This Week in New York City Government

Mayor:

• Mayor de Blasio Appoints Judge David Kirschner to Civil Court
• Shelter Repair Scorecard Shows Building Violations in Non-Cluster Homeless Shelters Down 69 Percent Since January 2016
• Mayor de Blasio Releases New Renderings of State-of-the-Art Boats for Citywide Ferry Service
• OneNYC: Mayor de Blasio Announces “Citi Summer Streets” this August, Supplemented for First Time by New “Shared Streets” Event in Lower Manhattan
• Delivering For Public Housing: Mayor de Blasio Announces Completion of 305 New Safety Lights and Expanded Programs to Reduce Crime at Brooklyn’s Bushwick Houses
• Mayor de Blasio Announces Tentative Contract Agreement with Emergency Medical Service Workers, Bringing Over 97 Percent of Workforce Under Contract
• Mayor de Blasio Announces New Senior Advisor for Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program
• Mayor de Blasio Signs the Criminal Justice Reform Act
• All Flags to Fly at Half-Mast Effective Today in Respect for Victims of the Orlando Shooting

Comptroller:

• Comptroller Stringer Audit: Inconsistent, Incomplete and Shoddy Investigations at Administration for Children’s Services Put Abused Children at Risk
  
• Comptroller Stringer Releases New York City Claims Report for FY 2015

Speaker:

• Council Adopts FY 2017 Budget, Investing in New York City Youth, Supporting Immigrant Communities, and Building City Reserves.
• Public Advocate James Calls on Six Banks to Terminate Financial Backing of Sig Sauer, Maker of Gun Used in Orlando Massacre
• Public Advocate James Reacts to Appointment of MWBE Senior Advisor
• Public Advocate James Applauds Indictment in Chanel Petro Nixon Murder
• Public Advocate James on Board of Correction Vote to Protect Inmates from Sexual Victimization

Citywide and Borough Electeds:

• Unique Parternship with Israel Creates New Opportunities for Investment in Puerto Rico 
• Updated Details on June 26 “Only in Queens” Summer Festival Headquarters to the Bronx

City Agencies:

• Chancellor Fariña Announces First 100 High Schools to Implement College Access for All in 2016-17
• Chancellor Fariña Announces Appointment of Howard Friedman as General Counsel
• DOE Kicks Off Annual Summer Meals Program to Provide Free Breakfast and Lunch to Children Across NYC
• Chancellor Fariña Kicks Off College Access for All – Middle School
• Chancellor Fariña Announces 63 High Schools to Offer New Advanced Placement Courses for 2016-17 Through AP for All
• Health Department Releases Data Briefs on Psychiatric Hospitalizations among Children and Adults in New York City
• NYCEDC Announces Krinos Foods Moves International
• Bronx Landlord Found in Civil Contempt Sent to Jail

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