New York City

New York City Housing Authority Already Facing A Staggering $195 Million Deficit With More Cuts To Come

February 29, 2008 -- “Public housing programs such as the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) strive to provide decent and affordable housing in safe and secure living environments to more than 400,000 hardworking New Yorkers who are in need of assistance.    » read more »

February 27, 2008 -- "There were over 1,100 fewer guns found on City streets in 2007 compared to 2006 - that's more than 1,100 fewer chances for gun violence to harm innocent New Yorkers. It is an impressive figure that complements the fact that in 2007, the City experienced the fewest number of murders since records started being kept more than 40 years ago.    » read more »

Immediate Reductions of 20 Percent Sought by Mayor’s Office and City Agencies

February 11, 2008 --During an address today at the United Nations, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced a long-term plan to reduce tropical hardwood consumption by City agencies. The Mayor's Office also released the Tropical Hardwood Reduction Report, which was developed over the past 60 days by a working group made up of City agencies and the Mayor's Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability, directed by Deputy Mayor for Operations Edward Skyler.    » read more »

NYC TV Earns 2nd Most Nominations of Any Station; "Secrets of New York" Is Most Nominated Program with 21 Nods

February 7, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced that NYC TV, the official network of the City of New York, has been nominated for 48 New York Emmy Awards, local television's most prestigious peer-recognition award. The total marks the most New York Emmy nominations ever received by NYC TV, breaking last year's record of 34.    » read more »

Competition To Design Urban Housing For Use After A Disaster; Ten Winners Receive $10,000 to Further Develop Designs

February 6, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Commissioner Joseph F. Bruno today announced the winners of the "What If New York City…" post-disaster housing design competition. The competition began in September 2007 and challenged entrants to create innovative temporary housing solutions for the thousands of New Yorkers who might be displaced in the event of a catastrophe.    » read more »

New York's Efforts to Increase Bike Resources and Facilities City Wide are Recognized by the League of American Bicyclists

February 4, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today accepted the Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) Award from the League of American Bicyclists during a meeting at City Hall. The award recognizes New York's commitment to improving conditions for bicycling and its investment in bicycling programs and facilities.    » read more »

Thriving NYC Businesses Restart Immediately

February 3, 2008 -- NEW YORK -- The New York City independent film community will once again be a thriving community. Some of the city's leading independent film companies reached interim agreements with the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW), enabling them to resume business immediately. Agreements have been signed with GreeneStreet Films, Killer Films, Open City Films, and This is that corporation.    » read more »

City Council Adopts New Measure for Sustainable Stormwater Management Plan

NEW YORK (January 30th, 2008) – The New York City Council passed legislation today to tackle the sewage overflowproblem in the City’s overburdened sewer system. The legislation advances the implementation of green design elements, which mimic nature's own filtering systems, into the City’s existing streets, parks, and other public spaces and into existing and new development projects.    » read more »

January 31, 2008 -- "The plan that the Commission is recommending today meets our goals of reducing congestion, cutting carbon emissions and providing much needed funds to improve mass transit for millions of New Yorkers.

The Commission has done a thorough and thoughtful job. They've taken testimony from hundreds of residents, community leaders and civic organizations. They've held dozens of public meetings and have analyzed mountains of data.    » read more »

National Partnership Kicks-Off Ambitious Campaign to Promote Magazine and Catalog Recycling in New York City

January 30, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the New York City launch of ReMix - Recycling Magazines is Excellent! - a national public education campaign aimed at increasing residential recycling of magazines and catalogs.    » read more »

Mayor Bloomberg Also Encourages New Yorkers to "Paint the Town Blue" Thursday and Friday; Starting Thursday Night, Empire State Building Will Be Lit Blue

January 29, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino today placed a friendly wager on the outcome of Super Bowl XLII between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. The game will take place Sunday evening at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Mayor Bloomberg also named Thursday and Friday "Paint the Town Blue" days in New York City.    » read more »

Plan to Reduce Traffic Fatalities Among Seniors In 25 Neighborhoods Across New York City

January 29, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Department for the Aging Commissioner Edwin Méndez-Santiago today launched "Safe Streets for Seniors," a major new pedestrian safety initiative for older New Yorkers, which will work in conjunction with the new All Ages Project that's re-envisioning what it means to grow older in New York City.    » read more »

The Following is Mayor Bloomberg's Testimony as Delivered

January 28, 2008 -- "Thank you, Mr. Chairman and ladies and gentlemen, good morning. This is an opportunity to address the Joint Committee concerning the State Executive Budget for Fiscal Year '08 and '09 and I want to thank you for the opportunity. Seated with me are Michelle Goldstein, Director of State Legislative Affairs for the City of New York and Mark Page, the City's Director of Management and Budget. Now budgets are always about choices and even in the best of times these choices we all know are not easy ones.    » read more »

Part Of City's Historic Solid Waste Management Plan; Four New Recycling Sites Added in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island Brings Total Number to 13

January 28, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty today announced that four new heavily-trafficked sites have been added to the Department of Sanitation's (DSNY) successful Public Space Recycling Program.    » read more »

January 27, 2008 -- The following is the text of New York City Mayor Bloomberg's weekly radio address as prepared for delivery on 1010 WINS News Radio for Sunday, January 27, 2007

"Good Morning. This is Mayor Mike Bloomberg.    » read more »