This Week in the New York City Government: December 16, 2022

Mayor Adams

• Mayor Adams, Department of Cultural Affairs Award More Than $58 Million in Grants to Over 1,000 Nonprofits Through Cultural Development Fund
• Mayor Adams Rolls out “Promise NYC” to Provide Childcare Assistance to Low-Income Families with Undocumented Children for First Time Ever
• Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul Release “Making New York Work for Everyone” Action Plan
• Mayor Adams Establishes First-Ever Office of Engagement, Streamlines City’s Civic Engagement Efforts
• Mayor Adams Releases Community Driven “NYC Speaks Action Plan”
• Mayor Adams Unveils Preliminary Design Concepts for Re-Envisioned BQE Central, Takes Major Step Forward on Equitable Corridor-Wide Planning Process
• Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks Announce Historic Investment in Preschool Special-Education Supports and Expansion of Access
• Mayor Adams’ Statement on Signing of Respect for Marriage Act
• Mayor Adams Appoints Three new Members to Procurement Policy Board
• Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul Announce Start of Construction of $72 Million, Mixed-Use Affordable, Supportive Housing Development in the Bronx

City Council

• Speaker Adams Announces Fair Housing Framework Law for Nation’s Largest City to Increase Affordable Housing, Paired with Actions to Improve Land Use Process, Deepen Affordability, and Strengthen Preservation in Confronting Housing Crisis

Comptroller Lander

• Testimony to the City Council Regarding Intro 279 Legislation on Electrifying the City of New York’s Fleet
• New York by the Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook
• NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Convenes NYCHA Resident Committee and Releases Resident Survey Results in Next Phase of Resident-Powered Audit Process
• Department of Small Business Services’ COVID-19 Loans and Grants Underserved the Bronx