This Week in New York – DoITT’s Design RFP, A Nightlife Mayor, New School Chancellor & Next Week’s City Council Hearings
DOITT releases First Ever Contract for Design Services
This week, the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications released a first of its kind RFP for design services contracts through its Government X Design: Citywide Design Services Initiative. This RFP will help New Yorkers access city resources more efficiently and equitably by creating a vetted list of design vendors that city agencies could reference when providing services.
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City Nightlife Mayor Appointed
Mayor de Blasio and Council Member Rafael Espinal announced Ariel Palitz as the city’s first Senior Executive Director of the Office of Nightlife, also known as the city’s “Nightlife Mayor”.
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A New School Chancellor
After Alberto Carvalho declined Mayor de Blasio’s school chancellor position, the mayor appointed Richard Carranza to the position. Until last week, Carranza served as superintendent of Houston, the seventh largest school district in the nation.
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City Council Hearings: Week of 3/12/18
Next Week’s Preliminary Budget Hearings: *subject to change
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Name
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Meeting Date
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Meeting Time
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Meeting Location
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Committee on Public Safety
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3/12/2018
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10:00 AM
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Council Chambers - City Hall
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Committee on Veterans
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3/12/2018
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1:00 PM
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Committee Room - City Hall
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Committee on Justice System
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3/12/2018
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2:00 PM
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Council Chambers - City Hall
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Committee on Public Safety
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3/12/2018
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2:00 PM
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Council Chambers - City Hall
Jointly with the Committee on Justice System
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Committee on Housing and Buildings
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3/14/2018
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10:00 AM
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Council Chambers - City Hall
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Committee on Environmental Protection
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3/14/2018
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10:00 AM
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Committee Room - City Hall
Jointly with the Subcommittee on Capital Budget
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Subcommittee on Capital Budget
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3/14/2018
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10:00 AM
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Committee Room - City Hall
Jointly with the Committee on Environmental Protection
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Committee on Public Housing
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3/14/2018
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1:00 PM
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Council Chambers - City Hall
Jointly with the Subcommittee on Capital Budget
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Subcommittee on Capital Budget
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3/14/2018
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1:00 PM
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Council Chambers - City Hall
Jointly with the Committee on Public Housing
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Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
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3/14/2018
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1:00 PM
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Committee Room - City Hall
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Committee on Land Use
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3/15/2018
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9:30 AM
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Committee Room - City Hall
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Committee on Criminal Justice
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3/15/2018
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10:00 AM
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Council Chambers - City Hall
Jointly with the Subcommittee on Capital Budget
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Subcommittee on Capital Budget
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3/15/2018
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10:00 AM
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Council Chambers - City Hall
Jointly with the Committee on Criminal Justice
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Committee on Technology
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3/15/2018
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11:30 AM
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Committee Room - City Hall
Jointly with the Committee on Land Use
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Committee on Hospitals
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3/15/2018
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1:00 PM
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Committee Room - City Hall
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Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations
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3/16/2018
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10:00 AM
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Council Chambers - City Hall
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Committee on Youth Services
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3/16/2018
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1:00 PM
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Committee Room - City Hall
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