This Week in New York City Government

Mayor de Blasio:

• Mayor de Blasio Signs 18 Bills Strengthening Legal Protections for Tenants
• Mayor de Blasio Signs Sweeping Legislation to Curb Smoking, Tobacco Usage
• Mayor de Blasio Launches NYC Ferry Service Connecting Astoria, Roosevelt Island, LIC and Manhattan
• Mayor de Blasio Signs Legislation to Better Promote Health, Tenant Protections and Fairness for All New Yorkers
• New York City Announces Investigation Into Tenant Harassment in Queens Condo Building Displaying Nazi Imagery and Confederate Posters

City Council

• NYC Council Speaker Mark-Viverito, Elected Officials and Community Leaders Demand NYC Parks Department Remove Central Park Monument Honoring Physician Who Performed Medical Experiments on Non-Anesthetized Enslaved Black Women

NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer

• Stringer to Mylan: These Debacles Need to End
  

Citywide

• As Part Of His Latest ULURP Recommendations, BP Adams Proposes Planning Study Of Affordable Housing Opportunities Along Brownsville’s 3 Line Corridor
• LISC NYC, NYC HPD, And The Mayor’s Office Launch First-Of-Its-Kind Program To Help Nonprofits Develop Underused Properties for Affordable Housing and Community Space
• HPD Issues A Community-Driven Request For Proposals Seeking Thematic Development Plans For Affordable Housing In Brownsville, Brooklyn

This Week in New York State Government

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