Mayor's Office of Community Safety

ENDGBV supports survivors of domestic and gender-based violence by developing and delivering accessible, inclusive services for survivors, their families, and communities. To advance this mission, ENDGBV, which includes the Office of Crime Victim Services, collaborates with government agencies, community partners, survivors, and philanthropy to reduce barriers to services, address gaps in support, and create pathways to safety. ENDGBV develops policies and programs, advances legislative advocacy efforts, provides training and prevention education, conducts research and evaluation, and engages communities across New York City. The Office also oversees the NYC Family Justice Centers in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, which collectively serve more than 2,300 clients each month.

The Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health (OCMH) was codified into the City Charter in December 2021 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure lasting leadership and accountability in addressing the mental health needs of all New Yorkers. OCMH serves as an innovative think-and-do tank that drives forward new approaches to mental health care by bridging policy, practice, and community wisdom.

The Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) reduces community violence among the most affected people and places via prevention and intervention strategies, interagency coordination, crisis response, and stakeholder engagement with those closest to the lived experience of community violence. ONS combines the efforts of the Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety (MAP), the Office to Prevent Gun Violence, and Atlas to empower New Yorkers and work with them to pursue community-driven solutions to public safety. ONS also oversees New York City’s Crisis Management System, a network of community-based organizations that works to prevent gun violence, mediate conflicts, connect New Yorkers to support and services, and help communities heal after violence occurs. 

The Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes (OPHC) was created through New York City Council passage of NYC Local Law 46 and Local Law 47 in January 2019. While the legislation provided for the opening of the office in November 2019, OPHC launched in the summer of 2019 in response to an escalation of hate crimes. OPHC takes a holistic approach to preventing hate incidents, violence, and crimes by developing and coordinating community-driven prevention strategies to address biases fueling such crimes, and fostering healing for victims and their communities.