Tag: Budget

• Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall Pilot: NYC and MTA Launch Feasibility Study to Capture Subway Heat to Cool Platforms, Heat City Buildings

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  Aug 10

  A joint Mayor–MTA announcement on Aug. 10, 2026 launched a feasibility study and renovation work at the Chamber Street / Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall subway complex to test a pilot thermal… more ›

• Mamdani Pledges $40M+ for Coastal Resilience, Announces Multibillion-Dollar Flood-Prevention Commitment for Southeast Queens

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  Aug 10

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani convened an August 7, 2026 ethnic and community media roundtable at City Hall to brief New Yorkers on extreme-weather readiness and announce more than $40 million for… more ›

• NYC to Launch 2,000 Free Child‑Care Seats for Two‑Year‑Olds This Fall, Aiming for 12,000 by Fall 2027 with $1.2B State‑City Backing

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  Aug 10

  Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani used the “Talk With The People” livestream to restate the city’s plan to expand free child care for two‑year‑olds from an initial 2,000 seats this fall… more ›

• NYC Budget Earmarks $15M Over Two Years for Gender‑Affirming Care; Health+Hospitals to Lead City Clinics

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  Aug 10

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city budget includes a $15 million, two‑year commitment to start delivering gender‑affirming care — initially aimed at transit workers — and that the administration will… more ›

• Mamdani Pledges 200,000 Affordable Homes in 10 Years, Unveils $22B Plan and ‘Speed Task Force’ to Fast‑Track NYC Development

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  Aug 10

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani reiterated his administration’s pledge to build 200,000 affordable homes over the next 10 years on the Aug. 5 “Talk With The People” livestream, and described steps —… more ›

• NYC commits $15M over two years for gender-affirming care, starting with transit workers; city to coordinate with Health + Hospitals

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  Aug 6

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his administration included a $15 million, two‑year budget allocation for gender‑affirming care — initially aimed at transit workers — and that the city will work with… more ›

• Mamdani’s ‘speed task force’ says it can cut affordable-housing delays up to two years with fast-track permitting and one-stop project management

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  Aug 6

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani told a live audience that the city’s “speed task force” and the LIFT report aim to cut affordable‑housing development delays by as much as two years through… more ›

• Mamdani touts LIFT Tracker, 200,000-home affordable-housing goal — stops short of promising site-by-site unit counts and timelines

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  Aug 6

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani used an Aug. 5, 2026 “Talk With The People” livestream to promote the LIFT report and a new LIFT Tracker showing city-owned sites for affordable housing, said… more ›

• Summit’s $30M Promise to Repair 5,100 Pinnacle Apartments Lacks Itemized Plan, Escrow or Deadlines

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  Aug 5

  Summit Properties pledged $30 million to repair the former Pinnacle Group rent‑stabilized portfolio after buying it out of bankruptcy, but public statements and city briefings cited so far give only… more ›

• Mamdani Announces 2,000 Free 2‑K Seats, Declines to Order Independent Probe Into ACS Bronx Case

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  Aug 5

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the city’s first 2K offers — 2,000 free child-care seats for two-year-olds, scaling toward 12,000 seats — while declining to promise an independent probe into the… more ›

• NYC Matched About 2,000 Families to First‑Year 2‑K — City Still Hasn’t Released Per‑District or Demographic Breakdown

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  Aug 5

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city admitted roughly 2,000 families to the first-year 2-K rollout and described a priority system — district residents and siblings first, then a lottery —… more ›

• Hunts Point Breaks Ground on Casanova Residences: Mayor Mamdani, Doe Fund Announce 96 100% Affordable Supportive Units — No Construction Timeline Yet

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  Aug 4

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and partners broke ground Aug. 3, 2026 on Casanova Residences, a 96‑unit, 100% affordable supportive housing development in Hunts Point, Bronx; officials touted a ribbon‑cutting “on time… more ›

• Tipping‑transparency enforcement nets $104M for NYC delivery workers, DCWP says

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  Jul 30

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced at a July 29, 2026 press event that city enforcement of the tipping‑transparency law has recovered more… more ›

• 240 Nassau Plan Would Finance New Public School with ECF Bonds and 99‑Year Ground Lease of Market Units, City Planning Says

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  Jul 28

  240 Nassau Street finance plan: City Planning Commission review on July 27, 2026 showed the Education Construction Fund (ECF) will issue tax‑exempt bonds, hold title to the new school and… more ›

• Mayor Mamdani unveils five city-run grocery stores with 30% discount and operator RFP — says NYPD arrested suspect in Bronx killing of 12-year-old

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  Jul 28

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a plan for five city-run grocery stores, each offering a 30% discount on essential goods and a request for proposals (RFP) for private operators; he also… more ›