NYC Mayor's Office

Welcome to a New Era, Lisa Garcia, Sharun Goodwin, & Yume Kitasei!

Welcome to a New Era, Rafael Espinal, Midori Valdivia, Afua Atta-Mensah, & Tricia Shimamura.

Making New York affordable means investing in spaces where communities can come together and thrive.

Today, we’re opening the Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush, honoring the first Black woman elected to Congress.

This state-of-the-art public facility includes a pool, fitness equipment, a media lab, a teaching kitchen, and space for community gatherings—and it’s affordable, with free membership for all New Yorkers 24 and under.

Today, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, City Hall stands illuminated in remembrance of the six million Jewish lives lost. We honor their memory and commit to never forget.

Communication technicians are the heart of New York City’s 911 system. Over the last few days, these public servants have been working around the clock to keep New Yorkers safe and connected to emergency help when they need it most. In moments of extreme weather like this, it’s their dedication—and the dedication of all city workers—that keeps our city running. We owe them our deep gratitude and support.

The New Era Weekly: Week 1 and Week 2

I am proud to appoint Tricia Shimamura as NYC’s new Parks Commissioner today. Tricia has spent her career in public service fighting for working people, most recently as Manhattan Borough Parks Commissioner. In a city where almost everything costs something, our parks belong to everyone.

City government has real power to protect the millions of tenants across our city. Today, we announced that New York has come to a settlement with A&E Real Estate, one of the largest rent stabilized landlords in the City.  
 
This settlement will require A&E to not only pay $2.1 million in restitution, but it will impose injunctions preventing them from harassing their tenants and compel them to correct thousands of code violations. As we’ve promised before, if landlords do not step up to maintain your home, the city government will step in.

Today, we welcomed nearly 100 new sanitation workers to the ranks of New York’s Strongest.

This class was born in 11 different countries and speaks 6 different languages. Some served in our military. Others are following in their family’s footsteps. Together, this class represents the city they serve — waking up early and staying up late to keep our streets clean, the snow plowed, and deliver the excellence New York City deserves.

Small businesses shouldn’t have to navigate 6,000 regulations and rules to start and stay open in NYC. Today, I signed an executive order to cut the fines and fees small businesses pay and finally deliver relief.