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Mayor Bloomberg and Parks & Recreation Commissioner Benepe today
cut the ribbon on P.S. 138's new $400,000 playground, part of the
Mayor's PlaNYC goal of ensuring that all New Yorkers live within a
ten minute walk of a park or playground. The playground is the first
to be renovated through the PlaNYC Schoolyards to Playgrounds program
in which the City will invest $111 million in funding for playground
improvements and open 290 schoolyards as playgrounds in underserved
neighborhoods.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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Monday, May 12, 2008
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This Memorial Day Weekend, Brooklyn and Manhattan will celebrate
the Brooklyn Bridge’s 125th anniversary with a host of fun
and family-friendly events honoring the structure’s historic
and cultural significance.
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Latin Media and Entertainment Commission
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Public Officials across the state launched a joint state-wide campaign
to stop a preventable tragedy: infants dying as a result of sharing
a bed with an adult.
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more and download the campaign's pamphlets and posters
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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.
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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
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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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You
Can Submit Pictures and Video to the City
The City of New York has launched a pilot program
that allows the public to submit
still images and/or audio/video files of select conditions that occur
in the City, by calling
311 or by visiting
NYC.gov.
This
Summer You Can View Waterfalls in NYC
In Summer 2008, artist Olafur Eliasson will present The
New York City Waterfalls, a temporary, monumental public art project
in the New York harbor. Commissioned by Public Art Fund, and presented
in collaboration with the City of New York, this work of art will insert
nature into the urban cityscape.
You
Can Help in the Fight Against Heart Disease
Volunteer
with the New York Road Runners at the American Heart Association's
Wall Street Run and Heart Walk on Tuesday evening May 20th, 2008 in lower Manhattan. Learn
how you can help today!
You
May Qualify for Benefits
Visit www.nyc.gov/accessnyc
to screen your family for up to 35 City, State, and Federal health and
human service benefit programs. In addition to screening, you can learn
about the programs, how to apply, where to go, and even print filled in
applications.
You
Can Watch NYC TV On-Demand
Watch all of NYC
TV programs anytime and anywhere you want with NYCTVOD
- an online video channel, bringing high quality video content to the
global audience. Check out Everything New York on NYC
TV On-Demand today!
You
Can Get Historic Photos Online
Between 1939 and 1941, the City photographed
every house and building in the five Boroughs. Copies of these tax
photos are available for purchase online via the Municipal
Archives.
You
Can Locate City Services using NYCityMap
Use NYCityMap
to find information on transportation, education, public safety, resident
services, neighborhood information, and City life. And don't miss the
latest feature - an aerial view of the City.
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