Press Releases

Press releases and other on-the-record information delivered by DVS staff. For the most up to date information, follow DVS on Twitter and Facebook @nycveterans.

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• New York City Department of Veterans' Services Wins "Best of New York City" Award in Data Analytics, 11.02.17
• The NYC Department of Veterans' Services Celebrates First Full Year as a City Agency During Fleet Week 2017, 05.24.17
• Promotion of Department of Veterans Services Deputy Commissioner Jeffrey D. Roth to Rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the New York Army National Guard, 10.14.16

Education

• NYC Creates College Veterans Consortium: Veterans On Campus-NYC, 05.25.17
• Mayor de Blasio Marks Fleet Week with Announcement of NYC Veterans Mentoring Initiative, 05.25.17

Health

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Announces Formation of New Veterans' Family, Caregiver, and Survivor Advisory Committee; Names Senator Elizabeth Dole Chair, 10.02.17
• State of the City: Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Mark-Viverito rally around universal access to free legal services for tenants facing eviction in housing court, 02.13.17
• State of the City: Mayor de Blasio rolls out new affordable housing initiatives for seniors, veterans, and families most in need, 02.10.17
• The New York City Department of Veterans Services applauds First Lady Chirlane McCray's NYC Well mental health line for its critical assistance to all New Yorkers, including the New York City veterans' community, 10.31.16
• The Department of Veterans Services announces New York City 50th city in US to become a 'caregiver supportive city,' formally recognizing military and veteran caregivers", 10.19.16
• Joint statement from First Lady Chirlane McCray and Department of Veterans Services Commissioner Loree Sutton on Trump's Remarks Regarding PTSD, 10.03.16

Honors

• Statements From Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner Loree Sutton on Veterans Day, 2017, 11.11.17
• The New York City Department of Veterans' Services Honors Military Caregivers, 05.19.17
• Statements from Mayor de Blasio and Department of Veterans Services Commissioner Sutton on Veterans Day, 11.11.16

Housing & Homelessness

• Mayor de Blasio and DVS Commissioner Loree Sutton announce new affordable homes for 16 previously homeless veterans just in time for the holidays, 12.22.16
• De Blasio Administration, Monadnock Development and Lower East Side People's Mutual Housing Association celebrate the opening of NYC's first micro-apartment building”, 10.27.16
• Mayor De Blasio announces revised affordable housing lottery rules, 10.03.16
• Federal government announces New York City has ended chronic veteran homelessness, 12.30.15
• Testimony
• Alternative exemption for veterans, New York City Council Committee on Veterans, 12.08.16

Legal Services

• State of the City: Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Mark-Viverito rally around universal access to free legal services for tenants facing eviction in housing court, 02.13.17

Military Status

• Department of Correction to Open First Ever Housing Area Exclusively for Military Veterans
• New York City Announces Veterans And Active Military Service Members Are Now Protected From Discrimination Under City Human Rights Law
• Mayor De Blasio, Council Member Jumaane Willians, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, and Public Advocate Letitia James announce legislation that adds veterans and military status as a protected class under the city's human rights law, 08.16.16
• Statement from Department of Veterans Services Commissioner Sutton on the Pentagon's announcement lifting ban on transgender troops, 06.30.16

Transportation

• Mayor de Blasio, DOT, MTA NYC Transit and elected officials announce launch of Select Bus Service on Manhattan’s 23rd Street, 11.05.16