City Council Archives - Page 14 of 29

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The conditions set by the board included 20 acres of public open space, construction of new schools, additional ferry services and making the proposed renovations to the Cromwell recreation center…

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Jan 2019

Housing and Homelessness

De Blasio’s Sixth Year in Office Could Feature Three Neighborhood Rezonings

The mayor in 2015 set a goal of rezoning up to 15 neighborhoods in a drive to create more density and more affordable housing. Five rezonings have passed and at…

BySadef Ali Kully 3Comments

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Dec 2018

Government Housing and Homelessness

Track the 18 Tenant Protection Bills Now Before the City Council

The proposals cover everything from buyouts to building-code violations, construction dust to housing-court process servers.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Nov 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Council Weighs Mandating Developers to Create Housing for the Homeless

‘We have the opportunity to change the course for homeless New Yorkers and those on the brink of homelessness and we need to act now.’

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Oct 2018

Economy

Doubts About Breadth of Small Business Rent Bill Emerge at Council Hearing

Speaker Corey Johnson took issue with the de Blasio administration’s lack of action to address the problem of commercial vacancies. But he also faulted Small Business Jobs Survival Act supporters…

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

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Oct 2018

Uncategorized

Following Up: Council Acts to Shore Up Maternal Health in NYC

The City Council passed a set of bills intended to at least partly address the problems of maternal morbidity and mortality, which, like so many health issues, disproportionately affect low-income…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Oct 2018

Economy Government

Council Weighs Commercial Rent Regs 3 Decades After First Attempt

Over the decades, supporters of the bill have faced questions about its legality and economic impact, and it has generated strong opposition from the real-estate lobby.

BySadef Ali Kully 3Comments

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Aug 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Council Approves Inwood Rezoning Amid Protest

Bitterly opposed by many neighborhood residents, the rezoning passed the Council with a single no vote.

BySadef Ali Kully 7Comments

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Aug 2018

Government

City Council Approves 1-Year Cap on New For-Hire Vehicles

The City Council’s action was opposed by app-based ride services that have led to tens of thousands of new cars on streets since the issue was last considered four years…