This Week in New York City Government

Mayor de Blasio:

• Mayor de Blasio Nominates Dr. Mitchell Katz for President and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals
• First Lady Chirlane McCray Announces Partnership Between NYC Children’s Cabinet and Robin Hood to Increase Early Childhood Development in High-Poverty Areas
• Mayor de Blasio Announces 11 Sites Added to Community Parks Initiative
• Mayor de Blasio Announces $750,000 Investment to Tackle Rat Hot Spots on the Upper West Side
• Statement from Mayor Bill de Blasio on City Council Vote Adopting Historic Legislation Requiring Safety Training for Construction Workers
• Mayor de Blasio Announces Additional Staff Deployments to Assist with Hurricane Recovery

NYC Comptroller Stringer

• Statement from Comptroller Scott M. Stringer on President Trump’s Latest Tax Proposal
• Statement from NYC Comptroller Scott M. Stringer on Silence from the New York Jets

City Council

• City Council Passes Legislation Banning Hookah Bars From Opening in NYC 
• City Council Passes Legislation Requiring Safety Training for Construction Workers
• Council Passes Bill to Audit 421-a Tax Break Recipients

Citywide

• NYCEDC: Statement on City Council Approval of 126th Street African Burial Ground Memorial and Mixed-Use Development
• New York City Receives More Than Two Dozen Proposals For New Amazon HQ Totaling Over 50 Million Square Feet of Commercial Space
• MTA Board Member Scott Rechler Writes Op-Ed in Crain’s: An Action Plan to Get New York Moving
• PA James Urges New Yorkers to Support Hurricane Relief
• Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Announces Fall Lineup of “Made in NY” Talks
• City Planning Director Dismisses Concerns Over Slow Neighborhood Rezonings

This Week in New York State Government

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