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“From expanding Pre-K and 3K to the creation of our affordable housing plan to driving down crime, this year’s report captures trends from the past eight years that I’m proud to share with New Yorkers,” Mayor de Blasio said.
By Forum Staff
The de Blasio administration on Friday touted its work over the past eight years as it released the Mayor’s Management Report for Fiscal Year 2021, an analysis of City agencies’ performance from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
The MMR presents more than 2,000 indicators from 45 City agencies that measure the City’s performance in providing services to New Yorkers. The Fiscal Year 2021 MMR, the last of the Mayor Bill de Blasio’s tenure, features the City’s response and recovery efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the de Blasio administration’s achievements in education, public safety, criminal justice and police reform, open space, transportation, access to healthcare, affordable housing, economic security and uplifting working families.
MMR Administration Fiscal Year 2013 – Fiscal Year 2021 Highlights include:
Education
- Student enrollment in Full Day Pre-K increased over 267% from 15,917 in Fiscal Year 2013 to 58,469 in Fiscal Year 2021.
- Proficiency in English Language Arts for Grades 3-8 increased 21 percentage points from 26.4% in Fiscal Year 2013 to 47.4% in Fiscal Year 2019.
- Proficiency in Math for Grades 3-8 increased 16 percentage points from 29.6% in Fiscal Year 2013 to 45.6% in Fiscal Year 2019.
- The percentage of high schoolers taking AP exams increased 15.9 percentage points from 23.9% in Fiscal Year 2013 to 39.8% in Fiscal Year 2019.
- The four-year high school graduation rate increased 12.8 percentage points from 66.0% in Fiscal Year 2013 to 78.7% in Fiscal Year 2020.
- The School Construction authority added more than 50,000 new school seats during the administration.
- The four-year college readiness rate increased 26.3 percentage points from 31.4% in Fiscal Year 2013 to 57.7% in Fiscal Year 2020.
- The number of students enrolled in CUNY ASAP increased nearly ten-fold from 2,204 students in Fiscal Year 2013 to 23,118 students in Fiscal Year 2021.
Personal and Community Safety
- Major felony crime decreased 13.4% from 110,099 in Fiscal Year 2013 to 95,369 in Fiscal Year 2021.
Core Infrastructure and Environment
- Citi Bike Trips increased 145% from 9.4M in Fiscal Year 2014 to 23.1M in Fiscal Year 2021.
- DOT has installed over 500 new miles of bike lanes since Fiscal Year 2013 including over 130 miles of protected bike lanes.
- The number of Select Bus Service miles covered increased 123% from 65 miles in Fiscal Year 2015 to 145 miles in Fiscal Year 2021.
- The cumulative estimated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from all DCAS energy projects is 262,285 metric tons.
- The City has added more than 13 megawatts of solar energy capacity.
- The percentage of vehicles in the City fleet that are hybrid or alternative fuel like electric vehicles increased from 26 percentage points from 41% to 67 percent.
“From expanding Pre-K and 3K to the creation of our affordable housing plan to driving down crime, this year’s report captures trends from the past eight years that I’m proud to share with New Yorkers,” Hizzoner said. “This year’s report also details how City agencies rose to meet the greatest challenge in a generation, COVID-19. Together, we will continue to drive vaccination rates upward and build a recovery for all of us.”
