• Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death, killing 7000 people each year
• In 2011, 28,000 NYC public high school students tried smoking for the first time and 19,000 NYC public high school students under the age of 18 smoked
• Youth who are frequently exposed to tobacco product displays are 2.5 times more likely to initiate smoking than youth who have less exposure
• Legislation would make New York City the first City to keep tobacco products out of sight

• Times Square generates approximately 15,300 pounds or 900 bags of garbage a day
• The Mayor renewed commitment to doubling the city’s recycling rate to 30 percent by 2017
• By year’s end, the City will have put 1,000 new recycling containers on streets in all five boroughs

• 8.34 million people now live in New York City.
• For the first time since before 1950, more people are moving into New York City than moving out.
• The city's population grew by 2% in the past 2 years, the largest increase in recent decades.

• 311 operates in 180 languages, 24 hours a day
• 158 million calls have been received by 311 to date
• 85% of calls are answered in 30 seconds or less
• 7 million people have visited 311 online, since the website launched in 2009

• It is expected that the Art Show, the Armory Show and other art fairs will generate $54 million in economic activity in New York City.
  
• 66,000 people are expected to visit the shows.
  
• Around 220,000 New Yorkers work in the City's creative sector; another 40,000 are employed by non-profit cultural organizations.
  
• In 2012, New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs was again the nation's largest public funder of the arts.

• The City reached an agreement to sell two underutilized City buildings in Lower Manhattan sold for nearly a quarter billion dollars
• The gross sale prices of both buildings total nearly a quarter-billion dollars: $89 million for the sale of the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank building and $160 million for 346 Broadway.
• After deducing the costs associated with the project, including moving City agencies out of the buildings, the City will net about $120 million.

Mayor's Office Internship Program
Do you have an interest in public policy? In government? In public service? If so, an internship with the City of New York might be just right for you, and the Office of the Mayor is now accepting applications. From the Community Affairs Unit to the Office of Immigrant Affairs, the Mayor's Office for International Affairs to the Mayor's Office of Special Projects and Events, and many more in between, the Office of the Mayor offers internships that help support the City of New York. Whether you're looking to see policy made first-hand, give back to your community, or get the tools you need to succeed in any office, there is a department within the Mayor's Office sure to capture your interest while furthering your professional development. Our internships are aimed at college and graduate students, can be semester or year-long commitments, and are non-salaried.
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