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The City of New York is home to many arts organizations. They include: American Dance Festival; Bronx Council on the Arts; Brooklyn Academy of Music; Brooklyn Historic Railway Association; City Parks Foundation; Creative Time; Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; Municipal Art Society; New York Foundation for the Arts; Rondo Young Artist ...
Flag of New York City. Prior to 1915, New York City did not have an official flag. Unofficially, a flag was in use throughout the city that featured an unofficial version of the city seal, in blue, on a white field. A 1915 Arts Commission committee which redesigned the city seal noted that there was no record that the city had adopted this flag.
The New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) is a law enforcement agency of the government of New York City [2] that serves as an independent and nonpartisan watchdog for New York City government. [3] Established in 1873, it is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country.
The Michael J. Petrides School is a public school located at 715 Ocean Terrace in Staten Island, New York.It was created by Board of Education officials and named for their late colleague and College of Staten Island professor, Michael J. Petrides (1941–1994).
Created in 1993, the department was the first of its kind nationally; with a mission exclusively focused on the issue of homelessness. [7] The Department of Homeless Services was created in response to the growing number of homeless New Yorkers and the 1981 New York Supreme Court Consent Decree that mandates the State provide shelter to all homeless people. [8]
The New York City Sheriff's Office (NYCSO), officially the Office of the Sheriff of the City of New York, is the primary civil law enforcement agency for New York City. [1] The Sheriff's Office is a division of the New York City Department of Finance, operating as an enforcement arm. [2]
In February 2004, the Department of Education and the Arts was created. [2] In 2006–07, the Department of Education, Training and the Arts (DETA) was created. [2] In 2008–09, machinery of government changes replaced DETA with the Department of Education and Training, which was then restructured into the Department of Education [2]
Banks's mother was a secretary and his father, Philip Banks Jr., was a lieutenant in the New York City Police Department.Banks grew up in Southeast Queens. He has two brothers, including Philip Banks III, who retired from the NYPD as chief of department on October 31, 2014. [1]