This Week in New York City Government

Mayor de Blasio

• Mayor de Blasio and Council Member Rodriguez Celebrate City Council Approval of the Inwood Neighborhood Rezoning
• Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Johnson Announce Investment to Bring Three Acres of New Parks to Hudson Yards
• Mayor de Blasio Launches Initiative to Increase Voting Access in City Jails
• Mayor de Blasio Signs Legislation Regarding the Department of Correction, Bail Bonds, Senior Centers, and Short Term Rentals
• Mayor de Blasio And NYC & Company Welcome Climate Week To New York City For 10th Consecutive Year
• Mayor Announces New Updates For IDNYC, Further Expanding Access For New Yorkers

City Council

• City Council Approves Union Square Tech Training Center, Which Will Fuel Growth and Diversify NYC’s Tech Sector  
• Council to Vote to Regulate the For-Hire Vehicle Industry
• New York City Council and De Blasio Administration Announce New Effort to Confront Taxi and FHV Service Refusals

NYC Comptroller Stringer

• Comptroller Stringer Report: NYC Failing Working Black Women as Local Wage Gap is Wider than New York State and the U.S.
• Comptroller Stringer’s Office Goes the Extra Mile(s) to Reunite Immigrant Worker in Ecuador with Stolen Wages Earned in New York
• Comptroller Stringer Report: Local Residents Left Behind in Gentrifying Neighborhoods

Citywide

• Two Lawmakers Introduce New Legislation to Reform the City’s Contracting System
• NYCEDC Announces NYCxDESIGN 2019 Dates

This Week in New York State Government

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