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PSA Urging Homeless to Come Indoors

February 4, 2026 What you should know NEW YORK, NY – TODAY, Mayor Mamdani announced that LinkNYC terminals across the city are playing a public service announcement (PSA) directly urging homeless New Yorkers to come indoors and connect with city services as dangerously cold temperatures continue. The video also provides guidance for New Yorkers who are concerned about someone they […]

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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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Free Admission Day at Louis Museum 

February 1, 2026   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    What A Wonderful World: Free for all New Yorkers on Sunday, February 7  NEW YORK, NY – TODAY, Mayor Zohran Mamdani kicked off Black History Month with a visit to the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona, Queens – the longtime home of the legendary jazz musician and his family. Standing in the

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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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NYCEM ISSUES WEATHER ALERT FOR SUNDAY, FEB 1  

      January 30, 2026 — New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) has issued a Weather Alert for Sunday, February 1. In coordination with the National Weather Service (NWS), NYCEM is monitoring a coastal low-pressure system expected to bring cold temperatures, breezy winds and a very small potential of light snow to the city, which may lead to slick road conditions and potential travel

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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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