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Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Borough President James Molinaro help assemble care packages for American Recreational Military Serivces following the mayor's inauguration.

A NEW York city scheme that involves painting hundreds of rooftops white could be worth adapting locally, Cairns’ Acting Mayor Margaret Cochrane says.

Mayor Bloomberg urged New Yorkers to start the new year by volunteering through NYC Service.

Program will Mobilize Hundreds of Volunteers as a Component of City's Influenza Prevention Strategy.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and former Vice President Al Gore came to Long Island City to launch NYC Cool Roofs, an initiative to mobilize volunteers to coat the rooftops of participating buildings with reflective, white coating to reduce cooling costs, energy usage and greenhouse emissions.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Vice President Al Gore visited the rooftop of the Long Island City YMCA on Thursday, September 24 to literally paint the town white to commence the start of NYC Cool Roofs, a partnership between the City and the non-profit Community Environmental Center, with the objective of keeping the city cool during the hot summers.

Answering President Obama's call for a 'new era of service' and following in his footsteps as community organizers, nearly 200 stimulus-funded New York City Service Corps members were sworn in today by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg

With tools in hand Mayor Mike Bloomberg dug deep into New York City's Summer of Service.

Starting Monday, a new breed of specially trained workers will start their jobs at more than 50 nonprofit groups and public agencies with a single goal in mind - to increase the number of people who volunteer in New York City.

Answering President Obama’s call for a ’new era of service’ and following in his footsteps as community organizers, nearly 200 stimulus-funded New York City Service Corps members were sworn in today by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.