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	Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein Announce New Construction and Opening of 26 New Locations for the School Year Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein today announced the opening of 26 new school locations, adding more than 17,000 new seats for the 2010-11 school year. The new buildings, annexes and leased spaces represent the most new classroom seats to come on line in one year since the School Construction Authority (SCA) was created in 1988 – putting the Department of Education on track to add nearly 100,000 new school seats across the City by 2013. Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Read the press release (En español) View the photos Watch the video in low or high bandwidth
	Mayor Bloomberg, Mario Batali, Lidia and Joe Bastianich and Oscar Farinetti Open Eataly Mayor Bloomberg, Mario Batali, Lidia and Joe Bastianich, and Oscar Farinetti today opened Eataly, a major new Italian food destination in New York City's Flatiron District. Eataly features seven full-service eateries, a café, wine shop, bakery and patisserie, rooftop beer garden, a culinary educational center and a large-scale Italian food and wine marketplace. New York City helped launch Eataly through the New Business Acceleration Team program Mayor Bloomberg announced in his 2010 State of the City address. Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Read the press release (En español) View the photos Watch the video in low or high bandwidth
	Mayor Bloomberg, Chancellor Klein and UFT President Michael Mulgrew Discuss New York's Winning Race to the Top Application Mayor Bloomberg, Schools Chancellor Klein and United Federation of Teachers President Mulgrew today celebrated New York State's selection and award of $700 million in the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top competition. This award will provide between $250 million and $300 million to New York City schools to support the creation of a new teacher evaluation system, develop a more rigorous curriculum and State assessments based on the national Common Core Standards, and expand a range of proven reforms first introduced in New York City. Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Read the press release (En español) View the photos Watch the video in low or high bandwidth
	Mayor Bloomberg Announces Comprehensive New Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy in City Schools Mayor Bloomberg today announced the first steps of an ambitious new program by the Department of Education and other City agencies to reduce chronic absenteeism and truancy during the school year that starts next month. The program is called "Every Student. Every Day" and was developed by the Mayor's Interagency Task Force on Truancy and Chronic Absenteeism led by John Feinblatt, the Mayor's Chief Advisor for Policy and Strategic Planning. Thursday, August 19, 2010 Read the press release (En español) View the photos Watch the video in low or high bandwidth
	Mayor Bloomberg, Speaker Quinn and Transportation Commissioner Sadik-Khan Release City's Most Comprehensive Pedestrian Safety Study to Date and Announce Installation of 1,500 Pedestrian Countdown Signals Across the City Mayor Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Quinn and Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Sadik-Khan today released the City's most comprehensive pedestrian safety report to date, which found that pedestrian fatalities occur disproportionately along multi-lane streets and avenues, and that speeding, driver inattention and failure to yield are the underlying factors behind the vast majority of pedestrian fatalities or serious injury accidents. The report - the Pedestrian Safety Study and Action Plan - recommends a series of actions to continue to reduce pedestrian accidents, including pilot programs to reduce speed limits to 20 m.p.h. and street redesigns to increase pedestrian safety. Monday, August 16, 2010 Read the press release (En español) Download countdown signal locations (in PDF) View the Pedestrian Safety Study & Action Plan View the photos Watch the video in low or high bandwidth
	Mayor Bloomberg Presents FY 2011 Executive Budget Mayor Bloomberg today presented a Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Executive Budget and an updated four-year financial plan. The Mayor outlined a plan for a balanced budget that totals $62.9 billion with no tax increases for New Yorkers. The FY 2011 Executive Budget is balanced in large part by the rollover of $3.3 billion of surplus funds from FY 2010, which was generated in large part through three years of City budget cuts. Thursday, May 6, 2010 Read the press release (En español) Read the budget publications View the photos Watch the videos in low or high bandwidth
	Mayor Bloomberg Releases 2005 Campaign Accountability Report Mayor Bloomberg today released his third Campaign Accountability Report, showing that nearly a year and a half after Election Day 2005, 96% of the 100 campaign promises the Mayor made during the 2005 campaign have either been fully implemented or are currently being implemented. Monday, May 7, 2007 Read the press release (En español) Read 2005 Campaign Accountability Statement View the photos 2001 Campaign Promises (in PDF) 2005 Campaign Promises (in PDF) Watch the video in dial-up or broadband


		Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Kelly Announce New York City Remains the Safest Big City in America According to FBI Uniform Crime Report


		Mayors Against Illegal Guns is a coalition of more than 500 mayors from more than 40 states and the District of Columbia who have joined forces to combat illegal guns.


		Mayor Bloomberg Announces 50,000 'new York City Cards' Outlining Top Priorities in Washington and Albany Are Now Headed to Mailboxes of Every Large Political Donor in New York City.


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