This Week in the New York City Government: December 9, 2022

Mayor Adams

• Mayor Adams Appoints 26 Members to Sustainability Advisory Board
• Mayor Adams Unveils “Get Stuff Built,” Bold Three-Pronged Strategy to Tackle Affordable Housing Crisis, Sets “Moonshot” Goal of 500,000 New Homes
• Mayor Adams Announces Mediation Program to Help Domestic Workers and Employers Resolve Workplace Disputes
• Mayor Adams Names Sheena Wright as First Deputy Mayor, Camille Joseph Varlack as Chief of Staff — Starting January
• Mayor Adams, American College of Lifestyle Medicine Announce $44 Million to Offer Lifestyle Medicine Foundational Training to Every NYC Health Care Practitioner

City Council

• Statement from Speaker Adrienne Adams and Finance Committee Chair Justin Brannan on the Mayor’s November Financial Plan Ahead of Council Finance Hearing
• Council Votes to Establish Civil Service Ambassador and Public Service Corps Programs to Expand Pipelines into Municipal Workforce Careers
• City Council Speaker Adams and Chancellor Matos Rodríguez Unveil Plans for ‘One Stop’ Welcome Center at York College to Help Students Re-Enroll in School
• Statement from Speaker Adrienne Adams on Council Member Ari Kagan Changing to Republican Party Affiliation to Join Minority Conference

Comptroller Lander

• Looking Under the Hood of New York City’s November 2022 Financial Plan Program to Eliminate the Gap
• Testimony of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander to the Committee on Civil and Human Rights  on Fair Chance for Housing
• City Agencies Face 20+ Percent Vacancy in Critical Positions