This Week in New York City Government

Mayor de Blasio

• Mayor de Blasio And Chancellor Carranza Kick Off The 2019 Community And Citywide Education Council Elections
• Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza Announce 50 Schools to Join Bronx Plan
• NYCEDC and NYC Parks Release Public Proposal to Design Two New Waterfront Parks Along Harlem River
• NYCEDC Awards $1.2 M to NYC Based Biotechnology Firm HiberCell

City Council

• Council to Create Pilot Program to Create Basement Apartments to Expand Housing Stock
• Speaker Corey Johnson and Council Members Chin, Holden, Powers, and Torres Announce Legislative Crackdown On Placard Abuse
• Joint Statement by Speaker and Acting Public Advocate Corey Johnson, Finance Chair Daniel Dromm and Capital Budget Chair Vanessa L. Gibson

NYC Comptroller Stringer

• Comptroller Scott M. Stringer Delivers Testimony on the Proposed 2019-2020 New York State Executive Budget
• Coalition of City and State Legislators Unveil Sweeping Reforms to Tackle Exorbitant and Unregulated Renters’ Security Deposits
• Stringer Investigation: New Documents Show MTA Ignored Warnings and Misled Public for Years with Subway Delay Data
• Attorney General James and Comptroller Stringer Announce Guilty Pleas Of Previously Debarred Construction Contractor For Continuing Prevailing Wage Violations

This Week in New York State Government

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