De Blasio Calls For Change In Procedures In Wake Of Myls Dobson Death
After the death of 4-year-old Myls Dobson – who had been under city supervision – Mayor Bill de Blasio has called for change.
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After the death of 4-year-old Myls Dobson – who had been under city supervision – Mayor Bill de Blasio has called for change.
The mayor is calling for businesses with five or more employees to provide five sick days, which would help more than 300,000 additional New Yorkers.
The controversial NYPD program was the Democrat's biggest campaign issue and helped propel him to the top of the pack during the primary. De Blasio pushed for more community policing and tapped Bill Bratton to lead the NYPD.
According to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday afternoon, 67 percent of voters have given the new mayor a vote of confidence, compared with just 21 percent who don't feel optimistic.
The Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation held a hearing on the issue Thursday. Wildlife officials said poaching is a local issue.
Operator Jerry Delakas attended Mayor Bill de Blasio's Gracie Mansion open house on Jan. 5 and talked to the mayor briefly about his trouble. Delakas' lawyer credits de Blasio for helping his client reopen.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Cardinal Timothy Dolan shared their common goals for New York City on Monday.
City Councilman Corey Johnson said the measure would require buildings taller than six stories to have emergency public-address systems so first responders and building managers can communicate better with residents.
Bikers can be seen performing wheelies, donuts and riding ATVs outside the R.G. Ortiz Funeral Home at 190th Street and Broadway.
Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters Thursday that Gov. Chris Christie was right to apologize and take action but said closing lanes is, "not professional, it's not mature, it's absolutely immoral.''
City Councilman Jumaane Williams said outer borough homicide cases have fewer detectives assigned to them than do killings in Manhattan. Williams said the NYPD is looking into it.
Mayor Bill de Blasio ally Melissa Mark-Viverito has been elected as New York City council speaker.
The high in New York City Tuesday is expected to be 10 degrees, but wind chills will make it feel more like minus 10.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has made the unusual and bold decision to forcefully interject himself into the race for City Council speaker.
If successful, a lawsuit by city officials and activists would be a setback for countless charter school students, some parents say.
Labor leaders said they'll lobby state lawmakers to OK New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposal to offer universal pre-kindergarten.
William Bratton officially took the reins of the nation's largest police department on Thursday, becoming the 42nd police commissioner at a time when there is a demand for big change, especially in the area of stop-and-frisk.
On this Christmas Eve, Cardinal Timothy Dolan said the lead-up to this holy time can be hectic.
Brooks died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Monday afternoon. He was 86.
Timothy Cardinal Dolan said this week that while the lead-up to Christmas can be hectic, it is all worth it at the end.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's 12 years in office is down to its final two weeks.
In a renaming ceremony Monday, officials pulled the cover off a green street sign with white letters bearing the former mayor's name.
Forecasters are predicting anywhere from three to seven inches of snow starting around 10 a.m. Saturday in New York City and on Long Island.
After complaints about boorish, bar-hopping St. Nicks got attention from local officials and police, the event's ringleaders are trying to quell the SantaCon-troversy ahead of this year's gathering Saturday.
The mayor-elect is going into the meeting with some big ideas regarding federal investments into education, infrastructure.
