New York City

Program to Phase in Fifteen Hundred Vendors Over Two Years into Neighborhoods with Low Consumption and Limited Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

December 18, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Speaker Christine C. Quinn today proposed legislation that would increase the number of food carts that sell fresh fruits and vegetables only. The carts will be located in neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs where access to fresh fruit and vegetables is limited.    » read more »

As Paving Season Ends and Pothole Repair Season Begins, Mayor Reminds New Yorkers to Call 311 to Report Potholes

December 17, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced that Department of Transportation (DOT) crews were on pace this year to pave the 5,000th lane-mile of street since 2002, and to announce the traditional kick off to pothole season in New York. Fully one quarter of City streets have been repaved under the Bloomberg Administration.    » read more »

Nation's First Conditional Cash Transfer Program; More than Fourteen Hundred Families Receive $740,000 in Program's First Payments

December 17, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda Gibbs today announced that 1,431 families received their first cash transfers for completing specific activities related to education, health and workforce participation and training as part of Opportunity NYC, the nation’s first conditional cash transfer (CCT) program.    » read more »

On Behalf Of Iclei - Local Governments For Sustainability

December 13, 2007 -- The following is the text of New York City Mayor Bloomberg’s speech as prepared.

"Thank you, Mister Minister. Mr. Executive Secretary; Excellencies; distinguished guests: It is my privilege to speak, not merely for the eight and one-quarter million people of New York City, but also for the nearly 3.3 billion men, women, and children-fully half the population of the Earth-who live in cities.    » read more »

December 13, 2007 -- The following is the text of New York City Mayor Bloomberg’s speech as prepared.

"Thank you, Peter, and good afternoon, everyone. Or as they say here in Bali: Selamat Siang. It's great to be here. This is my first visit to Bali-which, I'm sure you know, is the western-most of the Lesser Sunda Islands, first thought to have been settled around 3,000 BC, located eight degrees south of the Equator, with a surface area of 5,632 kilometers, famous for its music, dance, cloth, carvings, and over 280 species of birds.    » read more »

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December 10, 2007 -- "Based on the information that my staff and I have received and reviewed over the past few weeks, I am now satisfied that the MTA budget is a responsible plan that includes important cost reductions. I agree with Governor Spitzer that this fare increase is necessary to maintain an adequate level of service and balance the needs and obligations of all who use this critical part of the region's infrastructure.    » read more »

A New Service Learning Program To Combat Teen Pregnancy And Increase Civic Engagement

December 6, 2007 -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Youth and Community Development Commissioner Jeanne B. Mullgrav today announced the launch of Teen ACTION (Achieving Change Together In Our Neighborhoods), a new Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) initiative aimed at reducing rates of teen pregnancy and other high-risk behavior among the City's low-income young adults.    » read more »

Steering Committee Submits Initial Plan to Achieve PlaNYC Goal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Municipal Buildings and Operations by 30% by 2017

December 5, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the short-term action plan to begin reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from the City's municipal buildings and operations by 30% by 2017 as promised in PlaNYC. The plan for the current fiscal year was developed over the last six weeks by the steering committee created by an executive order signed by Mayor Bloomberg in October.    » read more »

New Not-For-Profit Organization Will Expand Legal Assistance, Loan Remediation and Education for At-Risk Homeowners

December 5, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn today announced a new not-for-profit organization, the Center for NYC Neighborhoods (CNYCN), to assist homeowners at risk of mortgage foreclosure throughout the five boroughs.    » read more »

New Program Will Test Emergency Public Communication Systems in Four Pilot Areas

December 4, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the launch of Notify NYC, a pilot program to deliver emergency public information by email, text messages and reverse-911 alerts in four City community districts.    » read more »

Standard for Safe Use and Installation of Energy-Efficient Microturbine Systems Will Enable Owners to Participate in PlaNYC Goal of Increasing Clean Power Generation

December 3, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced a new rule setting the country's first standard for the safe use and installation of microturbine systems in residential and commercial buildings.    » read more »

Subway Service Expansion to Far West Side will Provide Critical Transit Access and Will Spur Development in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards Area

December 3, 2007 -- New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the start of construction for the extension of the #7 subway line on Manhattan’s far West Side, from its current terminus at Times Square and Seventh Avenue, westward under 41st Street to Eleventh Avenue, and south under Eleventh Avenue to a new station at 34th Street.    » read more »

New facility is the first art museum to be built in Lower Manhattan

November 30, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today unveiled a new facility for the New Museum of Contemporary Art on the Bowery in Lower Manhattan. The new building is the centerpiece of the museum’s $64 million capital campaign, which covers construction project costs and includes a significant expansion of the institution’s endowment. The Mayor was joined by First Deputy Mayor Patricia Harris; Cultural Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Kate D. Levin; Councilman Dominick M.    » read more »

Company will add 120 Hybrid Trucks to National Fleet over the Next Year

November 28, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today joined Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) executives to announce that the company is undertaking energy saving measures here in New York, including introducing the first five hybrid-electric delivery trucks, which will operate out of the company's distribution center in the Bronx. Coca-Cola Enterprises is responsible for the distribution of Coca-Cola products in North America and Europe.    » read more »