The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Lorelei Salas, in collaboration with the Department of Education’s network of community schools, announced the first NYC Free Tax Prep-a-Thon, a 12-hour tax filing marathon and resource fair.
A Report on security lapses at the entrances of two City Department of Correction (“DOC”) detention facilities – one in Manhattan and the second in Brooklyn – exposing serious vulnerabilities in DOC’s security operations.
First Lady Chirlane McCray announced the launch of New York City's first-ever, web-based portal, NYCHOPE, dedicated to providing resources to survivors and information to all City residents about how to help someone experiencing domestic violence.
First Lady Chirlane McCray and agency leaders of the Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence stated that they would be making an announcement about the City’s commitment to support survivors of domestic violence and educate New Yorkers on the complexities of intimate partner violence.
Mayor de Blasio spoke at the graduation of a school in the Bronx commending the graduating class, and NYC students as a whole, for their achievements in school.
Mayor de Blasio announced that New York City’s 2017 four-year high school graduation rate is the highest on record: 74.3 percent. The dropout rate is now at its lowest ever: 7.8 percent.