Tag: Public Safety

• NYC Council Presses DCWP to Publish Multilingual Tourist-Scam Guides for 2026 World Cup After ‘Taken for a Ride’ Report

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  Jun 9

  New York City Council released an Oversight & Investigations report titled “Taken for a Ride” on June 8, 2026, documenting tourist scams by unlicensed taxis, pedicabs, and illicit ticket vendors… more ›

• City to add 10 ‘Be Heard’ teams but oversight, dispatch and which agency runs them remain unresolved

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  Jun 8

  New York City Council budget hearings on June 5, 2026 focused on how the newly created Office of Community Safety (OCS) will coordinate an expansion of the Be Heard mental‑health… more ›

• NYC adds $17.6M baseline to replace expiring federal outbreak grants, funds 70 disease‑response positions

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  Jun 8

  The New York City Council held FY27 executive budget hearings on June 5, 2026 to review the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOH) and NYC Health + Hospitals budgets,… more ›

• City Activates Cyber and Security Shield for 2026 World Cup — EOC Open, Joint Terrorism Task Force Monitoring Online Threats, National Guard and Transit Contingencies

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  Jun 5

  New York City officials outlined layered cyber and operational defenses for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, highlighting joint online threat monitoring, activated emergency operations coordination, expanded law-enforcement and transit security… more ›

• If Penn Station Fails on World Cup Days, City Will Stage 200+ Shuttle Buses, Close Midtown Streets and Route Fans Through the Lincoln Tunnel

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  Jun 5

  New York City and State officials on June 4, 2026 outlined a contingency plan if Penn Station rail service fails on a World Cup match day, describing staged shuttle buses,… more ›

• Mayor Zohran Mamdani Launches Commission on Government Efficiency — 10 Public Hearings Across NYC Begin Next Week

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  Jun 5

  Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani used the Talk With The People livestream to introduce the Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE), a charter revision commission that will hold 10 public hearings across… more ›

• NYC Can’t Confirm June SNAP Cuts; HRA Says About 42,500 May Be Impacted as 342,000 Face New Work Rules

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  Jun 5

  New York City officials told the City Council on June 4, 2026, that they cannot yet confirm how many New Yorkers actually lost SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in… more ›

• DOT Seeks OK to Expand Flatiron‑NoMad Broadway Concession to 162,345 Sq Ft — Revenue to Fund Plazas, Coordinated with 2028 Reconstruction

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  Jun 4

  DOT proposes a major concession expansion for Flatiron/NoMad plazas along Broadway, asking the City Planning Commission to approve a single, 162,345‑square‑foot concession boundary between East 19th and West 31st Streets… more ›

• Staten Island Family Court to Consolidate Into New 8‑Story Hamilton Ave Courthouse; Richmond Terrace and Stuyvesant Place to Be Renovated (Target 2031)

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  Jun 4

  The City Planning Commission held a public hearing June 3, 2026 on a plan to consolidate Staten Island Family Court operations into a single campus: a new eight‑story courthouse at… more ›

• FDNY Special Inspections Unit Honored After Exposing Illegal Queens Clinic — Practitioner Arrested at Airport

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  Jun 4

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani presided over the FDNY Medal Day ceremony on June 3, 2026, where members of the FDNY Bureau of Fire Prevention Special Inspections Unit were honored after officers… more ›

• Lt. Patrick Donlan Awarded Gansy Medal for Life‑Saving Rescue in Bronx Six‑Story Apartment Fire

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  Jun 4

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani presided over the FDNY Medal Day ceremony at the City Hall Steps on June 3, 2026, where Lieutenant Patrick Donlan of Engine Company 75 was awarded the… more ›

• Mayor Zohran Mamdani Honors FDNY, EMS Medal Day Winners at City Hall — New Awards for Dispatchers & Fire Prevention; First Father‑Son Recipients

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  Jun 4

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani presided over the FDNY Medal Day ceremony on June 3, 2026, at the City Hall Steps, where FDNY and EMS medals were presented to firefighters, emergency medical… more ›

• HPD to Review Housing Maintenance Code After Spike in Bronx Fires; FDNY Points to Electrical Failures, Mayor Names Task Force

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  Jun 3

  New York City Council’s June 2, 2026 FY27 executive budget hearing heard the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) acknowledge a recent rise in severe fires and fatalities in… more ›

• NYC Commits $374M to Turnover NYCHA Vacancies — 6,122 Units Idle, ~$59K to Ready Each; No Quick Drop Expected

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  Jun 3

  New York City Council committees held the FY27 executive budget hearing on June 2, 2026, focused on NYCHA (New York City Housing Authority) vacant‑unit readiness funding; the city committed $256… more ›

• NYC Council and Firefighters Urge Mayor Mamdani to Fund $91.7M for 5th Firefighter on 86 FDNY Engines Ahead of FY27 Budget

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  Jun 2

  City Council members, the Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA), and firefighters held a June 1, 2026 press conference at the FDNY firehouse at 100 Duane Street urging Mayor Zohran Mamdani to… more ›