This Week in New York City Government

Mayor:

• Mayor de Blasio Announces Citywide Rollout of $17.8 Million Bail Alternative Program
• Mayor de Blasio Signs Legislation Banning Smokeless Tobacco at Ticketed Sports Arenas and Recreation Centers
• Mayor de Blasio, Chief Judge DiFiore and Commissioner Bratton Announce Rollout of New Tools to Reduce Unnecessary Warrants
• Mayor de Blasio Announces Home-Stat Program Fully Operational
• De Blasio Administration Celebrates Fourth Annual Mayor and County Recognition Day for National Service

Citywide and Borough Electeds:

• City Council Approves Set of Bills to Reform Livery Cab and Taxi Industry in the City
• City Council to Vote on Taxi and For-Hire Vehicle Industry Reform
• Speaker Mark-Viverito, Council Finance Chair Ferreras-Copeland and City Council Release FY 2017 Preliminary Budget Recommendations
• Comptroller Stringer Red Tape Commission: Small Businesses Need More Help and Communication, Less Bureaucracy and Delay from City Agencies
• Public Advocate James Settles Lawsuit Against NYCHA for Keeping Tenants in Dangerous Cold
• Bronx Borough President Diaz Releases Bronx Veterans’ Resource Guide
• Manhattan Borough President Brewer to Con Ed, AG, city and state agencies: “Manhattan’s residents must have cooking gas”
• Brooklyn Borough President Adams Outlines Strategies for Revitalizing Broadway Junction, Protecting IBZ Areas

City Agencies:

• Health Department Launches “Quitting is Hard, Cancer is Harder” Ad Campaign as Part of NYC Quits Program
• Atlantic Link Appointed to Represent NYC & Company in the Nordic Region
• The Association for  Better New York (ABNY) Launches Promote the Vote: A Push to Get Out the Vote in New York

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• This Week in New York City Government: March 25, 2016
• This Week in New York City Government: March 18, 2016

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