This report examines foster care in New York City through the lens of children who have struggled within the system, and is based on first-hand accounts from Public Advocate James' foster care hotline and publicly available data.
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.
In December of 2014, the de Blasio administration released the action plan developed by the Mayor's Task Force on Behavioral Health and the Criminal Justice System. The action plan outlines a comprehensive blueprint to continue to drive down crime while also reducing the number of people with behavioral health issues who cycle through the criminal justice system. This report outlines the initial recommendations of the task force.
Safety with Dignity details policy recommendations made by the Mayor's Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline (Leadership Team).The Leadership Team is a one-year task force that was launched by Mayor Bill de Blasio in February 2015 with the mission of developing recommendations to enhance the well-being and safety of students and staff in the City's public schools, while minimizing the use of suspensions, arrests and summonses.