• Working to stop subway surfing – Our administration is committed to keeping New Yorkers safe, especially our young people. To combat a deadly trend of subway surfing incidents, we’re deploying new drone and field response teams within the NYPD to identify and remove subway surfers on moving trains. These teams have already saved more than 100 New Yorkers in the past year who were subway surfing or trying to. The average age of those saved was 14 years old. If you see someone riding outside of a subway, please call 911 immediately so our team can intervene.

• Helping city workers start families  – We just made New York the first major city in the nation to offer up to $10,000 in “Family Building Benefits” for city employees. Our city’s 27,000 non-union employees and retirees will now be eligible to get costs associated with adoption, surrogacy, and egg or sperm donation reimbursed, making it easier and more affordable for city workers to start and raise the families they want.

• Building a 24/7 live, work, play community – We announced that we will transform 66,000 square feet of space in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District into mixed-income housing and new public space! The potential here is endless, and this transformation will create a vibrant cultural and artistic hub for all to enjoy. 

↳ Three things to know this week:

1. The 2024 election is underway in NYC! Whether you’re voting early or on Election Day, don’t forget to make a plan to vote. Find your polling place here, and see what’s on your ballot here. There are also six more proposals on the back of your ballot, so remember to flip your ballot and vote YES to support the change, or NO to leave it as is! 

2. We’re quadrupling the amount of red light cameras in NYC! After our administration fought in Albany to expand this crucial program, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill that will allow us to install a historic number of red light cameras and keep more New Yorkers safe.

3. The Department of Transportation will begin testing renewable diesel on the Staten Island Ferry, which would reduce carbon emissions by at least 60%. This transition would make our waterways cleaner and greener, while helping 30 million riders get around each year! 

↳ FREE events this weekend:

...there's a sustainable and fun way to dispose of your jack-o-lantern for free? Hudson River Park's annual Pumpkin Smash event returns Saturday, November 2, from 11AM to 2PM! Just bring your pumpkin and your energy to Pier 84, where you’ll get 15 minutes to smash your pumpkin with a bat, hammer, or shovel. The park will compost your smushed jack-o-lantern and turn it into fertilizer. 

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