Day One Executive Orders:

Executive Order: Safe Streets in New York City Now

Details: Surge visible patrols in transit and high-crime corridors; restore anti-gun, retail-theft, and quality-of-life conditions teams; publish weekly safety scorecards.

Lead: New York City Police Department (NYPD)

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Executive Order: Transit Safety Surge & Subway Crime Task Force

Details: Fare-evasion enforcement and platform order; full-time subway crime task force; Transit Bureau training with fatigue-aware shifts; station scorecards;

coordination with District Attorneys.

Lead: NYPD Transit Bureau (NYPD Transit); Law Department (Law)

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Executive Order: Reinstate NYPD Homeless Outreach & Shelter Security

Details: Restore NYPD shelter security and homeless outreach; joint operations with Department of Social Services (DSS) and Business Improvement Districts

(BIDs); track placements and assaults averted.

Lead: NYPD; Department of Social Services (DSS)

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Executive Order: Clean City Blitz

Details: 90-day surge on litter, rats, and illegal dumping; weekly district cleanliness grades; enforcement coordinated among Department of Sanitation (DSNY), NYPD, and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Lead: DSNY; DEP; NYPD

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Executive Order + CAPA (City Administrative Procedure Act) Start: Battery & Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Safety & Siting

Details: Immediate BESS pause with independent risk study; UL-listed commercial batteries; employer responsibility; rapid seizure of illegal stock; high-risk storage sites away from homes with FDNY suppression and Office of Emergency Management (OEM) plans.

Lead: Fire Department (FDNY); Department of Buildings (DOB); Department of City Planning (DCP); Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP); Office of Emergency Management (OEM)

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Task Force Charter + Executive Order: Government Efficiency Task Force

Details: Tri-chaired by Deputy Mayor for Operations, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director, and MOO (Mayors Office of Operations) Director to find

immediate savings and reprogram to frontline services.

Lead: Deputy Mayor for Operations (DMOps) (chair); OMB; MOO

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Task Force Charter + Executive Order: Padlock the Problem

Details: Sheriff–NYPD–DCWP–FDNY–DOB padlock team for illegal cannabis shop selling to minors and unsafe battery sellers; public closure map.

Lead: Sheriff (chair); NYPD; DCWP; FDNY; DOB

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Executive Order (Blueprint): Tax Lien & Homeowner Rescue Reform

Details: Ethics - guardrailed lien-sale replacement; hardship deferrals; anti-speculator rules; end gotcha fees.

Lead: DOF

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Task Force Charter + Executive Order: Government Efficiency Task Force

Details: Tri-chaired by Deputy Mayor for Operations, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director, and MOO (Mayors Office of Operations) Director to find

immediate savings and reprogram to frontline services.

Lead: Deputy Mayor for Operations (DMOps) (chair); OMB; MOO

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Executive Order (Blueprint): Tax Competitiveness & Jobs Plan

Details: Lower business-tax to 6%; as-of-right job-creation credits

Lead: OMB; SBS; EDC

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100 Day Plan: Sliwa's Immediate Administrative Actions

 

Administrative Action: Improve Student Outcomes & Attendance

Details: Shrink Department of Education (DOE) central office, return funding to classrooms and student enrichment; dashboards for reading, math, and attendance; daily attendance monitoring with rapid interventions and escalation to District Attorneys and Administration for Children’s Services (ACS).​

Lead: DOE (chairs attendance Task Force), Mayor’s Office of Operations (MOO); partners District Attorneys (DAs), Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD), ACS2

Administrative Action + CAPA: Small Business First
Details: Fix-it periods for first-time non-safety violations; one-stop Permit Coach;coordinated inspections with no pile-ons.
Lead: DCWP; Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH); DOB; FDNY; Small Business Services (SBS)

 

Administrative + Litigation Posture: Congestion Pricing Mitigation & Legal Review
Details: Demand mitigations; pursue legal options to halt or modify harms; protect outer-borough residents and small businesses.
Lead: Department of Transportation (DOT); Law; Economic Development Corporation (EDC)

Administrative Action: Public Safety Cabinet & Organizational Reset
Details: Establish Mayor-chaired cabinet (NYPD, DSNY, Sheriff, Department of Correction (DOC), FDNY, OEM, Law).
Lead: Mayor’s Office

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Administrative Action: Procurement Reset
Details: End non-essential emergency contracting; freeze discretionary awards; live contract and deliverables dashboard.
Lead: Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS); OMB; Law

Administrative Action: Shelter & Services Accountability
Details: Weekly public reporting on census, per-diem, length-of-stay, exits; enforce provider performance; seek court relief or modifications where lawful.
Lead: DSS (County Departments of Social Services); Law; OMB

Administrative Action: End Easy Settlements & Frivolous Claims Unit
Details: Litigate meritless cases; track repeat filers; quarterly payout reports;
agency legal liaisons.
Lead: Law; Department of Investigation (DOI) support

Administrative Action: CityStat & Open-Data Sunlight
Details: Weekly CompStat-style cabinet (crime, transit, sanitation, shelter, permits, capital); publish machine-readable datasets.
Lead: MOO; Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI)

Administrative Action: Budget Discipline & Hiring Controls
Details: Targeted hiring controls; PEG that protects frontline services; cut central bureaucracy and consultants.
Lead: OMB; DCAS

Administrative Action: Mayor’s Council of Economic Advisors
Details: Pro-growth council advised by Partnership for NYC and Kathyrn Wylde; quarterly public scorecards on taxes, regulations, investment.
Lead: Mayor; OMB/SBS support

Administrative Action: Flood-Ready City
Details: Emergency catch-basin clearing, targeted jetting, debris removal at top hotspots; DEP sign-off on capital work in flood zones.
Lead: DEP; DOT; DSNY; OEM

Administrative + CAPA: Local Law 97 Pause & Impact Audit
Details: Pause penalties during audit; extensions for good-faith actors; technical assistance program.
Lead: DCAS; DOB; DEP

Administrative Action: Illegal Placard & Ghost-Plate Crackdown
Details: Targeted towing and discipline; automated checks; zero tolerance for city vehicles.
Lead: DOT; NYPD; DCAS

CAPA Start: Street Vending Order & Safety Zones
Details: Enforce around doorways, bus stops, schools; pilot legal zones protecting storefronts and pedestrians; revive vendor review panel.
Lead: DCWP; NYPD; DOT

Administrative Action: Parks Clean & Open
Details: Daily bathroom hours; weekend staffing surge in busy parks; rapid graffiti service-level agreement (SLA).
Lead: Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks); DSNY

Administrative (Tech): 311 Modernization
Details: Service-level agreements by request type; photo/video uploads; live status to complainants; proof-of-closure.
Lead: OTI; MOO

Administrative Action: 911 Response Focus
Details: Hot-spot staging; shift alignment; daily metrics to cut response times.
Lead: NYPD; FDNY; OEM

Administrative Action: Special Education Fix
Details: Hire therapists; clear hearing backlog; dyslexia/autism supports; parent flexibility.
Lead: DOE

Administrative Action: Choice & Excellence (G&T / SHSAT / Screening / CTE)
Details: Expand Gifted & Talented (G&T); preserve Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT); restore academic screening; grow Career & Technical Education (CTE)/theme programs.
Lead: DOE; School Construction Authority (SCA)
 

Administrative (Tech + Ops): One-Stop Business Launch & 10-Day Permit Guarantee
Details: Borough in-person and online portals; auto-approvals for eligible permits; 10-day clock for the rest.
Lead: SBS; OTI; DOB; DOHMH

Administrative Action: Mayor’s Office of Operations Revamp (incl. DYCD)
Details: Make MOO the performance and audit engine across agencies (including DYCD); target dashboards; weekly reviews.
Lead: Mayor; MOO; OMB; DYCD

Administrative Action: Intergovernmental Reset
Details: Dissolve DM for Intergovernmental Affairs; move IGA under Chief of Staff with outcome-based legislative/funding targets.
Lead: Chief of Staff

Administrative Action: Property-Tax Relief & Reform Commission (1-Year)
Details: Seat independent experts; publish draft options toward comprehensive reform.
Lead: OMB; DOF

Administrative Action: Water & Sewer Rate Fairness
Details: Hardship credits; senior protections; billing transparency; freeze options for small owners.
Lead: DEP; NYC Water Board

Administrative + CAPA: Small Property Owner Bill of Rights
Details: Anti-squatter protocol; CityFHEPS service clocks; small-owner hotline; fix-it on non-safety items.
Lead: Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD); DOB; DOF; NYPD/Marshals coordination
 

Administrative + CAPA: Balanced Short-Term Rental Enforcement
Details: Owner-occupied carve-outs; tough action on commercial/nuisance operators.
Lead: Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement (MOSE); DCWP; DOB

Administrative + CAPA: Fine & Fee Reset (“Fix-It First”)
Details: Freeze non-safety fine escalators; convert penalties to compliance
pathways; end stacked inspections.
Lead: SBS; DCWP; DOHMH; DOB; FDNY

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Administrative Action: Commercial Corridor Comeback
Details: Safety and storefront revival (façades, lighting, cameras); vacancy
turnarounds; targeted abatements posture.
Lead: SBS; NYPD; DSNY

Administrative Action: Borough Growth Deals
Details: Borough incentive menus (industrial, life-science, film/TV, retail main
streets) with hiring goals.
Lead: EDC; OMB; SBS

Administrative Action: Young Talent Retention
Details: CUNY/Workforce rotations; first-year rent stipends from consolidation savings; live-near-work zones; ; No income tax for people under 29 to encourage
and maintain new talent despite high rents
Lead: SBS; DYCD; City University of New York (CUNY)

Administrative Action: Public-Private Homeless Outreach Partnership
Details: BID/employer co-funded teams aligned with NYPD Homeless Outreach; publish outcomes.
Lead: DSS; NYPD; Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs (CAU)

Administrative Action: Audit Subway Outreach Contracts
Details: Performance-based terms; defund non-performers; publish placement metrics.
Lead: DSS; DOI

Administrative Action: Vision Zero Reset & TrafficStat
Details: Data-driven enforcement on reckless behaviors; expand serious-injury crash investigations.
Lead: DOT; NYPD

Administrative + CAPA: Pause & Impact Review on Major Rezonings
Details: Pause non-safety rezonings; require infrastructure, parking, flooding, and services impact review with community input.
Lead: DCP; DEP; DOT; DOE; HPD

Administrative Action: Improve Student Outcomes Permanently
Details: Phonics/structured math; curriculum transparency; parent opt-outs where lawful.
Lead: DOE

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Administrative Action: Charter & Co-Location Fairness
Details: Inventory under-use; equitable facilities; queue co-locations; state posture to lift cap.
Lead: DOE

Administrative (Transparency): Open Contracts & Delivery Dashboard
Details: Live public tracker for contracts, milestones, vendor performance.
Lead: MOCS; OTI

Administrative Action: FOIL & Proactive Disclosure Modernization
Details: Strict FOIL SLAs; backlog portal; expand proactive data releases.
Lead: Law; OTI

Administrative (Tech): NYCConnect: Single-Login Digital Services
Details: One account for permits, benefits, payments, scheduling; simple mobile flows.
Lead: OTI; SBS; DOB; DCWP

Administrative (Tech): City Cybersecurity Shield
Details: MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) mandate, rapid patches, vendor security, tabletop exercises.
Lead: NYC Cyber Command; OTI

Administrative Action: FDNY Safety & Staffing
Details: Restore 5th firefighter on ladders; modernize firehouses/equipment; on-site turnout-gear laundry.
Lead: FDNY; OMB

Administrative + Bargaining Posture: EMS Pay Parity & Staffing
Details: Pay parity posture; better pensions; stronger assault penalties (state posture).
Lead: FDNY EMS; OLR; Law

Administrative Action: Transfer Lifeguards to FDNY
Details: Move lifeguard operations to FDNY for unified water-rescue standards.
Lead: FDNY; Parks; OMB

CAPA Start: Micromobility & Delivery Safety Rules
Details: Visible ID plates for commercial e-bikes; employer responsibility; park/playground restrictions.
Lead: DCWP; DOT; NYPD; FDNY

Administrative + CAPA: Animal Welfare Enforcement & Shelter Reform
Details: Expand NYPD Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad (ACIS); DOHMH/Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) audits; Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR)
support; live-market enforcement.
Lead: NYPD; DOHMH; ACC

CAPA + Legislative Posture: Carriage Horse Phase-Out Rulemaking
Details: Heat/rest/insurance standards now; limited zones; support Ryder’s Law.
Lead: DOT; DOHMH; Law

Administrative Action: Senior Affordability & Access
Details: SCRIE/DRIE enrollment push; AAR reliability; senior-friendly street design near hubs.
Lead: Department for the Aging (DFTA); DOT; DOF

Administrative Action: ACS Child Protection Reset
Details: Authorize parental drug-abuse investigations; newborn drug-testing posture; preserve anonymous reporting.
Lead: ACS; Health + Hospitals (H+H)

Administrative Action: Youth Detention Order & Safety
Details: Staffing and lawful discipline tools; separate violent/gang members from first-timers.
Lead: ACS/Department of Youth and Family Justice (DYFJ)

Administrative + State Posture: Raise-the-Age Reform
Details: Publish youth-crime data; propose state fixes; DA coordination.
Lead: Law; ACS; NYPD

Administrative Action: Citywide Apprenticeships & Youth Work
Details: Union/SMB/tech apprenticeships; year-round civic jobs; school-to-work pipelines.
Lead: DYCD; SBS; DOE

Task Force Charter: Ghost Streets Task Force
Details: Map/adopt orphaned streets; assign plowing/paving/lighting/cleaning ownership.
Lead: DOT (chair); DSNY; DEP; DCP

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Administrative Action: OEM Preparedness & Alerts
Details: Borough tabletops; clearer real-time alerts; interagency upgrades.
Lead: NYC Emergency Management (NYCEM)

Administrative Action: Rain-Barrel & Home Resilience Program
Details: Expand rain-barrels; homeowner drainage/backflow guidance; flood kits for hotspots.
Lead: DEP

Administrative + CAPA: Office-to-Housing Fast Track
Details: Conversion checklist; DOB fast lanes; targeted zoning fixes proposal.
Lead: DCP; DOB; EDC

Task Force Charter: Vacant Rent-Reg Unlock Task Force
Details: Remove barriers; incent code-compliant rehab; return vacant units.
Lead: HPD (chair); DOB; Housing and Community Renewal (HCR)

Administrative Action: CityFHEPS Speed & Integrity
Details: SLA clocks; fraud audits; prioritize families/veterans.
Lead: DSS (HRA/DHS)

Administrative Action: DCP & ULURP Transparency
Details: Plain-language files; lobbyist/donor disclosure; early community engagement.
Lead: DCP

Administrative Action: Borough Halls for City Hall
Details: Walk-in mayoral service desks in all five boroughs; cross-agency reps.
Lead: Mayor's Community Affairs Unit (CAU); OTI

Administrative Action: International Affairs Refocus
Details: Diplomacy/tourism/trade tied to measurable investment and exchanges (first responders, educators).
Lead: Office of International Affairs (OIA); EDC; NYC & Company

Administrative Action: Agency Legal Liaisons (Litigation Readiness)
Details: Assign trained liaisons in every agency for documentation/fact-gathering to cut lawsuit exposure.
Lead: Law; all agencies

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Administrative Action: Veterans First Hiring & Services
Details: Veteran hiring goals; fast-track civil-service placements; homelessness prevention priority.
Lead: Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS); DCAS; DSS

Administrative + Design-Build Posture: Parks Capital Delivery Reform
Details: Faster procurement/design-build; larger capital repair budget for quick fixes.
Lead: Parks; Department of Design and Construction (DDC)

Administrative Action: Capital Project Coordination (DDC/DOT/DEP)
Details: Joint calendars to cut tear-ups/delays; coordinated street closures.
Lead: DDC; DOT; DEP

Administrative Action: Truck Route & Overweight Enforcement
Details: Crack down on overweight/off-route trucks; protect residential streets.
Lead: DOT; NYPD

Administrative Action: Illegal Dumping Cameras Expansion
Details: Add cameras in hotspots; higher fines; public map.
Lead: DSNY; NYPD

Administrative Action: Retail Theft Hotspot Units (BIDs)
Details: BID coordination; precinct anti-shoplifting teams; real-time alerts.
Lead: NYPD; SBS; BIDs

Administrative Action: Graffiti Rapid Response Vans
Details: Dedicated abatement vans; SLA to clear tags in commercial corridors.
Lead: DSNY

Administrative Action: Parking Impact Statements for Street Changes
Details: Require parking/economic impact for major redesigns.
Lead: DOT

Administrative Action: Sheriff Revenue Integrity Sweep
Details: Target tax, tobacco, counterfeit hotspots with corridor sweeps.
Lead: Sheriff

Administrative (Tech): Municipal Responsibility Map
Details: Public map showing which agency owns tasks/blocks; track responses.
Lead: MOO; OTI

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Administrative Action: 311 Urgent-Route to Field Supervisors
Details: Escalate urgent complaints directly to field supervisors; close-loop verification.
Lead: MOO; OTI

Administrative (Tech): Public Benefits & Housing Portal Unification
Details: Single intake for HRA/HPD/DSS programs; shared documents; case status.
Lead: OTI; HRA; HPD; DSS

CAPA: Food Vendor Safety & Training Refresh
Details: Updated food-safety training/renewals; multilingual materials.
Lead: DOHMH; DCWP

Administrative Action: Construction Work-Zone Safety Enforcement
Details: Inspections and penalties for unsafe zones; protect pedestrians/cyclists.
Lead: DOB; DOT

Administrative Action: Night-Noise Enforcement Surge
Details: Decibel-based enforcement; nightlife/construction hotspots.
Lead: DEP; NYPD

Administrative Action: Streetlight & Signal Outage SLAs
Details: Hard SLAs for repairs; public tracker.
Lead: DOT; MOO

Administrative Action: Bridge & Arterial Cleanliness Standards
Details: Routine sweeping/trash removal; quarterly scorecards.
Lead: DOT; DSNY

Administrative Action: Pothole & Milling-to-Pave SLA
Details: Shorten lag between milling and repaving; priority routes list.
Lead: DOT; MOO

Administrative Action: Tree Care & Stump Removal Surge
Details: More in-house planting/pruning; stump removal acceleration.
Lead: Parks Administrative Action: DSNY Heavy Tow Expansion
Details: Expand heavy tow operations citywide; illegal truck/bus parking focus.
Lead: DSNY; NYPD

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Administrative Action: City Vehicle Telematics for Safety/Idling
Details: Track speeding/idling; discipline and fuel savings.
Lead: DCAS; MOO

Administrative Action: Procurement Fast Lane for Safety Gear
Details: Priority purchasing channel for PPE, radios, safety equipment.
Lead: MOCS; FDNY; NYPD; DSNY

Administrative Action: Boards & Commissions Sunset Review
Details: Inventory all boards/commissions; dissolve dormant/duplicative bodies; consolidate overlapping mandates; publish results.
Lead: MOO; Counsel to the Mayor; OMB

Administrative Action: Civic Town Halls — Borough Rotation
Details: Regular unscripted forums rotating through boroughs with agency heads.
Lead: CAU

Administrative Action: Agency “Fix-It Fridays” Walkthroughs
Details: Weekly on-street agency walkthroughs to clear local backlogs and publish wins.
Lead: MOO; borough teams
 

Administrative + CAPA: Animal Welfare Enforcement & Dog-Park Expansion
Details: Public Animal Abuser Registry; expand dog parks citywide; enforce against animal abuse; support no-kill shelters; fund mental health for abusers;
incentivize nonprofit animal welfare; NYPD/DOHMH/ACC enforcement.
Lead: NYPD; DOHMH; Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC)