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MAYOR APPOINTS RICHARD LEE AS COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

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March 20, 2026   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Lee is a dedicated public servant and expert in the municipal budget process  As Commissioner, Lee will oversee agency responsible for collecting revenue that keeps City running  NEW YORK — Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the appointment of Richard Lee as the Commissioner of the Department of Finance (DOF).

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MAYOR JOINS ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO WELCOME DYLAN LOPEZ CONTRERAS HOME

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March 19, 2026   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani: Good morning, everyone. I first just want to take a moment to thank everyone — both those who are here and those beyond this room who made this morning possible, [and] who made it such that it would be a good one. I want to thank the incredible advocates and legal team that worked

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MAYOR APPOINTS RENITA FRANCOIS AS DEPUTY MAYOR FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY

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March 19, 2026   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Francois brings more than 15 years of experience in evidence-based community safety initiatives, cross-government coordination and executive leadership  Mayor signs Executive Order creating first-ever Office of Community Safety, a major step toward core campaign commitment NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani appointed Renita Francois as Deputy Mayor for

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MAYOR APPOINTS GREGORY ANDERSON

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AS COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION March 18, 2026   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   A key architect of City’s “Trash Revolution” returns to lead New York’s Strongest With nearly a decade at DSNY, Gregory will advance transformative programs including waste containerization and curbside composting NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the appointment of Gregory Anderson as Commissioner of the Department of Sanitation (DSNY). Anderson

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MAYOR ANNOUNCES END TO CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT FOR MINOR TRAFFIC OFFENSES FOR CYCLISTS AND E-BIKE RIDERS

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WILL DEVELOP LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE STREET SAFETY March 18, 2026   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   New York City Police Department will stop issuing criminal summonses for e-bike riders and cyclists for low-level traffic offenses    NEW YORK — Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced a sweeping set of policies to end criminal enforcement against e-bike riders and cyclists for low-level traffic offenses, expand

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MAYOR UNVEILS NEW TOOLS AND FINANCING TO HELP HOMEOWNERS ADD ANCILLARY DWELLING UNITS

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March 18, 2026   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani unveiled a new set of tools to make it easier for homeowners to stay in their communities and bring in extra income by adding an ancillary dwelling unit (ADU) to their property. The city’s new ADU for You website features an ADU Guidebook, a

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MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER TISCH ANNOUNCE CODIFICATION OF BODY-WORN CAMERA POLICY

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March 17, 2026   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   MAYOR MAMDANI AND COMMISSIONER TISCH ANNOUNCE CODIFICATION OF BODY-WORN CAMERA POLICY NYPD policy now requires body-worn camera footage to be released within 30 days of critical incidents, formalizing a transparency practice NEW YORK – TODAY, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced that the New York City

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MAYOR LAUNCHES $80M NYC FUTURE FUND, EXPANDING AFFORDABLE FINANCING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

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MARCH 17, 2026  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Updated program builds on 2025 pilot with lower loan minimums, reduced interest rates and more flexible repayment terms Applications open now at: NYC Future Fund VIDEO: Calling all NYC Small Businesses! NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su and Department of Small Business

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Mamdani Administration Fills More Than 7,000 Potholes During Weekend Blitz

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March 16, 2026 NEW YORK – TODAY, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn announced that Saturday’s pothole repair blitz resulted in more than 7,000 pothole repairs across the city in one day. The five-borough effort was launched by the Mayor and Commissioner Flynn to repair potholes

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Mayor Mamdani Signs Executive Order

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Establishing the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs; Appoints Taylor Brown as Director March 13, 2026 What you should know NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani signed an executive order establishing the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs and appointed Taylor Brown, currently an Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Bureau of the New York

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