“Today marks the beginning of budget negotiations for the Fiscal Year 2021, this Council’s third budget with the de Blasio Administration.

“As we have in the past, we will fight for a responsible and fair city budget that best serves a city as proudly diverse as New York. We are committed to ensuring a municipal government that is responsive to the needs of all New Yorkers, while protecting our neighbors who rely on social services and the institutions and initiatives that help keep this city the greatest in the world.

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Fair Fares meets milestone ahead of open enrollment beginning on January 27th

New York, NY – New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that over 100,000 New Yorkers have enrolled in the City’s Fair Fares initiative, marking a major milestone since the initiative’s inception. This milestone is met during the first phase of Fair Fares, representing more than 50% of the take-up rate after targeting more than 180,000 New Yorkers.

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City Hall – The New York City Council on Thursday will vote on legislation that will require developers of large housing projects receiving financial assistance from the City to allocate 15 percent of the units for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. As New York City continues to face a homelessness crisis, this legislation is designed to move more New Yorkers into stable and permanent housing.

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NEW YORK— Speaker Corey Johnson and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today the appointment of fifteen individuals to the New York City Climate Advisory Board ahead of the board’s first meeting today.

Mayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson are committed to making NYC a global leader in the fight against climate change – and the Department of Buildings is taking a lead role in this effort.

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The $3.75M Council allocation will purchase a state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging equipment, reducing wait times for patients, and ensuring faster, more comfortable examinations for patients

New York, NY – City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Council Member Diana Ayala and Alina Moran, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan CEO, today announced City Council funding to improve access to care, experience and comfort for patients with new, upgraded radiology equipment.

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The Hazel Dukes Educational Equity Initiative provides laptops and tech support to four schools

Queens, NY – Today, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Council Member I. Daneek Miller, and NAACP New York State Conference President Hazel Dukes announced a $1 million unique learning program that will give students in four public schools access to laptops and state-of-the-art learning programs that boost literacy and math skills.

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The Food Insecurity Program is part of the Speaker’s plan to combat food inequity

New York, NY – New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and City University of New York (CUNY) Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez announce a $1 million pilot to address food insecurity among CUNY students. The program, which starts at CUNY’s seven community colleges, is part of the Speaker’s multi-pronged approach to stemming food inequity in New York.

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New York, NY – NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson
joined Representative Jerrold Nadler, Manhattan Borough President Gale A.
Brewer, Senator Brad Hoylman, and Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal to protect
seniors at Riverview Senior Independent Living after the owner suddenly decided
to sell the building, which will force the elderly tenants out of their homes.

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The Council will also vote to crack down on unattended vehicles that
create safety hazards

City Hall – The New York City Council on Tuesday will vote on legislation that requires bird friendly glass in buildings throughout New York City. It is estimated that as many as 230,000 birds die each year in New York City because of building collisions.

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The initiative increases financial stability among Human Services providers; New York City becomes the first major city in the country to provide indirect funding

New York, NY – ­­­­ Speaker Corey Johnson and Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that the City has launched the Indirect Cost Rate (ICR) Funding Initiative, a groundbreaking process that will increase financial stability for human services providers, predominately nonprofit organizations.

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