This Week in the New York City Government: December 23, 2022

Mayor Adams

• Mayor Adams Delivers Public Safety Wins for New Yorkers Over First Year in Office
• Mayor Adams’ Statement on City Council Confirmation of Jimmy Van Bramer and Isabel Castilla to Public Design Commission
• Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks Announce Expansion of Cafeteria Enhancement Experience
• Mayor Adams, Commissioner Vasan Issue Health Guidance Ahead of Holidays
• Mayor Adams Kicks Off Landmark Study to Reimagine Cross-Bronx Expressway
• Mayor Adams, Manhattan Community Board 10, Exonerated Five Unveil “The Gate of the Exonerated” in Central Park
• Mayor Adams Moves to Reimagine Fifth Avenue from Bryant Park to Central Park
• Mayor Adams Statement on Impending Expiration of Title 42 and Influx of Buses Expected This Week
• Mayor Adams Hosts Summit to Create Strategy to Combat Retail Theft Across Five Boroughs
• Mayor Adams Takes Action to Promote Equitable and Legal Cannabis Market, Announces Seizure of $4 Million of Illegally Sold Items After Interagency Crackdown on Unlicensed Cannabis Dispensaries

City Council

• Council Votes to Increase Language Access for City Services & Expand Opportunities for New Yorkers with Disabilities
• Statement from the Women’s Caucus to Cut City Council Funding of Critical Non-Profit Services
• Statement from Black, Latino and Asian Caucus (BLAC) on Mayor Adams’ Request to Cut Council Grants for Critical Non-Profit Service Providers
• Statement from the LGBTQIA+ Caucus Responding to Mayor Adams’ Request to Cut Funding for Critical Non-Profit Service Providers
• Council Releases Report Scrutinizing City’s Coordinated Services for Migrants and New Yorkers, Proposing Policy Reforms to Improve Support Services
• Statement from New York City Council on Mayor Adams’ Comments to New York Post Editorial Board on Cutting Funds from Non-Profit Service Providers
• Statement from Speaker Adams on the Death of a Second Asylum Seeker in a City Shelter
• Speaker Adams, New York City Council Hold Committee of the Whole Oversight Hearing to Examine City’s Response and Delivery of Services to Migrants as More Expected to Arrive in Coming Days

Comptroller Lander

• New York City Comptroller Lander and the City’s Pension Funds Release 2022 Shareholder Initiatives Postseason Report
• DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations 
• Testimony of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander Before Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Public Rules Hearing Regarding Local Law 115
• Comptroller Lander Appoints Claudia Henriquez as Director of Workers Rights
• New York City Comptroller Brad Lander Releases Annual Report on the State of the City’s Economy and Finances