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| Landmarks Preservation Commission |
| The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) designates, regulates and protects the City’s architectural, historic and cultural
resources, which now number 1,128 individual landmarks and more than 22,000 properties in 83 historic districts and 11 extensions
to existing historic districts. The Agency annually reviews more than 9,000 applications to alter landmark structures. Enforcement
staff investigate complaints of illegal work and initiate action to compel compliance with the Landmarks Law.
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| Latin Media & Entertainment Commission |
| The Latin Media & Entertainment Commission advises the Mayor on business development and retention strategies specific to
the Latin media and entertainment industry. The Commission consists of leaders from the Latin and mainstream media industry,
community leaders, and business executives. The heads of seven City agencies also serve on the Commission as ex officio members.
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| Law Department |
| The Law Department is the attorney for the City, City agencies and certain non- City agencies and pension boards, and is in
charge of litigation and other legal matters involving the City and its interests. The Law Department has responsibility for
over 90,000 matters, and provides legal advice to all City agencies.
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| Loft Board |
| The New York City Loft Board resolves issues regarding the legalization for residential use of buildings under the Board's
jurisdiction (known as interim multiple dwellings or IMDs), adjudicates proceedings resulting from applications filed by IMD
owners and tenants, and enforces minimum housing maintenance standards for IMD buildings.
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| Management and Budget, Office of |
| The Office of Management and Budget assists the Mayor in developing and implementing the City's budget, and advises the Mayor
on policy affecting the City's fiscal stability and the effectiveness of City services.
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| Mayor's Office |
| Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took office on January 1, 2002. The Mayor's Office Web pages feature the biography of the 108th
Mayor, as well as press releases, City Hall press conference videos, major addresses, a history of City Hall, and the Mayor's
Photo Gallery.
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| NYC TV |
| NYC TV, the City's official television network, is administered by the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.
NYC TV launched in the summer of 2003 and replaced Crosswalks NYC, which existed from 1992 to 2003.
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| New York Public Library |
| Library services are provided through three independent systems: the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library,
and the Queens Library. These systems operate 208 local library branches throughout the City and four research library centers
in Manhattan. The libraries offer free and open access to books, periodicals, electronic resources, and non-print materials.
Reference and career services; Internet access; and educational, cultural, and recreational programming for adults, young
adults, and children are also provided. The libraries’ collections include 377 electronic databases and more than 65 million
books, periodicals, and other circulating and reference items.
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| Operations, Office of |
| The Office of Operations oversees the daily operations of City agencies, provides them with technical assistance and consulting
services, and coordinates the streamlining and restructuring of City government.
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| Parks and Recreation, Department of |
| The Department of Parks & Recreation (DPR) maintains a municipal park system of more than 28,800 acres including nearly 1,700
parks, approximately 2,100 Greenstreet sites, more than 990 playgrounds, over 800 athletic fields, more than 550 tennis courts,
52 outdoor swimming pools, 11 indoor swimming pools, 36 recreation centers, over 600 comfort stations, 14 miles of beaches,
13 golf courses, six ice rinks, five major stadia, 15 nature centers, 13 marinas, and four zoos. The Department is also responsible
for more than 500,000 street trees and two million park trees; 22 historic house museums; and over 1,100 monuments, sculptures,
and historical markers.
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