This Week in New York City Government

Mayor:

• Mayor de Blasio Launches Service on NYC Ferry’s South Brooklyn Route
• Mayor de Blasio Signs Legislation to Better Promote Safety, Fairness and Transparency for all New Yorkers
• Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Mark-Viverito Announce that New York City is the Largest City to end Abusive Scheduling Practices in the Fast Food and Retail Industries
• Mayor de Blasio to Name East 42nd Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues “Jimmy Breslin Way”
• City Hall in Your Borough: Mayor de Blasio, Commissioner Silver, Speaker Heastie, Borough President Diaz and Local Officials Open Orchard Beach for Summer, Highlighting $50m Investment in Restoring its Historic Pavillion

Comptroller:

• Comptroller Stringer Launches New Working Group to Maximize Diversity for NYC’s Pension Funds and Announces Diverse Practitioner Award Recipients

   

• $800 Billion Investor Group Launches “VOTE NO” Campaign Against Board and Executive Pay at EpiPen-Maker Mylan
• Mayor de Blasio and Comptroller Stringer Announce Plan to Cut Ties with Wells Fargo For City Deposits and Banking Transactions
• Comptroller Stringer Audit: Department of Finance Gave $4 Million in Veterans’ and School Tax Reductions to 1,500 Ineligible Property Owners

City Council:

• City Council Renews Article XI to Secure the Affordability of the Dreamyard, a 300 Unit Affordable Housing Project in the Bronx

City Agencies and Citywide:

• BP Diaz Announces LGBTQ Needs Assessment Survey
• Health Department Tells New Yorkers to “Know Before You Go” With Free Text Service for Updates About Public Beaches
• NYPD’s Crime Scene Unit using High-Tech to Solve Mysteries
• Recruit In Field Training Helps Apprehend Bank Robber
• NYPD Transit K-9 Mikey protects the subway system with partner Thomas Regnier
• Bronx Officers Build Bonds with the Community through Painting Program
• City Completes Reconstruction of 5.5 Mile Rockaway Boardwalk, Destroyed in Hurricane Sandy

This Week in New York State Government

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• This Week in New York City Government: May 24, 2017
• This Week in New York City Government: May 17, 2017

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