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Mayor Mamdani Fills 100,000th Pothole in First 100 Days

April 6, 2026   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Mayor Mamdani Fills 100,000th Pothole in First 100 Days   Administration fills potholes at fastest pace in 11 years, reflecting relentless approach to City’s quality-of-life issues   Milestone underscores City’s aggressive response to historic winter damage on streets  NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani today filled the City’s 100,000th pothole […]

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Mayor Releases Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan and True Cost of Living Measure

April 6, 2026   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Mayor Mamdani Releases Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan and True Cost of Living Measure  Mayor fulfills obligation left unmet by previous administration and urges New Yorkers to share feedback   True Cost of Living report shows 62% of New Yorkers do not meet the true cost of living — a

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Mamdani Administration Completes $24 Million Snow Operations and Composting Facilities in Brooklyn

April 2, 2026 What you should know NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Lisa F. Garcia and Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Gregory Anderson today announced the completion of $24 million in new snow operations and composting facilities in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Funded, designed and constructed by the DEP, the

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Mayor Launches First-of-Its-Kind Child Care Website and Interactive Map

April 1, 2026 What you should know NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the launch of a new online child care map and resource center designed to make it easier for families to find, understand and choose child care programs that meet their needs. For the first time, families can visit nyc.gov/childcare to search for

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Statement From Mayor on City Council’s Preliminary Budget Response

April 1, 2026 NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani released the following statement in response to the City Council’s preliminary budget response:  Speaker Julie Menin’s preliminary budget proposal would result in slashing billions of dollars from agency budgets, which would force the City to cut services. Double counting previously identified savings, overestimating revenues, and exaggerating debt service savings does nothing to

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Mayor Invests $108 Million to Improve Sewer Performance Citywide, Enhancing Neighborhood Resiliency

March 31, 2026 What you should know NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Lisa F. Garcia today announced that the City is investing $108 million to upgrade and replace more than 6,700 catch basins over the next decade to ensure the City’s street drainage network is resilient

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MAMDANI OPENS ELECTRIC VEHICLE FAST CHARGING STATION IN DOWNTOWN FLUSHING

 March 31, 2026  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   MAMDANI ADMINISTRATION OPENS ELECTRIC VEHICLE FAST CHARGING STATION IN DOWNTOWN FLUSHING, QUEENS Station to dramatically expand access to affordable public charging in Queens   Fast chargers will serve an area where many TLC-licensed drivers live, supporting City’s plan to make all for-hire vehicle trips zero-emission or wheelchair accessible by 2030   Eight new

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Mayor Announces Expansion of “Next Mile NYC” to Rikers Island

Connecting Incarcerated New Yorkers to High-Paying Jobs March 30, 2026 What you should know NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) Director Deanna Logan and Department of Correction (DOC) Commissioner Stanley Richards today announced the expansion of the City’s successful “Next Mile NYC” Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)

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Mayor Mamdani Launches Universal Child Care Parent Survey

What you should know NEW YORK — Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the launch of the New York City Parent Survey, a first-of-its-kind effort to give families a direct role in shaping the future of universal child care. As Mayor Mamdani takes historic first steps toward delivering universal child care across the city – beginning

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MAYOR ADVANCES NEW YORK CITY’S FIRST FREE CHILD CARE PROGRAM PILOT FOR MUNICIPAL WORKERS    

  March 30, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Approximately 40 children ages 6 weeks to 3 years will receive free, year-round childcare 8 AM to 6 PM Monday – Friday  All City workers based out of the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building are now eligible in addition to all DCAS employees regardless of work location Applications will

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