This Week in NYC
Mayor:
- Mayor de Blasio Announces Bold New Vision for the City’s M/WBE Program
- Mayor de Blasio Signs Legislation Increasing Transparency and Accountability Around M/WBE Contracting
- City to Build Senior Affordable Housing, Health Care Facility on Lower East Side
- Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces Two New Appointments to CCRB
- Mayor de Blasio Announces “Building Healthy Communities”
- Mayor de Blasio Announces New Nonprofit Resiliency Committee
- City Applauds Contract Agreement Between District Council 1707 and the Day Care Council of NY
- Mayor de Blasio, Chancellors Fariña and Milliken Announce Elimination of CUNY Application Fee for Low-Income NYC Students
- Mayor De Blasio Announces Completion of 3,000 Solar Panels at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Climate Week: Solar Power in NYC Nearly Quadrupled Since Mayor de Blasio Took Office and Administration Expands Target
Comptroller:
- Comptroller Stringer Proposes Tripling New York City’s Earned Income Tax Credit Contribution, Lift 15,000 Families Out of Poverty
- Comptroller Stringer Lays Out Agenda to Strengthen New York City’s Economy
Citywide and Borough Electeds:
- Public Advocate James’ Legislation to Protect Pedestrians Enacted Into Law
- Public Advocate James’ M/WBE Diversity Training Bill Enacted Into Law
- Public Advocate James Mourns Loss of Firefighter From Bronx Explosion
- Support Grows for Public Advocate James Legislation to Prevent Contractors from Exploiting Inmates’ Families
- Bronx Borough President: Council Members Levine and Gibson, Joined by Advocacy Groups, Hold Hearing on the Right to Counsel for Low-Income Tenants in Housing Court
City Agencies:
- Chancellor Fariña, NYC Libraries Announce New Initiative to Offer Free Wi-Fi Hotspots to Public School Students and Families
- Independent Research Shows High Satisfaction with Pre-K for All Expansion
- Mayor de Blasio, Chancellors Fariña and Milliken Announce Elimination of CUNY Application Fee for Low-Income NYC Students
- Health Department’s Office Of Faith Based Initiatives To Host First Mental Health First Aid Training Exclusively For Spanish–Speaking Faith Leaders
- Health Department’s Center for Health Equity and Department of Cultural Affairs to Host “What Creates Health? A Community Conversation”
- New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer Join NYC HPD and HDC, Acacia Network, Inc., Capital One and their Project Partners to Break Ground on Acacia Gardens
- NYC & Company Embarks on Pan-European MICE Roadshow
This Week in New York State Government
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