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Mayor Bill de Blasio

Aug
29
New Laws To Reduce Smoking In NYC Will Raise Cost Of Cigarettes To $13 A Pack

New Laws To Reduce Smoking In NYC Will Raise Cost Of Cigarettes To $13 A Pack

Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a series of bills [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/565-17/mayor-de-blasio-signs-sweeping-legislation-curb-smoking-tobacco-usage#/0] on Monday,
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Aug
07
Mayor Proposes Plan To Tax City’s Wealthiest To Fund MTA Repairs

Mayor Proposes Plan To Tax City’s Wealthiest To Fund MTA Repairs

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to tax the wealthiest New Yorkers to fund much-needed repairs and improvements to
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Jul
26

$800 Million MTA Rescue Plan Proposes To Remove Seats

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Chairman, Joseph Lhota, announced his plans yesterday to fix the city’s troubled subway system
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Jul
13
De Blasio’s $32 Million Anti-Rat Plan Targets Bed-Stuy, Bushwick & Neighborhoods North

De Blasio’s $32 Million Anti-Rat Plan Targets Bed-Stuy, Bushwick & Neighborhoods North

(Photo via gemsiecraven/Instagram)This week, the city turns its arsenal on those infamous, four-legged rodents that share our streets,
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Jul
10
Cars Banned In Prospect Park During Summer Trial, Officials Say

Cars Banned In Prospect Park During Summer Trial, Officials Say

Grand Army Plaza park entrance. (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)This summer, pedals and pedestrians will rule the road in
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Jun
29
Community Board 6 Begins Discussions On City’s Homeless Shelter Plan

Community Board 6 Begins Discussions On City’s Homeless Shelter Plan

Representatives of the NYC Department of Social Services discussed Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Turning the Tide on Homelessness in
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Jun
28
New Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Lab Planned For Brooklyn Navy Yard

New Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Lab Planned For Brooklyn Navy Yard

Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNERMayor Bill de Blasio’s administration announced [http://engineering.nyu.edu/press-releases/2017/06/27/new-york-works-nycedc-mome-release-plan-vrar-lab-over-500-new-vrar-jobs]
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Jun
05
Mayor Criticized For Daily SUV Rides To Gym While Discussing Climate Change

Mayor Criticized For Daily SUV Rides To Gym While Discussing Climate Change

Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address at the Apollo Theater in Harlem on Monday, February
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May
18
Mayor de Blasio Sits In The Hot Seat At Hyper-Local Town Hall

Mayor de Blasio Sits In The Hot Seat At Hyper-Local Town Hall

A district resident questions de Blasio on allowing the mass slaughter of chickens during a Jewish holiday, despite sanitation violations.
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May
12
Register Now: de Blasio To Hold District 44 Town Hall On Tuesday

Register Now: de Blasio To Hold District 44 Town Hall On Tuesday

Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address at the Apollo Theater in Harlem on Monday, February
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