At a City Council hearing this week, the Department of Buildings said it has nearly doubled the number of staff members dedicated to implementing the city’s landmark law to lower…
The Dept. of Buildings has the power to offer a mediated resolution to landlords who don’t comply with the city’s building emissions law, bypassing fines if they promise to get…
“It is somewhat common for landlords to attempt to circumvent the legal approval process to alter rent-stabilized apartments by cutting out the middleman.”
Store-owners say sidewalk sheds are killing their businesses, especially when the wooden barriers stay up for years. But critics say a Council bill to impose time limits will raise costs…
Three years ago, residents of the building in South Slope were glad to win the protection of the Loft Law. Now, living without cooking gas or heat, they say the…
