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Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein Announce 18 New School Buildings Opening This Fall, Most Schools to Open in a Single Year Under the City's Largest-Ever Capital Plan
Mayor Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Klein today announced that 18 new school buildings with 11,471 classroom seats will open next week for the 2008-09 school year. The new construction represents the largest number of schools and classroom seats to open in a single year under the current five-year capital plan, which is the largest school construction effort in the City's history.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

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		Live from City Hall with Mayor Mike and John Gambling Friday, August 29, 2008 Listen to archived radio show Download the radio show
		Shea Stadium Seats on Sale Now Mayor Bloomberg and the New York Mets announced that the sale of Shea Stadium seats will begin Monday, August 25 at 9:00 am exclusively online at mets.com/shea. Fans and collectors worldwide will be able to purchase orange, blue, green, and red seats for $869 per pair. Read the press release Visit the site
		Digital TV Transition If you watch free TV through a roof-top antenna or rabbit ears, your analog TV set will not work after February 17, 2009 when the nation's broadcasters will broadcast only digital TV signals. Find out how to keep getting free TV after that date. Learn more Get convertor box coupon Access foreign language resources
		This Weekend in New York City Events to enjoy this weekend in NYC include the West Indian American Day Carnival in Brooklyn, the Nike Human Race in Manhattan, Canoeing Basics on Staten Island, and the US Open continues in Queens. Parks beaches and outdoor pools are open through Labor Day. Learn more about these and other events
		Make Sure Your Children Get Vaccinated The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) reminds parents to get their kids the required vaccinations before the first day of school on September 2. Children who do not meet the City's immunization requirements can be excluded from daycare, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten-through-12th-grade schools. Learn more
		Mayor Bloomberg and Public Art Fund Launch The New York City Waterfalls Public Art Project by Artist Olafur Eliasson Thursday, June 26, 2008 Read the press release Watch the video in dial-up or broadband More Info Fact Sheet (in PDF) Viewing Areas Map (in PDF) Viewing Areas List (in PDF) Bike The Falls Map (in PDF) Boat Tours More cultural events in NYC Guide for Children and Adults (in PDF) Call 311 to hear the "Comments by the Artist"
		Notify NYC Notify NYC is a new service designed to enhance the delivery of emergency information to the public. During the pilot phase, the City will test different kinds of public messaging, including email, text messaging and telephone, to determine the best way to launch a Citywide program. There are currently four communities involved in the pilot. Learn more
		MillionTreesNYC - Dig In & Get Involved MillionTreesNYC is a Citywide, public-private initiative to plant and care for one million new trees across the City's five boroughs over the next decade. Visit the site to learn how you can dig in and get involved. Visit MillionTreesNYC Request a street tree
		PlaNYC: A Greener, Greater New York PlaNYC is designed to achieve the City's sustainability goals while building a greener, greater New York. The PlaNYC Web site now includes details of the City's greenhouse gas inventory, which sets the benchmark from which the City's 30 percent reduction target is based. Visit PlaNYC 2030

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		NYC TV On-Demand NYCTVOD features NYC TV’s high quality video content online – the new alternative to watching television. Learn more
		Mayor Bloomberg Presents $59.1 Billion FY 2009 Executive Budget Read the press release View the photos Read the budget publications View budget presentation slideshow (in PDF) Watch the video in dial-up or broadband
		Mayor Bloomberg Releases FY 2008 Preliminary Mayor's Management Report Read the press release Read the 2008 Mayor's Management Report

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