Today, the de Blasio administration filed a lawsuit against Ballyhoo Media, Inc. for repeatedly violating local laws by displaying Times Square-style billboards on a barge that travels daily along the Manhattan and Brooklyn waterfronts.
Mayor Bill de Blasio today appointed Omar Khan as Director of the Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit (PEU) and Senior Advisor. In his role as Director of PEU, Khan will lead PEU’s efforts to proactively engage New Yorkers in need of a broad range of City services, from healthcare to housing.
MAYOR DE BLASIO AND FIRST LADY CHIRLANE MCCRAY APPEAR LIVE ON HOT 97’S EBRO IN THE MORNING to address congestion pricing and raising money to repair the transit system.
Today, the de Blasio Administration announced that $2.8 million in additional funding will be allocated to over 175 cultural organizations in underserved communities in all five boroughs.
Mayor de Blasio today released findings of a study that determined the City’s comprehensive strategy for the Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR) project. The study evaluated dozens of adaptation measures and identified a set of strategies to build resilience in Lower Manhattan.
The Cities Thrive Mental Health Coalition stood with Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Congressman Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) today as they reintroduced the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act.
Today, members of the de Blasio Administration will hold a technical briefing on the City’s Draft Environmental Impact Study for the four modern, community-based jails that will replace Rikers Island. Members of the Administration will take questions from members of the media.