NYC Council Archives - Page 27 of 39

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Advocates want the city to take a more proactive approach to lead paint inspections and enforcement, saying the current system contains loopholes that allow property owners to skirt the rules.…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Aug 2022

Legislation Would Give Nonprofits First Crack at Developing NYC-Owned Land

“Public land is a treasure that we need to maximize for truly affordable housing,” said Councilmember Lincoln Restler, whose new bill would preventing the city from selling off land to…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Aug 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics Transportation

NYC Now Leasing 11 Hotels for Families as Homeless Population Rises

At a Council hearing short on details, officials from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration pinned the shelter population rise on newly arriving immigrants from the Southern Border.

ByDavid Brand 12Comments

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Aug 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics Resources

Want to Rezone in Western Queens? Here’s How to Win Over the Councilmember

Councilmember Julie Won issued a list of “land use principles” she said she will apply to new projects in her district that require Council-approved changes to the city’s zoning code—including…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jul 2022

Government Politics

SEE IT: Your Proposed New NYC Council District

The 15-member NYC Districting Commission released a set of preliminary maps this month for the public to review, updating Council districts to reflect population changes based off the 2020 Census…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Jul 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

NYC Council Approves ‘Resilient Edgemere’ Rezoning Plan

The land use plan, part of a broader initiative known as Resilient Edgemere, encompasses the area bound by Beach 35th Street and Beach 50th Street and will change zoning rules…

ByLiz Donovan

ByDavid Brand 3Comments

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Jul 2022

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Banning Solitary Confinement in NYC Jails is Long Overdue

“Scientific research very clearly demonstrates that solitary confinement is torture. It also shows that it is counterproductive in achieving its goals because it often increases an inmate’s violent behavior.”

ByNancy Holt

ByVaishali Talwar 1Comment

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Jul 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

Mayor’s Housing Plan Still ‘Thin on Details,’ Councilmembers Say

Eric Adams’ “Housing Our Neighbors” blueprint is missing key details about how to track and accomplish its broad goals, according to critics. City officials pledged to include the updated benchmarks…

ByDavid Brand 5Comments

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Jun 2022

Government

‘We Need More Trees’: City Council Probes Planting Progress

The mayor’s office has approved the highest funding for tree planting in half a decade, officials say, allowing the Parks Department to plant 20,000 trees a year for the next…

ByLiz Donovan 2Comments

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Jun 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

Bronx Students Ask: What Kind of Neighbors Are The Yankees?

In 2009, the new Yankee Stadium opened, replacing what used to be a park. Since the Yankees were getting public land, the city said they needed to give back something. How…

ByCUNY Lehman College Podcasting Team 2Comments

As City Health Dept. Weighs New Lead Paint Standard, a Push for Stricter Enforcement

Legislation Would Give Nonprofits First Crack at Developing NYC-Owned Land

NYC Now Leasing 11 Hotels for Families as Homeless Population Rises

Want to Rezone in Western Queens? Here’s How to Win Over the Councilmember

SEE IT: Your Proposed New NYC Council District

NYC Council Approves ‘Resilient Edgemere’ Rezoning Plan

Opinion: Banning Solitary Confinement in NYC Jails is Long Overdue

Mayor’s Housing Plan Still ‘Thin on Details,’ Councilmembers Say

‘We Need More Trees’: City Council Probes Planting Progress

Bronx Students Ask: What Kind of Neighbors Are The Yankees?

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