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 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.
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.
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 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 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 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.
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 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