Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza kicked off the first day of Pre-K and 3-K for All applications by announcing that 47 new pre-K Dual Language programs will open across the City this fall. With transcript.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that Maria Torres-Springer will step down as Commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development in early March to take on a new role as Vice President of U.S. Programs for the Ford Foundation.
“Neighborhood policing has helped to make New York the safest big city in America. Central to that success are transparency and accountability in the relationship between our police officers and the communities they serve and protect."
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Speaker Carl Heastie announced major repairs for the NYCHA Eastchester Gardens Development community center. The City will invest nearly $4 million to renovate and upgrade the gym, classrooms, heating system and plumbing that serve 2,000+ NYCHA residents. With transcript.
Mayor de Blasio has made 46 judicial appointments for the New Year, including four appointments and two reappointments to Family Court; nine appointments and nineteen reappointments to Criminal Court; and nine appointments and three reappointments to Civil Court.
"Our most important resource are our people, and if we want our people to be developed appropriately, we need to provide those basic resources to get them there, to show them there, because when they are developed it makes our country much stronger.".