Press Releases & Statements

February 17, 2012

Report: Immigrant Businesses Thrive in New York, but Need Support to Grow, Add Jobs

The Fund for Public Advocacy and ACCION USA today released a landmark report on how immigrant-owned businesses are making ends meet in New York City, and the...
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February 17, 2012

Statement by Public Advocate de Blasio on CDC Recommendation to Include Cancer in List of Ground Zero Diseases

The World Trade Center Health Program Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee made the right decision when it voted today to include cancer in the list of...
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February 16, 2012

Statement by Public Advocate de Blasio on Court Decision Halting Eviction of Religious Groups from Schools

The courts have rightly ordered Mayor Bloomberg to back off the discriminatory policy of evicting religious groups from public school buildings. All along,...
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February 16, 2012

Statement by Public Advocate de Blasio on Teacher Evaluation Agreement

Governor Cuomo has brokered a historic agreement with the United Federation of Teachers and New York State United Teachers that puts our children’s...
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February 16, 2012

Statement by Public Advocate de Blasio on Comptroller Liu's State of the City Address

I applaud Comptroller Liu for addressing the crucial fiscal challenges of the City in his speech today, and for taking steps to increase locally-targeted...
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February 16, 2012

Public Advocate de Blasio Testifies at CDC Hearing on 9-11 Health Problems

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio today testified at a Center for Disease Control panel regarding the need to include cancer among the illnesses covered by the...
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February 15, 2012

Statement by Public Advocate de Blasio on City Commitment to Turn over 9/11 Cancer Data

“I am thankful the Administration is finally loosening its grip on the data needed to link cancer among our first responders to exposure at Ground Zero...."
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February 14, 2012

De Blasio Rolls Out Plan to Put Pension Fund to Work Creating Local Jobs

With City unemployment stalled at just under 9 percent, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio today set in motion a plan for the City’s largest pension fund to...
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February 13, 2012

De Blasio Uses Charter Authority to Demand Police 9/11 Cancer Research

In a letter to Mayor Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, Public Advocate de Blasio used his authority under the New York City Charter and called on the...
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February 12, 2012

De Blasio & Parents Call on Mayor Bloomberg, Teachers to Reach Deal on Evaluations

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio joined fellow public school parents in front of the Department of Education’s headquarters today to call on the Bloomberg...
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