Local Government
New York City Department of Health
We protect, improve and promote the health, productivity and well being of all New Yorkers
05/26/2021
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We protect, improve and promote the health, productivity and well being of all New Yorkers
To enrich the environment and protect public health for all New Yorkers by providing high quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution.
The Equity and Excellence for All agenda has been central to today’s improved student outcomes, including the highest-ever graduation and college enrollment rates, the lowest-ever dropout rate, and rising scores on state tests.
As the City’s primary capital construction project manager, we build many of the civic facilities New Yorkers use every day. We provide communities with new or renovated structures such as firehouses, libraries, police precincts, courthouses, senior centers and more. To successfully manage our portfolio, we collaborate with other City agencies, as well as with emerging and world-renowned architects and consultants.
The 51 Council districts throughout the five boroughs are each represented by an elected Council Member.
We’re in the business of making New York City economically and environmentally sustainable.  We train and employ low-income community members to create and maintain green
YMPJ works within the Bronx River communities. We offer youth programming, lead three organizing campaigns and offer direct services.
Rocking the Boat uses the mediums of building and sailing wooden boats to transform the lives of young people and rivers that surround them. At
The New York City Mayor’s Office of Sustainability is a team of architects, data scientists, engineers, policy advisors, and city planners working to create a city where the air is clean, the streets are green and where our 8.5 million residents produce zero waste and zero carbon.
Ruben Diaz Jr. first entered public office as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1997, and is currently serving his third full term as Bronx Borough President, having been reelected in November 2017 with more than 88 percent of the vote.
The Bronx River Alliance serves as a coordinated voice for the river and works in harmonious partnership to protect, improve and restore the Bronx River corridor so that it can be a healthy ecological, recreational, educational and economic resource for the communities through which the river flows.
The Alliance works in close partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and with over one hundred other partners to reclaim the Bronx River.