This Week in the New York City Government: August 10, 2023

Mayor Adams

• Mayor Adams Appoints Denise C. Clay as City’s Chief Efficiency Officer
• As City Nears Arrival of 100,000 Asylum Seekers Since Last Spring, Mayor Adams Lays Out Updated Costs If State and Federal Governments Do Not Take Swift Action
• Mayor Adams Issues Executive Order Creating More Streamlined and Accountable Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises Program
• Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul, NYCEDC, Community Leaders Unveil Vision for Redevelopment of Historic Kingsbridge Armory, $200 Million Investment in Economic Opportunities for Bronxites
• Mayor Adams Announces Placement of New Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center
• Mayor Adams Unveils Iconic Hip Hop Imagery Installation in City Hall Rotunda
• Mayor Adams, DOT Commissioner Rodriguez Launch Nation’s First Automated Enforcement Against Overweight Trucks on BQE, Critical Measure to Protect Aging Roadway
• Mayor Adams’ Statement on Right to Shelter Hearing Held Today
• Adams Administration Has Been Allocated Nearly $1 Billion in Total Federal Infrastructure Funding, Including More Than $350 Million in Competitive Funding

City Council

• Statement from Speaker Adams on Mayor’s Asylum Seeker Crisis Address

Comptroller Lander

• On Eve of Court Hearing, Comptroller Lander Releases Oversight Report Detailing Abysmal NYC Jail Performance Over the Past Year
• New York by the Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook No. 80
• NYC Comptroller Lander Announces Positive 8.0% Annual Investment Return for the City’s Pension Funds for Fiscal Year 2023
• New York State’s Use of Federal Roadway Funds Overlooks Key Climate and Transportation Safety Goals, NYC Comptroller’s Report Reveals