This Week in New York City Government

Mayor:

• One New York: Working for Our Neighborhoods – Mayor de Blasio Reports on the State of #OurCity
• Mayor de Blasio Announces Plan for Retirement Security for All New Yorkers
• Mayor de Blasio Announces Transformation of Governors Island into a Year-Round Destination
• Mayor de Blasio Announces CleanNYC – Holistic Effort to Keep Communities Clean Across the Five Boroughs
• Mayor de Blasio Announces New Members of The NYC Young Men’s Initiative Advisory Board
• Mayor de Blasio Announces Pay-By-Cell for all Metered Parking
• Mayor de Blasio Announces Changes to Procurement Policy Board Rules to Help Increase City Contract Awards to M/WBEs
• Mayor de Blasio Appoints Julie Menin Commissioner of Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment
• Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces City Aggressively Inspecting and Fixing Homeless Shelter Conditions
• Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces Enhanced Security Measures, Increased Mental Health Services for Homeless Shelters, Improved Coordination on Challenging Cases
• Duane Reade, Walgreen Co. to Offer Naloxone without Prescription throughout New York City
• First Lady Chirlane McCray to Kick Off NYC Children’s Cabinet Baby Showers 

Citywide and Borough Electeds:

• Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña Announce Collaboration with Microsoft to Provide Software to New York City Students
• Public Advocate James Suit: DOE Failure Equals Lack of Services for Students with Disabilities, Loss of Funding for City
• Bronx Borough President Diaz Releases Report on Bronx Platform Development Opportunities

City Agencies:

• Health Department Announces Expanded Operating Hours for STD Clinics–Increasing Access to STD Care, Part of NYC Plan to End AIDS Epidemic
• HPD Publishes List of 250 Distressed Properties in the Latest Round of HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program
• NYCEDC, Brooklyn Borough President Adams and Dinner Lab Announce Grand Opening of Brooklyn FoodWorks Culinary Incubator in Central Brooklyn
• NYCEDC Announces 6.4 Percent Job Growth in Boroughs Outside Manhattan Since Mayor de Blasio Has Taken Office
• NYCEDC and Helicopter Tourism & Jobs Council Announce New Measures to Reduce Helicopter Noise and Impacts Across New York City

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

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