Council Proceedings Minutes for the Stated Meeting Of April 11, 2018. Matters include Messages and Papers from the Mayor and Communication From City, County, and Borough Offices.
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza announced the huge expansion of 3-k in the City, emphasizing the importance of education to young children.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen, Public Design Commission President Signe Nielsen, and Executive Director of the Commission Justin Garrett Moore announced the winners of the 36th Annual Awards for Excellence in Design.
The NYC Department of Sanitation’s Special Waste Drop-Off site in Brooklyn is moving to Greenpoint. The site opens Saturday, June 9 at 459 N. Henry Street, and will allow residents to drop off certain items requiring special disposal. The site’s current location in Bensonhurst will close on June 2.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is making significant investments to its infrastructure, including the $1 billion project to construct a bypass tunnel for the Delaware Aqueduct under the Hudson River.
Mayor de Blasio appeared live at City Hall to discuss recent events that pertain to the City. Many of the questions in this interview pertained to drug usage.
Mayor de Blasio, Deputy Mayor Thompson, and Schools Chancellor Carranza spoke in celebration of the first student voter registration day, emphasizing the importance of voting amongst younger voters.
Mayor de Blasio celebrated the City's first student voter registration day at Hunter Science High School, which aimed to help register all eligible students who are currently 18 years old or will turn 18 by November 6, 2018.
Monthly Report on prior month's adjudications by the Hearings Division of Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) and reasons for dismissal, for hearings in TLC Vehicle for Hire and Taxi, Health and Restaurant, and Environmental Control Board and Department of Consumer Affairs.
New York City Labor Force Data, not-seasonally adjusted (NSA) data published by BLS and DOL is actually a hybrid, consisting of two separate sections derived from distinct data sources.
Mayor de Blasio joined 20 other cities in submitting an amicus brief to help defeat a Trump Administration lawsuit seeking to invalidate three California state laws, where the Trump Administration hoped to gain sensitive information from cities regarding immigrant communities.
Mayor de Blasio spoke on the Brian Lehrer show to answer questions regarding the legalization of marijuana and questions from City residents calling in.
Mayor de Blasio announced the record 5,000 lane miles of City roadways, congratulating the DOT for their work in repaving roads and emphasizing the importance of the road repaving project.
First Lady McCray announced she would be speaking at St. Patrick’s Cathedral as over 2,000 of houses of worship and community groups across the nation address mental health and addiction in their communities.
First Lady Chirlane McCray and Deputy Mayor of Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen unveiled Women.NYC, a new initiative to support the advancement of women in their careers and help make New York City fairer for working women.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is pursuing multiple projects to address flooding in southeast Queens neighborhoods. Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, archbishop of New York, visited workers at the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel.
NYC Local Law 6 of 2016 required the City to develop and make publicly available, a pre-feasibility screening tool to determine the viability of installing a geothermal system for a particular building.
Audit Report to determine whether the Staten Island Mental Health Society's personnel have been properly screened through the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment.
Mayor de Blasio appeared live at City Hall to discuss recent events within his administration. This interview discussed the Attorney General, sexual harassment in the workplace, and marijuana amongst other topics.
The following report lists the number of crashes reported to TLC that involve a TLC-licensed vehicle. Below those lines, the number of TLC-licensed vehicles involved in those crashes are disaggregated by vehicle type. Please note that multiple TLC-licensed vehicles can be involved in a single crash.
Pursuant to the power vested in the Commissioner of Finance, notice is hereby given of the interest rates to be set for the period July 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018 for underpayments and, where applicable, overpayments of New York City income and excise taxes.
To help highlight how designers can help the City achieve its ambitious goal of sending zero waste to landfills by 2030, the New York City Department of Sanitation will host a panel discussion during the city’s NYCxDesign event.
Mayor de Blasio announced that with warm weather in the weekend forecast, the NYPD and the DOT would continue their new Vision Zero safety campaign, “Warm Weather Weekends.”
The Public Design Commission meets once a month. The meeting agendas are posted online three business days in advance of each meeting and published in the City Record. Agendas are also distributed to all City Council members, Community Boards, and City agency liaisons.
The NY Health Department released data on lead poisoning in children, showing a 13 percent decrease from 2016 to 2017 in the number of children under age 6.
City residents wanting to dispose of potentially harmful household materials may do so at the Department of Sanitation’s Manhattan SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, held Sunday, May 20. The drop-off event will be held at Teachers College on West 120 St.
Council Proceedings Minutes for the Stated Meeting of March 22, 2018. Matters include Messages and Papers From The Mayor and Communication From City, County, and Borough Offices.
Mayor de Blasio signed 11 bills to combat workplace sexual harassment. These bills mandate anti-sexual harassment trainings in the public and private sectors.
First Lady Chirlane McCray announced the launch of “We Are LGBTQ Youth,” a new ad campaign aimed at increasing the visibility of LGBTQ youth and connecting them to LGBTQ-affirming services available across the City.
Mayor de Blasio began the press conference by addressing news of the sex crimes the NY Attorney General committed, then moving onto recent crime statistics for the City.
A micro-tunneling machine recently holed through on the tunnel segment of the Schoharie Reservoir Release Works. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) joined Trout Unlimited and agriculture students from John Bowne High School to release juvenile trout raised by the students
This report is a collaboration of the Commission, The Fine Arts Federation of New York, and the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter. It shares best practices and highlights the groundbreaking strategies fueling the progress of designing affordable housing, and contains guidelines.
Mayor de Blasio appeared live at City Hall to discuss a multitude of issues, some of them being the legalization of marijuana, his new implementations on safe injection sites, and the new executive budget put out by the Mayor.
Mayor de Blasio and Department of Consumer Affairs Commissioner Lorelei Salas announced that the Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law was officially in effect.
Mayor de Blasio and Police Commissioner O'Neil spoke at the Police Memorial Event, adding 27 names of fallen police officers to the wall commemorating fallen NYPD.
Health Experts, Community Leaders, and Elected Officials praised Mayor de Blasio's plan to open overdose prevention centers, citing the necessity of safety measures in a time when so many are overdosing.
Mayor de Blasio spoke on the Brian Lehrer show to speak on a multitude of issues, ranging from injection sites and public marijuana smoking, landlord rights, and opportunities for parole for violent offenders.
DOI Report detailing the findings of a year-long probe of the DOC hiring practices for Correction Officers, exposing persistent problems at the agency's Applicant Investigation Unit. Failures identified by DOI in a 2015 report remain, and recommended changes were never adopted by DOC.
A Report detailing the findings of a year-long probe of the City Department of Correction’s (“DOC”) hiring practices for Correction Officers (“COs”), exposing persistent problems at the agency’s Applicant Investigation Unit (“AIU”).
Mayor de Blasio announced the expansion of NYC ferries to meet the growing demand for them, stating that the city mow expected to reach 9 million annual riders.
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that NYC Ferry’s ridership could grow to as many as 9 million annual passengers by 2023, twice as many passengers as initially projected, and that the City will invest in a bigger ferry fleet to meet that demand.
Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Nisha Agarwal as a Senior Advisor to the Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Phil Thompson. Bitta Mostofi, who was Acting Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, took on the role of Commissioner.
First Lady Chirlane McCray announced Interrupting Violence At Home a citywide effort to address domestic violence through services, training, and intervention for abusive partners who are not involved in the criminal justice system.
Press releases are designed to inform the public of an upcoming/ongoing emergency or special event. Some emergencies include coastal storms, nor'easters, and extreme heat. Releases also highlight special events including Ready New York presentations and other community preparedness initiatives.
HPD’s language access efforts ensures all have equitable access to the Agency’s services by training front-line staff, translating its website, public-facing online consumer systems, and making translators and translating services available throughout the Agency.
The CCRB Executive Director's Monthly Report provides the public with all relevant statistics on CCRB complaints, including board dispositions, substantiation rates, truncations, and statistics from both the Mediation Unit and Administrative Prosecution Unit.
TLC's Language Access Plan includes policies which help ensure all information an individual would need to get or maintain a TLC license is translated into the top ten list of citywide designated languages.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is proposing a 2.36% increase in the Fiscal Year 2019 water rate to the New York City Water Board, which would remain well below the national average for large U.S. cities.
Released every 3 months, the Comptroller’s Quarterly Economic Update tracks New York City’s economic health and analyzes its economy in a national context. It includes information on economic indicators including growth, unemployment, average wages, business activity, and real estate transactions.
Agency Watch List spotlights City agencies – the Department of Correction (DOC), Department of Education (DOE), and Homeless Services (DHS) – that raise the most budgetary concerns due to rapidly increased spending and meager measurable results.
Agency Watch List spotlights City agencies – the Department of Correction (DOC), Department of Education (DOE), and Homeless Services (DHS) – that raise the most budgetary concerns due to rapidly increased spending and meager measurable results.
Agency Watch List spotlights City agencies – the Department of Correction (DOC), Department of Education (DOE), and Homeless Services (DHS) – that raise the most budgetary concerns due to rapidly increased spending and meager measurable results.
This report provides an estimate of the fiscal impact of legalizing adult-use marijuana sales in NY. The estimated legal, adult-use marijuana market of $1.3 billion could conservatively yield annual tax revenues of as much as $1.3 billion total at the State and City levels.
DFTA has crafted “Plan 2025”, which lays out a blueprint for adding new services, and making
enhancements to or transforming existing services, to respond to the needs of the burgeoning
population of older people.
The Commission's Office of the Chair (OC) is responsible for issuing final Decisions and Orders after a trial and interim orders on issues that may arise before trial. These are the decisions for Calendar Year 2018.
The goal of the Department of Finance’s Language Access Plan is to ensure that all members of the public, regardless of their English proficiency, have access to our information, programs, and services. This goal supports the four pillars of DOF’s mission statement: transparency, fairness, efficienc
First Lady McCray announced a g pilot program designed to allow mothers incarcerated at Rikers Island to visit and participate in activities with their children at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs Abeywardena announced that NYC will publish its progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals on the status of efforts to achieve the global benchmarks to address poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
In compliance with Local Law 11 passed by the New York City Council in 2018, ACS submits quarterly reports on preventive services utilization to the Council.
This is NYC Campaign Finance Board EEO 3rd Quarterly Report , the Campaign Finance Board (CFB) is proud of the diversity in its workplace and strives to continuously improve its employment and equal opportunity practices and procedures.