
This Week in the New York City Government: September 7, 2023

Mayor Adams
- Mayor Adams, DCP Director Garodnick Unveil Plan for New Affordable Housing, Open Space in Central Brooklyn
- Mayor Adams Announces Placement of New Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center
- Mayor Adams Announces Comprehensive Plan to Combat Car Thefts in New York City
- Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul, MTA Launch “Subway Surfing Kills – Ride Inside, Stay Alive” Public Information Campaign
- Mayor Adams, NYPD Announce New Approach to Handling Protests, Resolve Litigation Stemming from 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests
- Mayor Adams, OLR Commissioner Campion Announce Contract to Ensure Fair Wages, More Flexible Scheduling for Staten Island Ferry Workers
- Mayor Adams Announces “Text With Eric,” New Initiative to Communicate Directly with New Yorkers via SMS
- Mayor Adams, NYPD Commissioner Caban Take Historic Step to Embrace Adhan, Muslim Call to Prayer Citywide
City Council
- Joint Statement from New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Transportation Chair Brooks-Powers, and Civil Service and Labor Chair De La Rosa on a New Contract for Staten Island Ferry Workers
- Council Leadership Team Urges Federal Government to Provide Expedited Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers
- Statement from Speaker Adrienne Adams and Criminal Justice Chair Carlina Rivera on the Deadline to Close Rikers
- Statement from Speaker Adams on the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Comptroller Lander
- NYC Comptroller Lander Declines to Approve $432 Million DocGo Contract for Work on Asylum Seeker Emergency
- New York City Comptroller Lander Delivers Remarks at the New York State Financial Control Board Annual Meeting
- NYC Comptroller Report Finds DOE Fails to Deliver Mandated Special Education Services to Thousands of Children Even as Claims Spending Surged Tenfold
- NYC Comptroller Lander Unveils New Online Hub to Track City’s Contracting & Budgeting Data for Asylum Seeker Service Provision