Mayor de Blasio announced the appointment of Dr. Mitchell Katz, President and Chief Executive Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals, to the New York City Board of Health. Dr. Katz was appointed with support from the City Council and would join the 11-member board August 28.
Mayor de Blasio announced that Paula Gavin would be retiring from City service, stepping down from her role as NYC Chief Service Officer. She would be succeeded by Patricia Eng, who assumed the role October 1.
Mayor de Blasio issued a statement regarding the passage of City Council's speed camera legislation, citing the necessity of such policies to ensure safer roads.
Mayor de Blasio gave his remarks at the West Indian American and Caribbean American Heritage celebration, highlighting the important role the two communities role in New York City.
The de Blasio Administration led a coalition of 28 cities in filing a brief against the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) illegal repeal of net neutrality.
Mayor Bill de Blasio joined NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams to announce nearly $9 million in funding for the restoration of Grand Army Plaza.
Mayor de Blasio appeared live on the Brian Lehrer show discussing recent events in NYC, starting by discussing the Mayor visiting Brooklyn for his "City Hall in your Borough Week."
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and other admin announced plans to improve constituent waiting areas and public entry ways at the 71st, 73rd, 75th and 77th precincts in Brooklyn.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) was nearing completion of its safety redesign of Ninth Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that in observance of Labor Day, there will be no garbage, recycling, or organics collection, nor street cleaning on Monday, September 3, 2018.
Mayor de Blasio announced the City's plan to manage commuters amidst the L train shut down, acknowledging the sheer size f the transit project his administration would be taking on.
First Lady Chirlane McCray and New York Police Department announced that the police department will provide more crime victims with the support and resources needed to recover from the trauma of experiencing a crime.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has completed a $14.5 million infrastructure upgrade project at Baisley Pond Park, Queens, to improve street conditions and prevent flooding.
The Department for the Aging (DFTA) joined Deputy Mayor Herminia Palacio, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon Tuesday to alert older New Yorkers about the mailing of new Medicare cards without Social Security numbers.
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 Schools Chancellor Carranza spoke at a Pre-K for all center in Bay Ridge, emphasizing the importance of education being accessible for all people.
Mayor de Blasio announced that the Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit would be conducting extensive, non-partisan outreach to more than 561,000 inactive voters to ensure that they remain registered and to avoid any possibility of removing eligible voters from voter rolls.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, local elected officials and community stakeholders created a new YMCA community and recreational facility in the Edenwald neighborhood of the Bronx.
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation that will reduce the amount of waste that can be taken at transfer stations in four neighborhoods that bear the brunt of the city’s waste management infrastructure.
The Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and Housing Development Corporation (HDC) join LIHC Investment Group to announce the preservation of 669 units of project-based Sec. 8 housing in high-cost NYC neighborhoods where the majority of similar buildings have converted to market rate.
The de Blasio administration unveiled plans for the building of four modern, community-based jails throughout the City that will replace the detention facilities on Rikers Island.
The de Blasio Administration officially launched NYC Ferry’s Soundview Route. The new route starts in the Soundview section of the Bronx, and stops at the new East 90th Street landing, East 34th Street landing and ends at Pier 11/Wall Street.
Mayor de Blasio held public hearings for and signed five pieces of legislation, one of them being 144-B, requiring the TLC to stop issuing for-hire vehicle licenses for 12 months, to study congestion and various aspects of the industry