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2025 Press Releases
- March 31, 2025: Bill to Protect the Confidentiality of Domestic Violence Survivors' Voter Registration Records Signed into Local Law
- March 24, 2025: Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Statement on Women-Forward: Mayor Adams Celebrates Milestone in Making NYC Most Women-Forward City in Nation Announces New Efforts to Address Women’s Safety
- February 27, 2025: City Council Passes Bill to Protect the Confidentiality of Domestic Violence Survivors’ Voter Registration Records
- February 12, 2025: Adams Administration marks Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM) with Letter to NYC Public School Students
- January 24, 2025: Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Launches Respect First: A Free, Citywide Youth Program Centered on Healing, Self-Reflection and Taking Responsibility
- January 23, 2025: Adams Administration holds Mayoral Summit on Women's Safety to Reduce Violence Against Women, Girls, Transgender, and Gender-Expansive New Yorkers
- January 22, 2025: Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Adds Chat Function and Re-names NYC's Hotline to Streamline Access for Survivors of All Crimes
2025 Media Advisories
2024 Press Releases
- December 20, 2024: Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Highlights Its Work to Advance City's Response to Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
- October 2, 2024: New York City Announces its Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign, NYC Go Purple Day, and Events to be Hosted Citywide to Spread Awareness and Share Resources with Survivors
- February 20, 2024: Mayor's Office to End Domestic & Gender-Based Violence and Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice Strengthen City's Resources for Survivors and Crime Victims Through Streamlined Service Provision
2023 Press Releases
- December 21, 2023: Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Highlights its Work to Advance City's Response to Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
- November 27, 2023: Mayor Adams Announces City Hall, Municipal Buidlings, Iconic New York City Site to Be Lit Orange for Annual “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” Campaign
- November 21, 2023: New York City Launches Annual '16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign,' New Yorkers Encouraged to Learn More About Gender-Based Violence, Spread Awareness, and Share Resources with Survivors
- October 19, 2023: Mayor Adams Announces City Hall, Municipal Buildings, Iconic New York City Sites To Be Lit Purple In Honor Of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- October 2, 2023: New York City Announces Its Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month Campaign, NYC Go Purple Day and Events to be Hosted Citywide to Spread Awareness and Share Resources with Survivors
- September 20, 2023: City's Street Harassment Prevention Advisory Board Launches Survey Of New Yorkers On Prevalence Of Street Harassment To Strengthen City's Response And Enhance Resources For New Yorkers
- April 26, 2023: Mayor's Office to End Domestic & Gender-Based Violence and Denim Day NYC Committee Celebrate "Denim Day NYC 2023" with March and Rally Against Sexual Violence
- January 5, 2023: New York City Supports Safety Needs of Survivors of Domestic and Gender-Based Violence through FREE Mobile Phones and Mobile Service with T-Mobile Assurance Wireless Program
2022 Press Releases
- November 28, 2022: Mayor Adams Announces City Hall, Municipal Buildings, Iconic New York City Sites to Be Lit Orange for Annual '16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence' Campaign
- November 22, 2022: Mayor Adams Signs Two Bills Providing Support for Survivors of Domestic and Gender-Based Violence in New York City
- November 22, 2022: New York City Launches Annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign
- October 31, 2022: Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Expands HOME+ Program, Connecting Survivors to Free Home Security Resources to Prevent Homelessness
- October 20, 2022: Mayor Adams Announces City Hall, Municipal Buildings, Iconic New York City Sites to be lit Purple in Honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- October 11, 2022: New York City Announces Its Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month Campaign: NYC Go Purple Day and Events Hosted Citywide to Spread Awareness and Share Resources with Survivors
- April 27, 2022: Mayor's Office to End Domestic & Gender-Based Violence and Denim Day NYC Celebrated "Denim Day NYC 2022" with March and Rally Against Sexual Violence
- March 22, 2022: Mayor Adams Reappoints Cecile Noel as Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Commissioner
2021 Press Releases
- November 24, 2021: NYC Kicks Off Annual '16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence' Campaign
- October 28, 2021: New York City Announces New Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Workplace Policy: City strengthens support system for City workers experiencing domestic and gender-based violence
- October 15, 2021: New York City Announces The ABC's of Healthy Relationships: Interactive Web-based Resources for Building Healthy Relationship Skills in Elementary School-Aged Children
- October 8, 2021: New York City Announces Its Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month "NYC Go Purple Day" on October 21 / Events Hosted Citywide to Spread Awareness & Share Resources with Survivors
- June 21, 2021: New York City Partners with T-Mobile: Mayor's Office to End Domestic & Gender-Based Violence and Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Receive 1,000 Mobile Devices for Survivors
- March 16, 2021: Advocates Praise New Effort to Decriminalize Sex Workers and Combat Human Trafficking
- March 16, 2021: Advocates Applaud New Effort to Support Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
- February 11, 2021: New York City Partners with NortonLifeLock
2020 Press Releases
- November 25, 2020: New York City Kicks Off '16 Days of Activism' Against Gender-Based Violence
- May 21, 2020: Mayor de Blasio Announces Emergency Relief Program for Survivors of Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
- April 10, 2020: New York City Resources for Domestic & Gender-Based Survivors Available
- April 3, 2020: Cornell Tech Clinic Helps Domestic Violence Survivors During COVID-19 Crisis
- February 26, 2020: Statement from the Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) Commissioner Cecile Noel on NYC Services for Sexual Assault Survivors
- February 13, 2020: D.A. Vance Invests $2M to Create Youth Sex Trafficking Intervention Progra
2020 Media Advisories
- April 28, 2020: Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Marks 10th Annual "Denim Day NYC" with First-Ever Virtual Rally
- January 15, 2020: NYC Buildings Light Up in Blue To Support and Raise Awareness of "National Human Trafficking Prevention" Month
2019 Press Releases
- November 25, 2019: New York City Kicks Off '16 Days of Activism' Against Gender-Based Violence
- October 24, 2019: NYC Go Purple Day: De Blasio Administration Illuminates City in Purple and Launches New PSA to Raise Awareness About Domestic Violence
- October 15, 2019: The Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Announces Innovative Partnership to Prevent Homelessness Among Domestic Violence Survivors Reaches Milestone
- June 18, 2019: NYC Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) Opens the Learning Lab, A State-of-the-Art Training Space for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
- March 7, 2019: Brooklyn Public Library, Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, and New York City's Department of Veterans' Services Partner With Theater of War Productions to Enhance Public Health Offerings Through Theater-Based Community Projects
- February 27, 2019: Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Expands Stalking Prevention Partnerships With Cornell Tech and NYU Tandon School of Engineering
2019 Media Advisories
- April 23, 2019: Mayor's Office to ENDGBV Marks 20th Anniversary of Global Denim Day at Denim Day NYC Rally Against Sexual Assault
- January 7, 2019: Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence to Host Breakfast Honoring Survivors and Launch Weekend of Action Against Human Trafficking
2018 Press Releases
- November 8, 2018: New York City announces launch of Early RAPP, Healthy Relationship Training Program for Middle Schoolers
- October 24, 2018: NYC GO PURPLE DAY: de Blasio Administration Illuminates City In Purple To Raise Awareness About Domestic Violence
- September 7, 2018: First Lady McCray Announces Launch of Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
- August 23, 2018: First Lady Chirlane McCray, NYPD Announce Expansion of Crime Victim Assistance Program to Every NYC Precinct
- May 7, 2018: De Blasio Administration Announces Paid Safe Leave Law Now in Effect
- May 2, 2018: First Lady Chirlane McCray Announces Groundbreaking City Initiative to Intervene in and Reduce Domestic Violence
- February 8, 2018: First Lady Chirlane McCray Announces NYCHOPE, New Web Portal for Survivors of Domestic Violence
2018 Media Advisories
- December 9, 2018: Commission on Gender Equity and Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender Based Violence Host Vigil to Comemorate Close of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign
- November 28, 2018: Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence to Host Interactive Art Exhibit Featuring Work From Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
2017
- October 23, 2017: First Lady Chirlane McCray Announces Expansion of Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention Resources in Support of Survivors, Families and Youth Education
- October 19, 2017: NYC Go Purple Day: De Blasio Administration Launches New Ad Campaign, Illuminates City in Purple to Raise Awareness About Domestic Violence
- May 1, 2017: De Blasio Administration Releases Domestic Violence Task Force Report
- February 1, 2017: First Lady Chirlane McCray and Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill Announce Expanded Resources to Combat Sex Trafficking
2016
- November 18, 2016: Mayor de Blasio Launches Domestic Violence Task Force to Hold Abusers Accountable and Provide Pathways to Safety for Survivors
- October 26, 2016: City Hall, NYPD Announce Slate of Policies to Reduce Barriers to Safety Faced by Victims of Domestic Violence
- October 26, 2016: Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray and Office to Combat Domestic Violence Commissioner Cecile Noel Host 3rd Annual Upstander Awards
- October 6, 2016: Mayor de Blasio, First Lady McCray, Office to Combat Domestic Violence Commissioner Noel Kick Off Domestic Violence Awareness Month With "NYC Go Purple" Day
- September 28, 2016: Mayor de Blasio Signs Legislation Increasing Transparency and Accountability Around M/WBE Contracting
- June 29, 2016: First Lady McCray, Commissioner Noel Open Doors to Staten Island Family Justice Center for Victims and Survivors of Domestic Violence
- April 27, 2016: City of New York Joins Survivors and Advocates in Commemorating Denim Day NYC To Raise Awareness Around Sexual Assault
- February 19, 2016: First Lady Chirlane McCray, Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence and Administration for Children's Services Announce Healthy Relationship Training for Foster Youth