{"id":1362,"date":"2017-02-03T16:06:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T16:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/?p=1362"},"modified":"2017-02-03T16:06:55","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T16:06:55","slug":"speaker-mark-viverito-announces-annual-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/2017\/02\/03\/1362\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Mark-Viverito Announces Annual Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Annual Report, \u201cBuilding a Stronger NYC,\u201d highlights the Council\u2019s key accomplishments of 2016<\/em><\/p>\n

City Hall<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 With less than two weeks until Speaker Mark-Viverito delivers her State of the City address, the Council released its Annual Report, \u201cBuilding a Stronger NYC<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d to highlight some of the major work the Council achieved in 2016. From combating systemic racism through criminal justice reforms to bolstering services for our vulnerable communities to expanding the City\u2019s transparency efforts, under Speaker Mark-Viverito\u2019s leadership the Council has taken great strides to improve the lives of all New Yorkers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am thrilled to release the Speaker\u2019s Annual Report\u2014a tool that is meant to enhance transparency between our institution and the public as well as reflect the critical work we are doing to serve our residents,\u201d said Speaker Mark-Viverito.<\/strong> \u201cAs New Yorkers will see through this report, the guiding principles of this Council have always been to advance greater fairness and equality across our five boroughs. This report is a proof of our unwavering commitment to New Yorkers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBuilding a Stronger NYC\u201d is fully accessible online at: http:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/reports\/speakers-2016-annual-report\/<\/a> .The report covers a range of key 2016 legislative and budgetary accomplishments, including:<\/p>\n