This Week in the New York City Government: July 31, 2020
Mayor de Blasio
- Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza Announce Test and Trace Protocols for NYC Public Schools
- Mayor de Blasio Signs Executive Order to Support Minority and Women Owned Business
- Latest Metrics Show City Test & Trace Corps Now Reaching 96% of All Positive Cases, Surpassing Initial Benchmark Goal
- Mayor de Blasio Announces Plan for new Recreation Center in Flatbush, Brooklyn
- Mayor de Blasio and NYC Health + Hospitals Announce $7.8 Million in Funding for Community-Based Organizations to Promote COVID-19 Testing and Tracing in Hard-Hit Neighborhoods
City Council
- Council Votes to Expand Worker Protections by Revamping and Renaming the Department of Consumer Affairs
- Statement from Speaker Corey Johnson on the Anniversary of Eric Garner’s Murder
- City Council Approves Public Database to Track NYC’s COVID-19 Relief Spending
- NY City Council Approves Slashing $1B from NYPD budget
Comptroller Stringer
- As New York City Unemployment Rate Soars to 20.4 Percent, Comptroller Stringer Calls on Congress to Extend the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program
- Comptroller Stringer Op-Ed: How to Create Outdoor Classrooms: Maximize Use of Schoolyards to Get In-Person Teaching to as Many Students as Possible
- Comptroller Stringer Demands Answers on NYCHA Playgrounds
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