This Week in New York City Government

Mayor:

• Mayor de Blasio Releases Roadmap to Closing Rikers Island
• Mayor de Blasio Launches New $10 Million Bond Collateral Assistance Fund for M/WBES and Small Businesses at 11th Annual Procurement Fair
• New York City Held Day of Action in Queens to Remind Immigrant New Yorkers of Legal Protections Against Housing Discrimination and Harassment
  
• Mayor de Blasio Announces New Rent Freeze Team for Public Engagement Unit
  
• City of New York and Tennis Pro James Blake Announce Fellowship Program to Investigate More Civilian Complaint Review Board Cases
• Mayor de Blasio and Senior Advisor Gabrielle Fialkoff Announce Gains in Summer Jobs for New York City’s Most Vulnerable Youth

Comptroller:

• As the Trump Administration Imperils the 2020 US Census, Comptrollers and Treasurers from Across the Country Organize to Fight Back
• Comptroller Stringer Releases New Survey of LGBTQ New Yorkers

City Council:

• Speaker Mark-Viverito, Finance Chair Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, Minority Leader Steve Matteo, Veteran Affairs Chair Eric Ulrich Celebrate Veterans Property Tax Exemption in FY 2018 Budget
  
• Council to Vote on Reforming the Department of Correction Bail Process and on Enhancing Health Oversight in the Shelter System
  
• New York City Council to Vote on Enhancing Oversight of In-School Food Service Facilities

City Agencies and Citywide:

• Bronx Borough President Diaz & Brooklyn Borough President Adams Call for Greater Equity for Gifted Students
• Brooklyn Borough President Adams Unveils Recommendations for Proposed Recommendations for Proposed Restoration of Historic Crown Heights Jazz Club
  
• Queens Borough President Katz on the Presence of Ice Agents Outside Human Trafficking Intervention Courtroom
  
• Staten Island Borough President Announces Nearly $22 Million Dollars in Educational Funding
  
• New Ambulances Unveiled at Staten Island University Hospital
  
• Chancellor Fariña Announces 193 Middle Schools Will Join College Access for All Next Year
  
• Health Department Hosts Asthma Action Summit, Releases New Data on Efficacy of Asthma Counselor Program
  
• Mosquitoes with West Nile Virus Detected in New York City for First Time This Season
  
• Health Department and the NYC Coalition to Dismantle Racism in the Health System Host “Violence Is a Health Issue” Summit
  
• Health Department Investigating Community Cluster of Legionnaires’ Disease in Section of Lenox Hill in Manhattan
• NYC Department of Design and Construction Chief to Step Down
  
• Alliance for Downtown New York Elects Ric Clark as New Chairman
  
• During NYC Pride Week, NYC & Company Announces New York City’s Two-Year Countdown to WorldPride 2019
  
• Sunset Park to Get New Elementary School on Fifth Ave and 36th Street
  
• MTA to Replace ‘Train Traffic Ahead’ Recordings with Live Announcements
  
• City’s First Composting Toilets Unveiled at New $2M Prospect Park Restrooms
  
• WTC Farmers Market Back in Business
• MYT Works Moves to Brooklyn

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