This Week in New York City Government

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

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