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Mayor Bill de Blasio Appoints Gary Jenkins As Administrator Of The HRA

Mayor de Blasio today announced the appointment of Gary Jenkins as Administrator of the Human Resources Administration (HRA), the nation’s largest social service agency. Continue reading

Mayor Bill de Blasio And Others Update New Yorkers On The Coming Extreme Heat

Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Management Commissioner Deanne Criswell, Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot and Department of Social Services Commissioner Steven Banks today updated New Yorkers on the extreme heat expected through the weekend.Continue reading

de Blasio Administration Places NYCHA Residents Into 15,000 Jobs From Harlem To Hollis

Mayor de Blasio announced today that NYCHA has placed residents into nearly 15,000 jobs since 2014 through their workforce development programs. Continue reading

De Blaso, Harlem’s Mark-Viverito, Rodriguez And Others Provide Legal Council For All Low-Income Tenants

Mayor Bill de Blasio today signed Intro. 214-B into law, and solidified the City’s commitment to providing all low-income tenants facing eviction with legal representation in Housing Court.Continue reading

Mayor de Blasio Announced Sewer Credit For Over 53,000 Low-Income Homeowners

Mayor de Blasio today announced that more than 53,000 low-income homeowners are receiving an automatic $115 credit on their water and sewer bill.Continue reading

Mayor de Blasio And Harlem Speaker Mark-Viverito Announce IDNYC Free In 2017

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito today announced IDNYC will remain free in 2017, and is now processing full enrollments under a new policy that does not involve the retention of cardholders’ personal background documents.Continue reading