May 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
- A Recovery For All of Us: Mayor and Taskforce on Racial Inclusion and Equity Announce Citywide Expansion of ‘Family Enrichment Centers’ to Reach Communities Hardest hit by COVID-19NEWS
- A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Announces Relief for New York City’s Hotel IndustryNEWS
- Recovery for All of Us: Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings Lifts New York City’s General Obligation Bond Credit OutlookNEWS
- Recovery For All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Calls on State Legislature to Pass Community Hiring and MWBE BillsNEWS
Friday May 14, 2021
- Recovery For All of Us: Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Silver Mark Beginning of Construction on Four Brooklyn ParksNEWS
- Streets Week!: Mayor de Blasio Announces Major New Plan to Manage Trucks and FreightNEWS
- Streets Week!: Mayor de Blasio Makes Open Streets Permanent Part of New York City’s Urban LandscapeNEWS
- Recovery For All of Us: New York City Adopts new Zoning Rules to Protect Coastal Areas From Climate ChangeNEWS
- Streets Week!: Mayor de Blasio Announces “Open Boulevards”NEWS
- Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Signs Retirement Security and Tenant Protection LegislationNEWS
- Streets Week!: Mayor de Blasio Announces Record Creation of Bus and Bicycle Lanes Planned for 2021NEWS
- Streets Week!: New York City Lowers Speed Limits on 45 Miles of Major StreetsNEWS
- Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Announces City Artist CorpsNEWS
- Recovery for All of Us: New York City Announces Free and Low-Cost Broadband Access for 13 NYCHA Developments, Serving Up to 30,000 ResidentsNEWS
- Following Officer Tsakos’ Memorial Service, Mayor de Blasio Announces Support for Crash Victim Rights and Safety ActNEWS
- Recovery for All of Us: Mayor and Officials Celebrate $348 Million in Funding to Address Riverside Park OverbuildNEWS
April 2021
Wednesday April 28, 2021
- A Recovery For All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Announces new Programs to Support New Yorkers Experiencing Serious Mental IllnessNEWS
- New York City to Launch $15 Million Ranked Choice Voting Education CampaignNEWS
- Recovery for All of Us: City Launches “Fair Share NYC: Restaurants” to Connect Restaurants to Federal GrantsNEWS
- Mayor de Blasio, First Lady McCray, Schools Chancellor Porter, and Speaker Johnson Announce Historic Expansion of Mental Health Supports for All SchoolsNEWS
- The Recovery Budget: Mayor de Blasio Releases the Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2022NEWS
- City to Immediately Resume Use of Safe and Effective Johnson & Johnson Vaccine After Federal Government Lifts PauseNEWS
Monday April 26, 2021
- Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces Progress on Return to Office Plans for City WorkersNEWS
- Recovery for All of Us: City Announces Small Business Economic Support ProgramsNEWS
- A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Announces Return of Curbside Composting, Major Expansions of Community Composting, Reuse, and Hazardous Waste Disposal ProgramsNEWS
- A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Commits to 100% Electric School Bus Fleet By 2035NEWS
- A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Announces Path to Provide Geothermal Utility ServiceNEWS
- A Recovery For All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Announces Safe Summer NYC To Combat Gun ViolenceNEWS
- De Blasio Administration Partners With Ali Forney Center to Launch Nation’s Largest Workforce Program for Lgbtqi Runaway And Homeless YouthNEWS
- Recovery for All: Mayor de Blasio Announces Major Step Forward Towards Purchase of Large-Scale Renewable ElectricityNEWS
Monday April 19, 2021
- Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Johnson and Schools Chancellor Porter Announce Historic Investment to Bring 100 Percent “Fair Student Funding” to All Schools for the First Time EverNEWS
- Vaccine for All: NYC Opening New Vaccine Site at American Museum of Natural HistoryNEWS
- Vaccine For All: City Expands Walk-up Appointments for New Yorkers 50 and OlderNEWS
- A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Announces Plans to Advance City’s First Pandemic Response InstituteNEWS
- Mayor de Blasio Announces Groundbreaking Five-Year Community Care Plan to Expand Aging Support ServicesNEWS
- A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio, Chancellor Porter, DYCD Commissioner Chong Announce Innovative Summer Rising PlanNEWS
Friday April 9, 2021
- A Recovery For All: Mayor de Blasio, NYC Test & Trace Corps Launch Aftercare to Support New Yorkers Living with Long COVIDNEWS
- Recovery for All: Mayor de Blasio Announces New York City’s Public Beaches and Pools to Open on Time for Swimming This YearNEWS
- Recovery for All of Us: New York City Launches New Deal-Inspired City Cleanup CorpsNEWS
- Vaccine for All: NYC Launches New Mobile Vaccination Effort and Expands Walk-In for SeniorsNEWS
- Mayor de Blasio, Trust for Governors Island Announce Governors Island to Reopen on May 1stNEWS
- Mayor de Blasio, Commissioner Silver, Elected Officials and Community Members Cut Ribbon on $23 Million Phase II of Equity Initiative at Betsy Head Park in BrownsvilleNEWS
- A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio, New York City Department of Sanitation Announce New Initiatives for a Clean, Healthy New YorkNEWS
- Vaccine For All: NYC Opening New Vaccine Site With Google and Hudson GuildNEWS
- Vaccine for All: NYC Opening New Vaccine Site at Flatbush YMCANEWS
- A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio, DOT Announce New Application for 2021 Expansion of Open StreetsNEWS
- City Council Passes Comprehensive Police Reform Resolution to Confront Legacy of Racialized Policing and Deepen Accountability, Trust between Police and CommunitiesNEWS
- In New Report, WE NYC Program Surveys Five Years of Service to Nearly 17,000 NYC Women EntrepreneursNEWS
March 2021
Wednesday March 24, 2021
- A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio, Chancellor Porter, Announce Major Expansion of 3-K for All to Reach Every District by This FallNEWS
- Vaccine for All: City to Open Vaccine Site in Northeast QueensNEWS
- A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Announces Nation’s First Ever Racial Justice Commission to Root Out Systemic and Institutional RacismNEWS
- Mayor de Blasio, Comptroller Stringer, and Trustees Announce Pension Funds More Than Double Climate Change Solutions Investments to Over $6 BillionNEWS
- New York City to Invest $300 Million in Preschool for 3-Year-OldsWSJ
- De Blasio: City on track to meet COVID-19 vaccine goals of 5 million doses by JuneAM NY
- After Unrest and Protests, N.Y.C. Creates Group to ‘Dismantle Structural Racism’ NY TIMES
- Morgan Stanley Planning ‘Full Return’ to Midtown Headquarters COMMERCIAL OBSERVER
- Mayor Ends Remote Work for 80,000 in Signal to Rest of New York CityNY TIMES
- New York City high schools reopenPOLITICO NY
Monday March 22, 2021
- A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Announces Applications are Open for the 2021 Summer Youth Employment ProgramNEWS
- Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter Announce $130 Million Restoration to School BudgetsNEWS
- A Recovery for All of Us: 181st Street Busway to Launch April 26, Bringing Faster Buses to 66,000 Daily Riders in Washington HeightsNEWS
- A Recovery for All of Us: De Blasio Administration Celebrates Groundbreaking for Final Phase of Major Affordable Housing Development in the BronxNEWS
- A Recovery For All Of Us: Mayor de Blasio Announces Expansion of Tele-Mental Health Services to Address Disparate Impact of Covid-19 on Communities of ColorNEWS
- New York to Expand Vaccine Eligibility to People Age 50 and Older NY 1
- N.Y.C. public school students will have another chance, starting Wednesday, to opt in for in-person instruction.NY TIMES
- New York City high schools reopen after some have been closed for more than a yearCBS THIS MORNING
- Midtown’s Office Market Showing Signs of Recovery COMMERCIAL OBSERVER
- On anniversary of landfill closure, Freshkills Park continues to transform ‘the dump,’ as wildlife and people return SI ADVANCE
- NY Pharmacies Can Now Give Vaccines To New Yorkers With Underlying ConditionsGOTHAMIST
- New Busway Launching On Notoriously Congested 181st Street In Washington HeightsGOTHAMIST
- N.Y.C. public school students will be able to opt back in to in-person instruction, the mayor saysNY TIMES
- Schumer says NY will get 1.65M vaccine doses per week by end of April NY POST
- De Blasio touts city’s new climate bills: ‘This will make New York City safer, stronger’THE HILL
- Outdoor shows to start this weekend through NYC ‘Open Culture’ programDAILY NEWS
- Tourists Trickle Back to New York City WSJ
- NYC’s Homebound Seniors Program Will Vaccinate Everyone Else Who Is Eligible Inside The HouseholdGOTHAMIST
- East Harlem ‘Open Culture’ Street To Kick Off This Week PATCH
- Google to invest $250 million into NYC this year, plans to hire low-income BIPOC New YorkersAM NY
- Mayor de Blasio gets Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at City HallNY POST
- New Staten Island DOT borough commissioner has ‘huge investment’ hereSI ADVANCE
- Early Signs of a NYC Retail Return With Deal-Seekers Ready to GambleTHE CITY
Wednesday March 17, 2021
- A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio, Labor Unions, Industry Leaders and Advocates Call on the State to Pass Community Hiring LegislationNEWS
- More than 100,000 Staten Island residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccineSI ADVANCE
- New York Raises the Curtain for Live EventsWSJ
- After Landmarking Effort, City Buys Brooklyn House With Ties To Underground RailroadGOTHAMIST
- New York City to Hit 3 Million Covid-19 VaccinationsWSJ
- The Arts Are Coming Back This Summer. Just Step Outside.NY TIMES
- De Blasio: NYC Can Start to Consider Lifting Precautions When 5M New Yorkers Are Fully VaccinatedNY1
- Some New York City residents can get vaccinated at homeFox 5
Monday March 15, 2021
- A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio, Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams Announce New Gun Violence Prevention EffortNEWS
- COVID Memorial: New York City Honors the Lives of New Yorkers Lost to COVID-19NEWS
- ‘Recovery Czar’ Lorraine Grillo discusses progress in bringing back NYC after the pandemicNEWS12
- NYC schools Chancellor Meisha Porter marks first day with Brooklyn elementary school visitDAILY NEWS
- NYC opens up COVID-19 vaccination program to all homebound New YorkersNY POST
- NYC Holds First COVID-19 Day Of Remembrance With Touching Brooklyn Bridge TributeGOTHAMIST
- Mayor de Blasio Visits Ezra Medical Center, after Joining Effort to Vaccinate Holocaust SurvivorsBOROPARK24
- New York City’s New School Leader Seeks to Expand Summer SchoolWSJ
- COVID Memorial to Beam Faces of Some of NYC’s 30,000 Lost Onto the Brooklyn BridgeTHE CITY
- Subway Ridership Hits New Peak For First Time During Pandemic GOTHAMIST
- Following Emergence Of NY Variant, City Moves To Boost Vaccination In Washington HeightsGOTHAMIST
- A 91-year-old grandma is 10,000th to get Covid vaccine at Richmond University Medical CenterSI ADVANCE
- City Hall releases new NYPD reform plansNY POST
- Mayor de Blasio Says City On Track To Reopen Offices In MayFox 5
Thursday March 11, 2021
- Schumer: 100 new federal vaccine sites to open in New YorkPOLITICO
- Brooklyn Public Library Brings Reading Rooms OutdoorsWSJ
- ‘Help is on the way’: $28.6 billion in federal cash coming to ailing restaurants as part of COVID stimulus package DAILY NEWS
- Biden will announce he intends to secure another 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccineNY TIMES
- City Hall Expands Zoning Bonuses for Grocery Stores, Transit Improvements COMMERCIAL OBSERVER
Tuesday March 9, 2021
- A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Announces Zoning Changes to Create More Vibrant, Equitable CityNews
- Mayor de Blasio Announces Vaccine for All CorpsNews
- Vaccine for All: NYC Opening New Vaccine Site at Flushing Library in QueensNews
- Mayor de Blasio Applauds State’s Agreeing to City’s Call to Vaccinate More New YorkersNews
- Mayor de Blasio Announces Taxi Medallion Owner-Driver Relief FundNews
- City will expand immunization efforts to include wider homebound population as vaccine supply increasesSI ADVANCE
- New York expands COVID vaccine eligibility to anyone over 60DAILY NEWS
- NYC’s new schools chancellor says her approach to segregation was formed by experiencePOLITICO NY
Monday March 8, 2021
- N.Y.C. will hold a virtual virus memorial event on anniversary of the first confirmed death.NY TIMES
- New York City High Schools Will Reopen in Pandemic MilestoneNY TIMES
- De Blasio aims to have NYC homebound seniors vaccinated within 2 monthsNY POST
- Need a job? NYC is hiring 2,000 to fill positions at coronavirus vaccination sites. SI ADVANCE
- NYC’s “Cycling Boom” Gets Boost With Several New Public Projects GOTHAMIST
- De Blasio opens new Co-op City COVID vaccination site for homebound seniors DAILY NEWS
Friday March 5, 2021
- A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Outlines Next Phase of Comprehensive Police Reform EffortNEWS
- De Blasio: New York City offering full return to classrooms in SeptemberNEWSDAY
- Editorial: Good medicine, all of it: The COVID vaccines are identical at protecting us DAILY NEWS
- Yankee Stadium Mega Vaccination Site Now Open Around The ClockPIX 11
- A Recovery for All of Us: City Announces Public-Private Partnership Has Delivered Wi-Fi and Broadband Upgrades at Cornerstone and Learning Labs Programs in 50 NYCHA Community CentersNEWS
Thursday March 4, 2021
- Homebound Families Are Eager For City’s New COVID Vaccination ProgramGOTHAMIST
- Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrives in NYC, increases supply to nearly 290K per weekSI ADVANCE
- NYC entertainment venues to reopen at low capacity starting April 2NY POST
- NYC looks to improve high-speed internet access and affordability PIX 11
- St. George fast ferry service scheduled to launch in summer; check out where the dock will beSI ADVANCE
- De Blasio seeks partners to expand 5G, broadband access citywideCRAIN’S NY
- De Blasio pushes ‘aggressive’ approval of NYC’s congestion pricing in call with Buttigieg DAILY NEWS
- De Blasio wants trash collectors, lifeguards to get COVID vaccineNY POST
Tuesday March 2, 2021
- More than 70K Staten Islanders have been vaccinated against COVID-19SI ADVANCE
- Co-Op City In The Bronx To Get Dedicated COVID-19 Vaccination SiteGOTHAMIST
- Merck-Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine deal gives NYC a booster of hope, de Blasio saysAM NY
- Merck to help produce rival J&J’s COVID-19 vaccineASSOCIATED PRESS
- NYC will bounce back sooner than expected: De Blasio’s budget director predictsDAILY NEWS
- De Blasio says he plans to get Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccineWCBS 880
- De Blasio Frees Up $17B For Major NYC ProjectsPATCH
- New York City Introducing “Open Culture” Arts and Performance ProgramABC 7
- New York City Invests in Rapid Covid-19 Test to Aid Economic Recovery WSJ
- From Lincoln Center to local groups, NYC’s arts community plans gradual comeback from COVID-19DAILY NEWS
- Brooklyn & Queens COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Now Open To Qualifying Borough ResidentsGOTHAMIST
- FDA authorizes Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine, adding to the nation’s arsenal against the pandemicWASHINGTON POST
February 2021
Thursday February 25, 2021
- New York City Middle Schools to Reopen as 8,000 Teachers Get Covid-19 VaccineWSJ
- Harrison named NYPD Chief of Department as Monahan joins de Blasio’s recovery teamAM NY
- Sharpton gets COVID vaccine to dispel reluctance among New Yorkers DAILY NEWS
- Facebook Builds Out in NYC, Betting on In-Person FutureWSJ
Wednesday February 24, 2021
- Mayor, Queens borough president deliver remarks at ‘topping off’ ceremony for Far Rockaway affordable housing projectQNS
- Recovery for All of Us: De Blasio Administration Opens Gotham Health, Roosevelt COVID-19 Center of Excellence in QueensNEWS
- About 30,000 New York City public school staff have gotten COVID-19 vaccine: Mayor de BlasioDAILY NEWS
- Early Data Show Flushing Busway Already Speeding Up BusesSTREETSBLOG
- Mayor De Blasio Celebrates Return Of Century 21: ‘Never Count Out A New Yorker’CBS 2
- Mayor de Blasio Launches New Anti-Hate Campaign Amidst Rise in Anti-Asian CrimesCBS 2
- 1,000th Veteran Receives New Home On Milestone Day For City-Run ProgramFOX 5
Tuesday February 23, 2021
- Home sweet home: De Blasio helps NYC celebrate 1,000th veteran housed with Lower East Side celebrationAM NY
- NYC plans for at-home shots of Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccineNY POST
- Nets, Knicks Fans Will See Teams Play In Person For First Time In 11 MonthsGOTHAMIST
- Mayor de Blasio Appoints Lorraine Grillo As COVID-19 Recovery Czar FOX 5
- Mayor de Blasio Appoints Recovery Czar Lorraine GrilloNEWS
- Mayor Names Lorraine Grillo NYC’s ‘Recovery Czar’ in Response to Ongoing PandemicNBC 4 NEW YORK
- JFK Airport redevelopment will give Queens residents exclusive access to jobs: de BlasioAM NY
- JFK Airport Deal Will Land 20K Jobs, $10B Investment: de BlasioPATCH
- De Blasio Administration, Development Partners Celebrate Completion of New Affordable Housing, Community Development in Far RockawayNEWS
- Mayor de Blasio Announces Shop Your City: BE NYC to Support Black-Owned BusinessesNEWS
Monday February 22, 2021
- A Conversation With Mayor de Blasio on COVID-19 and New York City’s FutureBLOOMBERG
- Mayor de Blasio unveils 3-part plan to get homebound seniors vaccinatedPIX 11
- NYC’s comeback: Manhattan, Brooklyn leases rebound from 2008 market crashNY POST
- A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Signs Executive Order to Assist Small BusinessesNEWS
- De Blasio presses Big Pharma to help with vaccine efforts and short supplyAM NY