Mayor de Blasio appointed Darren Bloch as Senior Advisor to the Mayor and Director of the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Partnerships and named Toya Williford as Executive Director of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance NYC.
The City announced that they would be pursuing a lawsuit against a group of illegal hotel operators for using deceptive practices to offer illegal and unsafe short-term rental accommodations in Downtown Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.
The de Blasio administration announced that the Federal Emergency Management Unit (FEMA) deployed a team to South Carolina to aid in relief following Hurricane Florence.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Mayor de Blasio appeared live on the Brian Lehrer show to discuss recent events in NY State and City politics, such as the upcoming elections for AG and Governor.
First Lady Chirlane McCray, joined by Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services and announced the launch of the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence to enhance the City’s strategic response to intimate partner violence, family violence, sexual assault, stalking and other crimes