Pictures of the Week: August 6th-12th

Soon-to-be NYPD Commissioner, Chief Jimmy O’Neill, gets a hug while walking the Orchard Beach boardwalk with the Mayor in the Bronx on Sunday. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio marches in the Ecuadorian Parade on Northern Boulevard in Queens. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Bill de Blasio greets Victor Calise, Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, during a reception at Gracie Mansion to honor the work of disability rights advocates in New York City, and celebrate the 26th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Bill de Blasio talks to the 2016 City Hall interns in the rotunda before taking a group photo on Tuesday. Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Office

The Mayor tours a new school being constructed at Riverside Center on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

The new school is part of the City’s ongoing commitment to Equity and Excellence; the brand-new, uniquely designed, 122,000-square-foot school will provide 692 seats for pre-K through 8th grade students in District 3. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

A woman raises her hand to ask a question during a town hall meeting hosted by Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Member James Vacca at the Villa Barone Manor in the Bronx on Wednesday. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

The Mayor and Council Member Vacca listen to a question during a Bronx town hall meeting. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Bill de Blasio hands a pen to Rafael Campoamor, 4 months, in the rotunda of Brooklyn Borough Hall after signing a bill requiring City agencies to make lactation rooms available to members of the public on Thursday. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

A rainbow and some rain over Manhattan Bridge, as seen from the Mayor’s motorcade, during what was a hot and humid week in NYC. Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Office