• Celebrating historic affordable housing wins – I'm proud to say we scored the goal of the decade after the City Council approved our Willets Point Phase 2 development — the largest all-affordable housing project in 40 years. We’re turning a neighborhood known for junkyards into a community with 2,500 affordable apartments, 150,000 square feet of open space, thousands of good-paying jobs, and the city’s first soccer-specific stadium.

• Unlocking more job opportunities – We launched a Workforce Development Council to grow public-private partnerships, create family-sustaining careers, and help employers find talented new hires. It’s comprised of 30+ private stakeholders committed to strengthening our workforce development system.

• Opening nine new public schools – In the 2024-2025 academic year, nine new schools are opening to increase access to accelerated learning opportunities and reduce overcrowding. These schools include a new Bard High School Early College location and a school specialized in preparing high schoolers for film industry careers.

↳ Three things to know this week:

1. Our popular car-free Earth Day returns next weekend on April 20th! From 10AM to 4PM, 53 streets will be blocked off to vehicles for a fun day of fresh air and open space. To celebrate, Citi Bike is offering free rides that day with code CARFREE24. 

2. You can use the new Jobs NYC portal to explore free resources to advance your job search, including one-on-one career guidance, GED prep programs, and career trainings in a variety of fields. 

3. There are ways to recycle or donate your eclipse glasses from Monday! Instead of throwing them out and contributing to landfills, please consider sustainably paying it forward and giving your glasses a new life.  

↳ FREE events this weekend:

...New Yorkers print 2,500 miles of parking meter receipts every year? That’s about the distance from New York City to Los Angeles or two Empire State Buildings stacked on top of each other! To make an easier and greener system, the Department of Transportation is turning the system fully digital. Drivers will soon only need to enter their license plate numbers at the meter or pay on the ParkNYC app. 

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