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De Blasio and Crowley: City Cannot Afford Complacency Following Failure of...

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio joined Council Member Elizabeth Crowley in calling for a serious and candid review of the 9-1-1 system’s failure to keep up with call volume during Hurricane Sandy. In a...

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De Blasio Opposes Removing Innovation High School from Brandeis Campus on UWS

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence Public Advocate Bill de Blasio today called on the Department of Education to withdraw its proposal to remove Innovation Diploma Plus High...

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De Blasio Widens Call for Pension Divestment from Gun Industry to all Five...

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence Public Advocate Bill de Blasio expanded his calls today for divestment in the gun manufacturers to all five City public pension funds. The...

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De Blasio Calls for Obama Administration to Put NYC at Center of new Pre-K...

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence At a tour of the New Settlement School Pre-K program in the Bronx, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio urged the Obama Administration to put cities...

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De Blasio to NBA: Hold 2015 All-Star Game in Brooklyn

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is calling for the NBA to hold its 2015 All-Star Game at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. It was revealed last week...

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De Blasio Calls on Finance Department to Fix Tax Abatement Errors

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence Public Advocate Bill de Blasio today called on the Department of Finance to rectify a mistake that resulted in thousands of co-op and condo...

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On 2nd Day of Stop & Frisk Trial, de Blasio Draws "Line in the Sand" on Key...

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence Public Advocate Bill de Blasio reiterated his call for the creation of a NYPD Inspector General, following reports that the City Council may...

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De Blasio Demands Investigation into Reports Toxic Chemicals were Removed...

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio today called on the Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City School District to investigate allegations of the Department of Education’s unequal...

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De Blasio: Low-Income Neighborhoods Left Behind by Verizon High-Speed Internet

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence Public Advocate Bill de Blasio today assailed the City and Verizon for falling behind schedule in providing access to high-seed Internet,...

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De Blasio Urges City to Develop Long-Term Housing Plans for Sandy Victims...

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence Following recent reports that New York City plans to terminate the Mayor’s Office of Recovery’s hotel stay program on April 30, Public...

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As Rent Hike Looms, De Blasio and CASA-New Settlement Blast Rent Guidelines...

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA) New Settlement slammed the Rent Guidelines Board for failing to...

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De Blasio to Department of Education: Reassess School Suspension Policies

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence Public Advocate Bill de Blasio continued his call for reform of school suspension policies today, as hearings get underway at the Office of...

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De Blasio Launches Inquiry into New Reports that Small Businesses are Being...

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence Public Advocate Bill de Blasio announced an investigation into reports raised in today’s Daily News that a City agency set quotas for issuing...

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De Blasio to City Council: Shorten MSG Permit to 10 Years to Speed Rebuilding...

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence Public Advocate Bill de Blasio today urged the City Council to shorten Madison Square Garden’s special permit to 10 years, setting a timeframe...

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De Blasio to CUNY: Nix $150,000 Petraeus Teaching Deal and Invest in Keeping...

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence Public Advocate Bill de Blasio today called on the City University of New York to rescind its $150,000 salary agreement with retired general...

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De Blasio, Nurses, Health Care Workers, Community Activists Urge Governor...

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence Public Advocate Bill de Blasio stood with doctors, nurses, healthcare providers and community activists today and called on Governor Andrew...

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Letter to Schools Chancellor Walcott on Proposed Changes to the Co-Location...

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence In a letter to Schools Chancellor Walcott, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio highlighted a sustained pattern at the Department of Education of...

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Letter to Mayor Bloomberg on Proposed Changes at New York Public Libraries

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has called on the City to halt the New York Public Library’s plans at the Central Library, and for a thorough,...

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Letters to Saudi Arabia Airlines, Gulf Air & Kuwait Airlines on...

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio called on Saudi Arabia Airlines, Gulf Air and Kuwait Airlines to make flights available to...

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De Blasio: SUNY in Violation of Judge's Restraining Order to Keep Long Island...

Public Documents:  Letters & Government Correspondence Public Advocate Bill de Blasio today demanded SUNY adhere to a Temporary Restraining Order he obtained yesterday to keep Long Island College...

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