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Mayor Bloomberg and Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Commissioner
Bruno today announced the winners of the "What If New York City…"
post-disaster housing design competition. The competition began in
September 2007 and challenged entrants to create innovative temporary
housing solutions for the thousands of New Yorkers who might be displaced
in the event of a catastrophe.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
 Read
the press release
Watch
the video in dial-up
or broadband
Visit
"What If NYC..." site
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Friday, February 8, 2008
Listen
to archived radio show
Download
the radio show
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The Health Dept. urges all NY’ers, especially children, people
over 50 and those with certain medical conditions such as asthma
and diabetes to get a flu shot. Free flu shots are available at
all Health Dept. clinics. To learn where to get a flu shot, call
311.
Learn
more
Download
the flu Health Bulletin
Find
a flu vaccination clinic near you
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Notify NYC is a new service designed to enhance the delivery of emergency
information to the public. During the pilot phase, the City will test
different kinds of public messaging, including email, text messaging
and telephone, to determine the best way to launch a Citywide program.
There are currently four communities involved in the pilot.
Learn
more
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The Mayor’s Office of Veterans Affairs recently announced
that the City Bar Justice Center is hosting a Free Legal Clinic
for Veterans with VA benefits issues on Monday, February 11th from
2:00 – 4:00 pm. Appointments are required.
Get
the details (in PDF)
Register
for the clinic
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Events to enjoy this weekend in NYC, include the Chinatown Lunar New
Year Parade & Festival in Manhattan on Sunday, the Lunar New Year
Celebration in Queens, Chris Rob at BAMcafe Live in Brooklyn, and
The Bronx County Historical Society Presents The Bronx African American
Experience.
Learn
about these and other events
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MillionTreesNYC is a Citywide, public-private initiative to plant
and care for one million new trees across the City's five boroughs
over the next decade. Visit the site to learn how you can dig in
and get involved.
Visit
MillionTreesNYC
Request
a street tree
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PlaNYC is designed to achieve the City's sustainability goals while
building a greener, greater New York. The PlaNYC Web site now includes
details of the City's greenhouse gas inventory, which sets the benchmark
from which the City's 30 percent reduction target is based.
Visit
PlaNYC 2030
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This
Summer You Can View Waterfalls in NYC
From mid-July to mid-October 2008, you can view The
New York City Waterfalls, a major new work of temporary public art
by internationally acclaimed artist Olafur Eliasson which will be on display
in NYC.
Heat
Season Lasts until May 31
Residential building owners must maintain hot
water year round and adequate heat during
Heat
Season when the outdoor temperature falls below 55° between
6:00 am and 10:00 pm and 40° between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am.
You
Can Help in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Volunteer
to help at the Annual Bailey House Auction and Party on February 28th.
The funds raised go towards helping those living with HIV/AIDS in New
York City. Learn
how you can help today!
You
May Qualify for Benefits
Visit www.nyc.gov/accessnyc
to screen your family for up to 35 City, State, and Federal health and
human service benefit programs. In addition to screening, you can learn
about the programs, how to apply, where to go, and even print filled in
applications.
You
Can Watch NYC TV On-Demand
Watch all of NYC
TV programs anytime and anywhere you want with NYCTVOD
- an online video channel, bringing high quality video content to the
global audience. Check out Everything New York on NYC
TV On-Demand today!
You
Can Get Historic Photos Online
Between 1939 and 1941, the City photographed
every house and building in the five Boroughs. Copies of these tax
photos are available for purchase online via the Municipal
Archives.
You
Can Locate City Services using NYCityMap
Use NYCityMap
to find information on transportation, education, public safety, resident
services, neighborhood information, and City life. And don't miss the
latest feature - an aerial view of the City.
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