This Week in New York City Government

Mayor:

• Mayor de Blasio’s Affordable Housing Plan Has Financed 40,000 Apartments So Far, Enough for 100,000 New Yorkers
• At Visit to Supportive Housing, Mayor de Blasio Announces Task Force to Help Deliver 15,000 New Units
• NYC Council Releases Bills to Regulate for Taxi and For-Hire Vehicle Industry: Uber Won’t Face Limits on Surge Pricing
• ​Mayor de Blasio Releases Uber Report: Read “For-Hire Vehicle Transportation Study” (pdf) 
• Mayor Bill de Blasio Accepts Quadrennial Commission’s Recommendations
• Mayor de Blasio and State Courts Announce “Project Fast Track” to Ensure Shooters are Quickly Apprehended and Remain off the Streets
• Mayor Bill de Blasio Appoints Gerard Bryant to the Board of Correction
• De Blasio Administration Doubling City-Funded Drop-In Centers to Bring Street Homeless off NYC Streets
• Mayor de Blasio, DYCD Commissioner Chong and HRA Commissioner Banks Announce Enhanced Services to Address Youth Homelessness
• Mayor de Blasio and Fire Commissioner Nigro Announce 17 Percent Decline in Fire Deaths in 2015
• City Denies All Current Applications by For-Profit Companies to Hold Large-Scale Paid-Admission Concerts in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
• Life Could Get a Lot Easier for Cab Drivers in 2016, City TLC Commissioner Meera Joshi Says
• Statement from Deputy Mayor Alica Glen and NYCEDC President Maria Torres-Springer on 2015 Venture Capital Investments in New York City Companies

Citywide and Borough Electeds:

• Comptroller String Announces New Appointments to Leadership Positions at Bureau of Asset Management
• Comptroller Stringer, Congressman Jeffries and Metro IAF Call on Mayor de Blasio to Use City Purchasing Power to Advance Safe Gun Technology
• Comptroller Stringer, New York City Funds, Announce Expansion of Boardroom Accountability Project
• Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Demands End to Federal Deportation Threat Facing Local Latino Families
• Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Honors Station Agent who Rescued Woman on Subway Tracks as Brooklyn’s “Hero of the Month” for December
• Queens Borough President Katz: City Denies All Current Applications by For-Profit Companies to Hold Large-Scale Paid-Admission Concerts in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
• Staten Island Borough President Oddo: William A. Morris Jr. to be Honored with Maniscalco Award

City Agencies

• Chancellor Fariña Announces Expansion of Language Access Services
• Chancellor Fariña Announces Graduation Rate Over 70 Percent for Class of 2015
• With Graduation Rates Rising, Mayor de Blasio Congratulates Students and Educators
• Health: With Guinea Declared Ebola-Free, Health Department Concludes Its Response and Closes Monitoring Program for Incoming Travelers
• HPD Commissioner Been on HDC President Rodney Announce Development Team Designated to Build 105 New Affordable Apartments in the Mott Haven Neighborhood of the Bronx
• Life Could Get a Lot Easier for Cab Drivers in 2016, City TLC Commissioner Meera Joshi Says

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