conditions in the morning"
"The thing I am most urgent about – and I think all New Yorkers need to feel urgency about – is getting a plan to fix our subways once and for all. And I do want to say I’m encouraged by what I feel is growing urgency.".
Mayor Bill de Blasio holds Media availability. "I cannot describe to you how hopeful I am for the whole state and certainly for the people of New York City. It feels like things are going to be very different in terms of the possibilities for real change and rapid change.".
TRANSCRIPT: MAYOR DE BLASIO DELIVERS WINTER WEATHER UPDATE, "I really want to urge all New Yorkers to take precautions. We expect that we'll be seeing precipitation in a variety of forms for the next hours, going into the evening.".
Mayor de Blasio, Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia, and Mayor’s Office of Sustainability Director Mark Chambers announced today that the City’s styrofoam ban is in effect, eliminating a major source of petroleum based waste.
MAYOR DE BLASIO DELIVERS REMARKS REGARDING H.R. 6, THE AMERICAN DREAM AND PROMISE ACT . "We're here to help and we're here to support our immigrant brothers and sisters. And when, when, when this legislation passes, we will be a better, wholer nation.".
New York City pharmacies – including supermarkets and big-box stores with a pharmacy section – are now prohibited from selling cigarettes and other tobacco products. The ban took effect on January 1 of this year.
TRANSCRIPT: MAYOR DE BLASIO DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE TRES PUENTES AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, "300 apartments either built new or being preserved. That means helping the people who live in them to stay there long-term and affordable rent.".
MAYOR DE BLASIO DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK’S 2019 CONVENTION. "When the National Action Network is here in force, this great city becomes even greater, and I want to thank you."
"The constellation – that’s what Connie is short for, constellation – the constellation was once one of the backbones of the American aviation industry and this plane brings us back in time and helps people experience what was.".
TRANSCRIPT: MAYOR DE BLASIO DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE LABOR LUNCHEON, "We believe that it should be a city of, and by, and for working people. And so, we announced just last month that we are guaranteeing health care for every single New Yorker."
This museum here in this wonderful borough, in the center of this city stands as a reminder that we will always defend the Jewish community here in the city with the largest urban Jewish community anywhere on the earth.
TRANSCRIPT: MAYOR DE BLASIO DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE 2019 AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) POLICY CONFERENCE. "We woke up this morning to news of this horrifying rocket attack on civilians in Israel and my heart goes out, our hearts go out to the families."
Mayor De Blasio thanking Citifield and the New York Mets organization for continuing to keep the vaccination site open at the stadium to the public and City workers.
The Shed will have it all – theater, music, dance, film, galleries, performance space, you name it, it will be here. The focus will be on the newest artists, emerging artists, artists from every discipline, every point of view, every background.
Mayor Bill de Blasio discusses the issues addressed in his sixth State of the City Address, including health care, workers’ rights, tenant protection, transportation, early education and retirement security.
TRANSCRIPT: MAYOR DE BLASIO APPEARS LIVE ON THE BRIAN LEHRER SHOW TO DISCUSS HIS IDEA TO HELP FUND THE MTA WHICH INCLUDES CONGESTION PRICING IN COMBINATION WITH INTERNET SALES TAX, AND MARIJUANA TAX, AND MAYBE EVEN PIED-à-TERRE TAX.
Mayor Bill de Blasio delivered his sixth State of the City Address. Policy promises focused on health care, workers’ rights, and tenant protection were paired with bold ideas on transportation, early education and retirement security.