This Week in New York City Government

This Week in NYC

Mayor:

• As Part of ThriveNYC, First Lady McCray Announces the Placement of 110 Mental Health Service Corps Members Throughout the City
• Mayor de Blasio Announces Revised Affordable Housing Lottery Rules
• New York City Hosts 12 U.S. Cities for First Ever Pre-K for All Cities Learning Lab
• Mayor de Blasio Announces More Help for Tenants: 20,000 More Seniors and New Yorkers With Disabilities Secure Rent Freeze Through Expanded SCRIE/DRIE Program
• Mayor de Blasio, First Lady McCray, Office to Combat Domestic Violence Commissioner Noel Kick Off Domestic Violence Awareness Month With “NYC Go Purple” Day
• Mayor de Blasio and HPD Commissioner Been: “Heat Season” Now in Effect for All Apartments
• Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Mark-Viverito Announce Youth Employment Task Force
• First Lady McCray Delivers Keynote Address at the American Psychiatric Association Awards Reception
• Mayor de Blasio Lights City Hall Teal in Honor of Ovarian Cancer Month

Comptroller:

• Comptroller Stringer, NYC Funds Call on Major Companies to Disclose Supplier Diversity Metrics
• Comptroller Stringer Releases New Retirement Savings Plan for NYC’s Private Sector Workers

Citywide and Borough Electeds:

• Public Advocate James Demands Emergency Support to Clear Citizenship Application Backlog before Voting Registration Deadlines
• Children’s Aid Society to Lead Bronx Anti-Poverty Initiative
• Arthur Avenue Named one of America’s Greatest Streets
• NYC Parks Opens New Dog Run at Soundview Park in the Bronx
• Brooklyn Borough President Adams Announces More Than $26 Million in Investment to Brooklyn Schools Focused on STEM Education and Technology Upgrades
• Manhattan Borough President Brewer and Chelsea Officials Honor New Yorker Who Called Police About Second Chelsea Bomb

City Agencies:

• City Climate Chief Warns of ‘Growing, Evolving Threat’ From Rising Sea Levels
• NYC Department of Sanitation Names Justin Bland to Oversee New Commercial Waste Zones
• Developers Creating City-Sponsored Affordable Housing are Required to Follow HPD/HDC Marketing and Tenant Selection Procedures 
• HPD, Enterprise Community Loan Fund, and Asian Americans for Equality Announce $2.2 Million Sustainable Rehabilitation of Affordable Homes in Chinatown 
• Health Department Releases Data on Exposure to Loud Sounds and Headphone Use Among Teens and Younger Adults in New York City In Recognition of National Protect Your Hearing Month
• Health Department Releases Report on Hepatitis Surveillance and Programs in New York City, Launches Ad Campaign to Promote New Health Care Services for People Living With Viral Hepatitis
• NYCEDC Announces NYCxDESIGN 2017 Dates
• NYCEDC Announces Neighborhood Grocery Store Coming to Lower East Side Scheduled for 2018
• Top National Teams Compete in Matthew Sapolin Memorial Wheelchair Basketball Tournament

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• This Week in New York City Government: September 29, 2016
• This Week in New York City Government: September 22, 2016

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