This Week in New York City Government
Mayor:
- Laura Anglin Joining Office of the First Deputy Mayor as Chief Administrative Officer
- NYC to Broaden Women’s Entrepreneurship Program WE NYC: SBS Says Program Reached Nearly 1,500 Women with Mentoring, Training and Other Resources Over First Year
- Mayor Bill de Blasio Unveils $500 Million Initiative LifeSci NYC to Spur Job Growth and Establish New York City as a Global Leader in Life Sciences Research and Innovation
- Business and Life Sciences Industry Leaders Support Mayor de Blasio’s LifeSci NYC Initiative
- Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups Support Mayor de Blasio’s LifeSci NYC Initiative
- Elected Officials Support Mayor de Blasio’s LifeSci NYC Initiative
- Academic and Research Institutions Support Mayor de Blasio’s LifeSci NYC Initiative
- City Awards Contracts to Provide 550 Supportive Housing Units
- City Calls for Developers Interested in 26-Acre Staten Island Site Up for Development
- Mayor de Blasio, Council Member Espinal and Small Business Services Open East New York Career Center to Train and Place Residents in Good-Paying Jobs
- First Lady McCray, Cities Thrive Coalition Applaud President Obama for Signing Most Comprehensive Mental Health Reform Legislation in Decades
- First Lady Chirlane McCray Announces Launch of New Program to Support Children Suffering from Trauma
Comptroller:
- Comptroller Scott M. Stringer Releases Analysis of the City’s Financial Plan
- Comptroller Stringer Analysis: Hotel Room Shelters Costing City $400,000 Per Day
Borough Electeds:
- Support Grows for Public Advocate James’ Legislation to Ban Salary History Information
- Brooklyn Borough President Adams Announces 2017 One Brooklyn New Year’s Eve Celebrations, With Free Fireworks and Family-Friendly Festivities in Coney Island and Prospect Park
- Bronx Residents Sue Notorious Landlord, Demand Administrator Be Appointed to Make Repairs
- Bronx Council on the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Department of Design and Construction, and Local Officials Break Ground on BCA@2700
- Bronx Community Gardens Grew and Sold 1,500 lbs+ of Serrano Peppers for the Bronx Hot Sauce in 2016!
- Brooklyn Borough President Adams Releases Grades Assessing Tech Capabilities of More Than 130 Brooklyn Schools
- Queens Borough President Katz on Applications by For-Profit Companies to Rent Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Summer 2017
- Staten Island Borough President’s Efforts to Create a Charter School for Students With Dyslexia Take Giant Leap Forward
City Agencies and Citywide:
- NYC’s Top Child-Welfare Official Gladys Carrión, Commissioner of Administration for Children’s Services, to Retire
- HPD Commissioner Vicki Been Announces New Initiatives to Address Critical Need for Land to Build Affordable Housing
- Landmarks Commission Designates 10 New York Sites as Panel Clears Backlog
- Chancellor Fariña Announces Annual Arts in School Report: Highest Number of Arts Teachers in Eleven Years, $30 Million Increase in Arts Investment Citywide
- Health Department Releases Data on Substance Use Among Persons Living With HIV/AIDS Receiving Care in New York City
- Health Department Launches Phase One of Citywide Overdose Prevention Campaign
- Health Department, Animal Care Centers of NYC Report Cases of Rare Influenza Virus Among Cats at ACC’s Manhattan Facility
- NYCEDC and the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Announce Plan for VR/AR Lab
- NYCEDC Selects Queens Library to Launch Culinary Pre-Accelerator in Jamaica, Queens
- HPD Commissioner Been and HDC President Enderlin Announce Lottery Opened for Applications for 114 Affordable Apartments Crotona Park East
- HPD Commissioner Been and HDC President Enderlin Annouce Housing Lottery for 100 Newly Constructed Affordable Apartments in Edgemere, Queens
- MTA Experimenting With E-Hailing for Transportation of Disabled
- FDNY to Complete Women’s Bathrooms at Firehouses in 3 Years
- With Activation on Staten Island, LinkNYC Now in All Five Boroughs
- NY Wheel Milestone Reached as 100-Ton Pedestals Are Erected
- NYC & Company Spotlights Celebrity Chef Restaurants Across New York City
This Week in New York State Government
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- This Week in New York City Government: December 8, 2016
- This Week in New York City Government: December 1, 2016
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