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New Safe Haven Shelter in Lower Manhattan

February 3, 2026 What you should know NEW YORK, NY – TODAY, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Molly Wasow Park announced the opening of a new Safe Haven shelter in Lower Manhattan to accommodate 106 New Yorkers in need of services. The shelter, which will be operated by longtime nonprofit […]

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Free Tax Preparation Services for New York

February 3, 2026 What you should know New York, NY – Today, Mayor Mamdani joined the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), NYC Health + Hospitals and MetroPlusHealth to kick off the 2026 tax season by announcing free, in-person and virtual tax preparation services for New Yorkers as part of DCWP’s NYC Free Tax Prep initiative. Last year 110,000 returns

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Open David N. Dinkins Municipal Building

February 2, 2026 What you should know NEW YORK, NY – TODAY, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Commissioner Yume Kitasei announced that the tallest tower of the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building will be opened for entirely free public tours for the first time this summer, making this

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DSS Announce New Single-Room Shelter

January 31, 2026   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    Mayor Mamdani and DSS Announce New Single-Room Shelter Units in Upper Manhattan for Homeless New Yorkers  Emergency action comes as the City activates a whole-of-government response to potentially historic winter cold  Builds on yesterday’s launch of 17 new mobile warming units for direct outreach, which is expanding to 20 tonight  New York,

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MAYOR MAMDANI ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS, INCLUDING COMMISSIONERS FOR HEALTH AND CORRECTION   

January 31, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  MAYOR MAMDANI ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS, INCLUDING COMMISSIONERS FOR HEALTH AND CORRECTION   Mamdani appoints Stanley Richards to lead Department of Correction, the first formerly incarcerated individual to lead the agency in city history   Appointments also include Department of Youth and Community Development, Department of Veterans’ Services, and Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings   NEW

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Mayor Mamdani Announces $5 Million Settlement, Reinstatement of as Many as 10,000 Wrongfully Deactivated Food Delivery Workers

January 30, 2026 What you should know NEW YORK, NY – Today, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Sam Levine announced more than $5 million in worker restitution and penalties securedfrom three major restaurant delivery app companies. Uber Eats, Fantuan, and HungryPanda will pay a combined $5,195,000 in restitution, civil penalties, and damages

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Mayor Mamdani Visits Snow Melting Location, Updates New Yorkers on Snow Removal Operations

January 30, 2026 What you should know *** Watch Video Here *** NEW YORK, NY – Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited a Department of Sanitation (DSNY) snow-melting site yesterday morning to provide an update on the City’s response to this weekend’s winter storm, which brought as much as 15 inches of snow to some parts of New York City.  “Across all five boroughs, we’ve melted 23 million pounds of snow using eight snow-melting sites. Every 12-hour shift, 2,500 sanitation workers are

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MAYOR MAMDANI SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER TO REQUIRE CHIEF SAVINGS OFFICERS ACROSS CITY AGENCIES, BOLSTER CITY PERFORMANCE 

January 29, 2026  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   MAYOR MAMDANI SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER TO REQUIRE CHIEF SAVINGS OFFICERS ACROSS CITY AGENCIES, BOLSTER CITY PERFORMANCE  Each agency to designate Chief Savings Officer to review performance,  eliminate waste and streamline service delivery Officers will identify programs that provide highest returns for New Yorkers and improve long-term quality and efficiency of City government NEW YORK, NY — Mayor Zohran Mamdani today signed Executive Order 12 to designate an existing senior employee as “Chief

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Mayor Mamdani Details “Adams Budget Crisis”  

January 28, 2026  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Mayor Mamdani Details “Adams Budget Crisis”   Adams’ staggering fiscal mismanagement left a $12 billion hole in NYC budget for the next two fiscal years  NEW YORK, NY – TODAY, Mayor Zohran Mamdani outlined the “Adams Budget Crisis,” a fiscal emergency driven by years of staggering mismanagement under former Mayor Eric Adams that left New York City facing a $12 billion budget shortfall over fiscal years 2026 and 2027.  Speaking at a press conference, Mamdani said

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MAYOR MAMDANI ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS  TO LEAD KEY CITY AGENCIES 

January 27, 2026  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   MAYOR MAMDANI ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS   TO LEAD KEY CITY AGENCIES  New Commissioners Will Lead Department of Probation, Department of   Citywide Administrative Services, and Department of Environmental Protection  NEW YORK – Mayor Zohran Mamdani today announced three new appointments to lead key city agencies and deliver on the Mamdani administration’s vision for a more affordable, accessible, and just New

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