By Mayor Bill de Blasio
Where does the soul of our city reside?
Amid all the pressures and all the change in our neighborhoods, what do we—what can we—protect?Continue reading
Crains New York reports that the City Council voted 28-20 Thursday to compel stores to charge 5 cents for plastic and paper bags, with some exceptions.Continue reading
Mayor Bill de Blasio's Office of Immigrant Affairs will join the Brooklyn Public Library; New York Public Library; Queens Library; Citi Community Development; Carnegie Corporation of New York; Robin Hood Foundation; Continue reading
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced the newly created Tenant Support Unit resolved its 1,000th tenant case since it launched in July 2015, keeping tenants in their homes and protecting affordable housing in fast-changing neighborhoods. Continue reading
The leader of the City Council issued an emphatic call for the end of the Rikers Island jail complex and changes for the "highly, highly punitive" criminal-justice system Thursday, blasting naysayers for spreading "misinformation."Continue reading
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Harlem Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Public Advocate Letitia James, Comptroller Scott Stringer and a broad coalition of business, labor, and other leaders rallied today in support of New York City’s push to become the first city in the country to create a retirement savings program for private sector employees.Continue reading
East Harlem residents wants affordable housing, job growth and open space—but above all, they want a say in the land-use changes coming to their community, according to the East Harlem Neighborhood Plan unveiled Thursday.Continue reading