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| Taxi and Limousine Commission |
| The Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) establishes and enforces professional and uniform standards of for-hire service and
ensures public safety. TLC licenses and regulates 12,760 medallion taxicabs, 42,805 for-hire vehicles, 2,496 paratransit vehicles,
298 commuter vans and 98,696 drivers. The Commission also regulates 28 taximeter shops, 27 taxicab brokers and 79 taxicab
agents, and sets fares charged by medallion taxicabs.
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| Transitional Finance Authority |
| The Transitional Finance Authority issues bonds and borrows money to finance a portion of the New York City ten-year capital
plan.
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| Transportation, Department of |
| The Department of Transportation (DOT) is responsible for the condition of approximately 5,800 miles of streets and highways
and 790 bridge structures, including six tunnels. DOT ensures traffic safety and mobility by mitigating the effect of construction
on traffic; implementing engineering improvements; and installing and maintaining traffic signals at more than 11,800 signalized
intersections, over 1.3 million signs, over 300,000 streetlights, 69 million linear feet of markings and approximately 63,000
parking meters. The Department encourages the use of mass transit by overseeing the operation of four subsidized franchise
bus companies, operating the Staten Island Ferry and promoting new private ferry routes. DOT also encourages the use of alternative
modes of transportation, and administers a Citywide program advancing the use of alternative fuels.
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| Volunteer Center, Mayor's |
| The Mayor's Volunteer Center mobilizes individuals and organizations - public, private, and non-profit - to participate in
volunteer activities that strengthen communities throughout New York City.
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| Voter Assistance Commission |
| The New York City Voter Assistance Commission is a nonpartisan government agency that encourages and facilitates voter registration
and voter participation.
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| Water Board |
| Like many large cities, the entirety of New York's water and sewer infrastructure is funded by revenue it collects through
water and sewer rates. The Water Board is responsible for setting these rates, and must ensure that they are able to fund
the entirety of the water and sewer system's operating and capital needs, enabling the City to provide clean, safe water to
New Yorkers for decades to come and to ensure that the health of the City's waterways continues to improve.
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| Water Finance Authority, NYC Municipal |
| The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority provides funding through the issuance of bonds, bond anticipation notes,
and other obligations to finance capital projects related to supplying and purifying the City's high-quality drinking water
and maintain safe wastewater collection and treatment.
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| Women's Issues, Commission on |
| The Commission on Women's Issues seeks changes in public policy to improve the personal and professional lives of women and
girls of New York City.
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