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De Blasio: City Hall's Denials of Small Business Fine Quotas are 'Willful Ignorance or Outright Deception'

As reported in the Daily News yesterday and today, numerous internal documents and interviews with employees confirm the Department of Consumer Affairs has a quota system for inspectors to assess at l

De Blasio Launches Inquiry into New Reports that Small Businesses are Being Slammed by Fine Quotas and a Rigged Appeals Process

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio announced an investigation into reports raised in today’s Daily News that a City agency set quotas for issuing violations against small businesses and directed its admin

De Blasio: Justic Dept. Support of NYPD Monitor Urgently Underscores Need for Inspector General, Racial Profiling Law

The Justice Department’s statement in support of a court-appointed monitor for the NYPD, were the Police Department’s use of stop-and-frisk found unconstitutional, urgently underscores the need for fu

Video: De Blasio Demands Rent Freeze at Rent Guidelines Board Hearing

At today’s hearing of the Rent Guidelines Board, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio renewed his call for a rent freeze and slammed the Board for forgoing public hearings in the outer boroughs this year.

Statement by Public Advocate Bill de Blasio on Mayor Bloomberg's Climate Change Plan

With many neighborhoods across our city still reeling from the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy, and with the negative impacts of climate change worsening every day, I commend Mayor Bloomberg for off

As First Storm of Hurricane Season Approaches, De Blasio and Rozic Demand Relief for Flood-Prone Fresh Meadows

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Assembly Member Nily Rozic held a joint press conference with homeowners in Fresh Meadows today to call for sewer upgrades and more responsive policies to handle eve

De Blasio to Department of Education: Reassess School Suspension Policies

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio continued his call for reform of school suspension policies today, as hearings get underway at the Office of Safety and Youth Development to examine the practice.

New Teacher Evaluations are a Tremendous Improvement, but Mayor's Boasting Bodes Poorly for Implementation

I commend Commissioner King for putting in place a new evaluation system that will overwhelmingly emphasize in-person classroom evaluation and close collaboration between principals and teachers at th

De Blasio: New York Must Follow Connecticut's Example and Approve Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants

With the passage of a new law this morning, Connecticut is poised to be the fifth state in the union to allow undocumented immigrants to apply for a driver’s license. New York should be the sixth.

In Sweeping Speech, De Blasio Lays Out Vision to Close NYC's Income Inequality Gap

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio today called for a sweeping overhaul of the City’s economic development policies to lift New Yorkers out of poverty and reduce rampant income and economic inequality.

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