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2011

December 15, 2011
Bucking National Trends, Mayor Bloomberg Announces Significant Drop in New York City Childhood Obesity Rates
Read the 12/15/11 press release

December 8, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor Gibbs and Probation Commissioner Schiraldi Launch First Neighborhood Opportunity Network – NeON – a Central Element of Young Men's Initiative
Read the 12/08/11 press release

December 7, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg, Buildings Commissioner Limandri and Designers Unveil City's New State-of-the-Art Sidewalk Shed
Read 12/07/11 the press release

November 21, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor Robles-Roman and Chief Policy Adviser John Feinblatt Announce Expansion of Legal Services For Immigrants
Read the 11/21/11 press release

November 16, 2011
City officials & Elected officials Launch "Protect Your Money: Know Before You Enroll," a Testimonial Ad Campaign Advising New Yorkers About Predatory School Scams and Highlighting Free and Low-Cost School Choices
Read the 11/16/11 press release

October 18, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Plants 500,000th Tree to Celebrate Halfway Mark of MillionTreesNYC
Read the 10/18/11 press release

September 21, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Announces Awarding of 19 Grants for Community Sustainability Projects ThroughChange by Us NYC
Read the 9/21/11 press release

September 16, 2011
New York City's Spaceworks Receives Grant From the National ArtPlace Initiative
Read the 9/16/11 press release

August 12, 2011
Department of Youth and Community Development and NYC Service Conclude the Third Annual Summer of Service Initiative
Read the 8/12/11 press release

August 12, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg, Technology Commissioner Post, Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence Commissioner Jimenez, and Private Sector Partners Launch "NYC STEPS" Program
Read the 8/12/11 press release

August 8, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Celebrates Graduation of 2011 Class of NYC Ladders for Leaders Youth
Read the 8/8/11 press release

August 4, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Launches Nation's Most Comprehensive Effort to Tackle Disparities Between Young Black and Latino Males and Their Peers
Read the 8/04/11 press release

August 4, 2011
National Service Agency Announces Results of 2011 Social Innovation Fund Grant Competition
Read the 8/04/11 press release about the 2011 Social Innovation Fund Grant

August 3, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Walcott Announce that January Regents Exams Will Take Place, Thanks to Private Donor Funding
Read the 8/03/11 press release

July 7, 2011
Deputy Mayor Goldsmith Launches Change by Us NYC, a New Social Media Platform that will Enable New Yorkers to Submit Ideas for Improving the City, then take Action and Connect to City Resources
Read the 7/07/11 press release

July 5, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg and Walmart Announce Agreement to Contribute and Raise up to $5 Million to Support the City's Summer Youth Employment Program
Read the 7/05/11 press release

June 27, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Graduates City's Second NYC Civic Corps Class
Read the 6/27/11 press release

June 16, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Hosts Reception to Honor Outstanding NYC Fathers with Special Guest Carmelo Anthony at Dads Matter Awards Ceremony
Read the 5/16/11 press release

June 14, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg, Ronald O. Perelman and Halle Berry Co-Host Benefit in Support of the City's Family Justice Centers
Read the 6/14/11 press release

May 15, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Announces Fundraising Effort to Support City Summer Youth Employment Program
Read the 5/15/11 press release

May 10, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Mintz Celebrate the 10,000th Financial Empowerment Center Client
Read the 5/10/11 press release

April 21, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Presents an Update to PlaNYC: a Greener, Greater New York
Read the 4/21/11 press release

April 12, 2011
Deputy Mayor for Legal Affairs Carol Robles-Roman Announces Second Phase of New York City's Multi-media Campaign to Combat Human Trafficking in Observance of National Crime Victims' Rights Week
Read the 4/12/11 press release

April 4, 2011
Mayor's Fund and Center for Economic Opportunity Announce Final SIF Providers
Read the 4/04/11 press release

April 1, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn Announce New Payroll Deduction Program for City Employees to Support Japan Relief Effort
Read the 4/01/11 press release

March 30, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Mintz Announce Results of Citywide Crackdown on Fraudulent Tax Preparers—One in Three Receive Violations
Read the 3/30/11 press release

February 8, 2011
New York City Partners with Morgan Stanley to Support New Jobs-Plus Site in Bronx
Read the 2/08/11 press release

February 7, 2011
Statement of Mayor Bloomberg on MacArthur Grant to Examine the Impact of Affordable Housing on Low-income Families
Read the 2/07/11 press release

February 3, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg, NYC Service and Mayor's Office of Veterans' Affairs Assemble Care Packages for Returning Soldiers
Read the 2/03/11 press release

January 26, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg, Consumer Affairs Commissioner Mintz and Finance Commissioner Frankel Announce that New Yorkers Making Less than $57,000 Have More Options than Ever to Claim Their Tax Returns
Read the 1/26/11 press release

January 20, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Announces Funding for Financial Empowerment Centers
Read the 6/20/11 press release

January 19, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Delivers 2011 State of the City Address - Progress at Work
Read the 1/19/11 press release