To secure a future skilled workforce and boost economic development throughout the State, New York State Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Queens), New York State Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) and Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer joined at Queens College to announce legislation that will attract and retain engineers to work in New York State.

By replacing patronage with professionalism, the New York State legislature has taken a critical step towards making the New York City Housing Authority more accountable, more efficient and more responsive to tenants and taxpayers. For the 650,000 New Yorkers who want nothing more than to go to work, raise their families, and come home to safe, stable communities, this bill is long overdue.

June 12, 2013 — Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer today released a comprehensive plan to increase the exporting of goods and services by businesses in the New York City region. Standing underneath the logo of Brooklyn Brewery, a New York City brand recognized around the globe, the Borough President was joined by small business owners to release ExportNYC: A Roadmap for Creating Jobs Through Exports, a detailed blueprint for creating jobs and growing New York City’s economy.

“New Yorkers know the truth: this lawsuit was never about process,” said Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer. “It was about maintaining the status quo for the few at the expense of drivers and the riding public. I have always believed it should be as easy to hail a cab in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, as it is on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, which is why my office filed an amicus brief in this case. Today, with this ruling, we as a city can stop treating the millions of hard-working New Yorkers who live outside Manhattan like second-class citizens when it comes to our transportation system. Instead, we can guarantee the same level of service for everyone, while vastly expanding accessibility for disabled riders.”

Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer issued a new report today on cyber-crime prevention, following arrests in a global cyber-heist that drained $45 million from A.T.M’s around the globe, including $2.8 million from bank machines in Manhattan, and revealed widespread vulnerabilities in American financial institutions. The report offered valuable tips to New Yorkers on how to avoid being the victims of cyber-crime and also urged passage of federal and state legislation to strengthen protections.

Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer and Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh today unveiled the East River Blueway Plan – an ambitious proposal to transform the borough’s waterfront from the Brooklyn Bridge to East 38th Street with amenities and protections against future storm damage.

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer (@scottmstringer) today hosted “Start-Up City: Growing New York City's Entrepreneurial Economy for All,” a conference featuring discussion among industry thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and NYC’s mayoral candidates on how to build on the growth of New York’s innovation economy and how it can help New Yorkers climb the next rung of the economic ladder.

Elected officials, anti-violence and youth-serving organizations, university and college students, advocates and survivors will gather on the steps of City Hall on April 24th at noon for a rally and press conference to observe Denim Day NYC, a citywide initiative to raise awareness about sexual violence, and the ways in which individuals and communities can work to end gender-based violence. A landmark survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men in the United States have been raped at some time in their lives. The CDC also finds that LGBT individuals report experiencing sexual violence at levels equal to or higher than heterosexual individuals.