Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray spent time honoring Commissioner O'Niel, Commissioner Nigro, and Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina - who's retirement was announced at the press conference.
Mayor de Blasio announced that NYC service answered over 2,500 letters from NYC children and families in need and provide them with gifts during the holiday season through the Secret Snowflake initiative
Chart outlining incident command system organization chart, core competencies of City agencies and partners, incident sequence, and NYC emergency management roles. Version 2 published 12/21/2017 - only changes made were to Commissioner name and color scheme.
On September 19, 2017, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) Quality Assurance Director was informed of an error which occurred in the autopsy suite. The error involves a contamination event which resulted in an erroneous DNA match notification.
Mayor de Blasio gave remarks after NY Courts granted the Water Board the ability to give relief to thousands of families in the city and lower their bills.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that as New York City enters "the darkest week of the year," traditionally one of the most deadly for pedestrians, it would redouble its efforts around the trailblazing Dusk and Darkness campaign as part of Vision Zero.
New York City Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg announced that the Department of Transportation would finish 2017 with a record 25 miles of new protected bike lanes.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced that IDNYC, the official NYC ID card, would continue to be free for the program's fifth year.