This Week in New York City Government

Mayor de Blasio:

• Mayor de Blasio Appoints Laura Negrón As Chief Privacy Officer
• Mayor de Blasio Announces New Framework to Clarify Legality of Pedal-Assist Bicycles
• Mayor de Blasio And The Office Of Strategic Partnerships Announce Over $400 Million Raised In Public-private Partnerships During First Term To Address Inequality
• De Blasio Administration Outlines NYCHA Heating Projects Awaiting State’s New $250 Million Commitment
• Mayor de Blasio Announces the First Ever Hiring of a Woman-Owned Financial Firm to Manage $100 Million of the City’s Deferred Compensation Plan
• Mayor de Blasio Announces NYC Secure, The City’s First-Ever Cybersecurity Initiative to Protect New Yorkers Online
• Mayor de Blasio’s GetCoveredNYC Campaign Announces Over 150 Upcoming Health Insurance Enrollment Events Citywide

City Council

• New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Relatives of Bella Abzug and Residents of Greenwich Village Celebrate the Life and Legacy of the Legendary Congresswoman with Street Co-Naming
• Statement by Speaker Corey Johnson Re: 50th Anniversary of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” Speech

NYC Comptroller Stringer

• Comptroller Stringer Audit: Nearly Three-Quarters of NYCHA Playgrounds in Unsatisfactory or Dangerous Condition, Creating Hazards for Thousands of Children
• Statement from NYC Comptroller Scott M. Stringer on the City’s Decision to Contribute to MTA Emergency Subway Plan
• NYC Comptroller: A Potential EPA Roll-Back of National Emissions Standards would be “Short-sighted and Backwards”

NYCEDC

• NYCEDC Announces Economic Impact of $11.9 Million for 2018 Yankees Opening Day Game
• NYCEDC Announces Economic Impact of $7.9 Million for 2018 Mets Opening Day Game
• NYCEDC Welcomes Start of ESPN Broadcasting at South Street Seaport
• New York Works: City Launches First Program As Part Of City’s $5 Million Investment To Create 450 Apprenticeships For New Yorkers

Citywide

• City Congratulates Former NYCHA Residents Turned First-Time Homeowners
• Mayor Bill de Blasio Urges The Department Of Homeland Security To Extend TPS For Nepal
• Mayor’s Office Of Immigrant Affairs And City Council Announce NYC Immigrant Information Desk To Connect New Yorkers To City Services And Resources
• City Announces Expansion of ActionNYC Outreach and Immigration Legal Services in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens

This Week in New York State Government

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