Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the opening of the new City Island Bridge. The City Island Bridge serves as the sole vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access to City Island, with a daily count of 16,500 vehicles serving 4,500 year-round residents
Mayor de Blasio announced the appointment of Council Member Annabel Palma as Deputy Commissioner of Strategic Initiatives at the Department of Social Services (DSS).
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced “Seniors First,” a slate of new affordable housing programs that will increase the amount of senior housing across the city. The City will double its commitment to senior housing over the extended 12-year Housing New York plan, serving 30,000 senior households by 2026.
Mayor Bill de Blasio celebrated the opening of the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Building 77, a one-million-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing building and the largest on the 300-acre industrial campus.
As the fifth Anniversary of Hurricane Sandy neared, Mayor de Blasio announced that 87 percent of the 8,300 one-to-four family homes damaged by the historic storm have completed the Build It Back program. 7,200 homes were repaired and resilient; most complex project expected to finish that spring.
Mayor de Blasio announced actions he would take in relation to the state of controversial monuments put up in the city, saying that as opposed to fully removing the monuments his administration would focus on adding education and nuance to the monuments.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that his administration is now on track to build and protect 200,000 affordable homes by 2022, two years ahead of schedule. These efforts will target seniors, homeowners and tenants in existing affordable housing who need protection.