This Week in the New York City Government: August 24, 2023

Mayor Adams

• Mayor Adams Announces City Hall, Other City Buildings to Be Lit Yellow Tonight in Honor of International Day for the Rememberance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
• Mayor Adams Leads Broad Coalition of Local Governments in Joining Legal Fight to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors
• Mayor Adams Posthumously Awards Key to the City of New York to Legendary Entertainer, Civil Rights Activist, “King of Calypso” Harry Belafonte
• Mayor Adams Announces New Expansion of Popular “Broadway Vision” Plan
• Mayor Adams’ Statement on Floyd Bennett Field

City Council

• In Response to Explosion of Unlicensed Smoke Shops in NYC, Council Members, Real Estate Officials Announce New Law Taking Effect to Curb Illegal Stores

Comptroller Lander

• NYC Comptroller Lander Unveils New Online Hub to Track City’s Contracting & Budgeting Data for Asylum Seeker Service Provision
• Comptroller Lander Releases Review of NYC Shelter System, Focusing on Both “Pathways In” & “Pathways Out”