2008 Press Releases - Mayor's Fund

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2008

December 4, 2008
MillionTreesNYC Training Program participants plant 1,000 trees in Riverdale Park as part of MillionTreesNYC, December 4, 2008
Read the 12/4/08 press release

November 24, 2008
Me&Ro jewelry holds reception to benefit the City's new "Fun Food, Smart Food" youth nutrition program
Read the 11/24/08 press release

November 8, 2008
Over 1,000 New Yorkers "Dig In" To Plant 15,000 Trees Citywide Towards One Million Tree Goal
Read the 11/08/08 press release

October 30, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg Announces 18 Initiatives to Help New Yorkers Face Current Economic Challenges
Read the 10/30/08 press release

October 29, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg and Bette Midler Plant Tree 111,111 At One Year Anniversary Of MillionTreesNYC
Read the 10/29/08 press release

October 21, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg and Deputy Mayor Harris Announce That the New York City Waterfalls Had a $69 Million Economic Impact On New York City, Exceeding Estimates
Read the 10/21/08 press release

October 7, 2008
New York City Department of Homeless Services Commissioner Robert V. Hess announces that in the first year of revamped street outreach services, more than 850 individuals have moved from the street to housing, October 1, 2008
Read the 10/07/08 press release

October 1, 2008
City Moves Over 850 Individuals from Street to Housing through Innovative Outreach
Read the 10/01/08 press release

October 1, 2008
"Made in NY" Scholarship Winners Welcomed at Brooklyn Borough Hall
Read the 10/01/08 press release about scholarship winners

September 29, 2008
Liz Smith and Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Hold Fifth Annual Fete De Swifty to Support the City's Family Justice Center Initiative
Read the 9/29/08 press release

September 12, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg Addresses ServiceNation Summit and Announces New GreeNYC Community Service Initiative
Read the 9/12/08 press release

July 15, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg, Queens District Attorney Brown and Domestic Violence Commissioner Jimenez Celebrate the Opening of New York City's Second Family Justice Center
Read the 7/15/08 press release

June 26, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg and Public Art Fund Launch The New York City Waterfalls Public Art Project by Artist Olafur Eliasson
Read the 6/26/08 press release

June 19, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg Opens First Financial Empowerment Center in the Bronx
Read the 6/19/08 press release

May 6, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg, Sting and the Police Announce Contribution to MillionTreesNYC and Reveal That Their Last Ever Concert Will Take Place in New York City to Benefit Local Public Television Stations
Read the 5/06/08 press release

April 22, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg and David Rockefeller Announce $10 Million Commitment Towards MillionTreesNYC
Read the 4/22/08 press release

April 1, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg Declares April 2008 MillionTreesNYC Month
Read the 4/01/08 press release

March 13, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg Signs Legislation Establishing 1,000 New "Green Cart" Permits
Read the 3/13/08 press release

March 4, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg and Homeless Services Commissioner Hess Announce Decline in Street Homelessness for the Third Consecutive Year
Read the 3/4/08 press release

February 6, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg and OEM Commissioner Bruno Announce Winners of "What if New York City..." Competition to Design Urban Housing for Use After a Disaster
Read the 2/06/08 press release

January 28, 2008
New York Law Journal And New York City Law Department Announce Publication Of "Fighting For The City"
Read the 1/28/08 press release

January 24, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg Announces New York City Named Among America's 100 Best Communities for Young People for Second Consecutive Year
Read the 1/24/08 press release

January 15, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg and Public Art Fund Announce Major Public Art Project by Artist Olafur Eliasson
Read the 1/15/08 press release