Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza announced reforming the specialized high schools process, emphasizing the need for a more equal system for all students to be put in place.
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza announced a new plan to make admissions to New York City’s eight testing Specialized High Schools fairer and improve diversity, such as expanding the discovery program.
Mayor de Blasio spoke on NY1 to discuss the child migrant detention center in Tornillo Texas, emphasizing the inhumane nature of separating children from their families.
To start off the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season, the Office of Emergency Management issued a new phase of "Know Your Zone" hurricane awareness campaign to encourage New Yorkers to find out whether they live in one of the city’s six hurricane evacuation zones.
Mayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Johnson announced the formation of a new advisory commission to develop recommendations to reform New York City’s property tax system.
Mayor de Blasio held a conference to announce the expanded access to carshare the City would be supporting, citing a need to decrease congestion in the city.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the City is two years ahead of schedule to meet his OneNYC goal. which aimed to raise $16 million for minority and women owned businesses.
With the City’s School Zone Speed Camera program set to expire in Albany next month, Mayor de Blasio called on the State legislature to immediately reauthorize and expand the life-saving program