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01/09/2024

City Announces New Rule Prohibiting Vendors on City Bridges

The overcrowded pedestrian walkway on December 29, 2023. The ban of vendors on bridges aims to clear up walkway space to ease crowds and congestion like this. Image Credit: NYC DOT. On January 3, 2023, the Department of Transportation announced new rules that restrict vending on city-owned bridges.....

01/08/2024

City Announces Completion of Transportation, Infrastructure Upgrades Along Pelham Parkway in the Bronx

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An upgraded high-visibility crosswalk is one of many infrastructure and safety upgrades made to Pelham Parkway as Phase Two of the project finishes. Image Credit: DDC. On December 27, 2023, the Department of Design and Construction, Department of Transportation and the Department of Environmental Pr...

12/15/2023

City Receives Over $10 Million in Grants to Support Electrification of Governors Island Ferry, Operation of Staten Island Ferry

The Staten Island Ferry. Image Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office. On December 1, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city has received over $10 million from the U.S. Federal Transit Administration to support ferry services to Staten Island and Governor’s Island. The funding...

12/14/2023

New York City Council Passes Bill to Allow for Tenant Complaints and Inspections of Unoccupied Apartments

Image credit: New York City Council. On December 6, 2023, the City Council voted to approve Int. 195-B, which creates a path for tenants to report housing maintenance code violations for unoccupied units in their buildings. The bill, sponsored by Council Member Carlina Rivera, provides a way for ten...

12/13/2023

NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Designates Joseph Rodman Drake Park and Enslaved People's Burial Ground

The Joseph Rodman Drake Park and Enslaved People’s Burial Ground. The family cemetery is enclosed by the fence. The enslaved people’s burial ground is adjacent to this tree. Image Credit: NYC LPC. On December 12, 2023, the Landmarks Preservation Commissioner voted to designate the Joseph Rodman ...

12/13/2023

New York City Department of City Planning Hears Application for New Affordable and Supportive Housing, Arts Center in East Harlem

Rendering of Timbale Terrace. image Credit: NYC HPD. On November 29, 2023, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing for an application to create a mixed-use 100 percent affordable building at 101 East 118th Street in East Harlem. The proposed 19-story building, called Timbale Terrace, will...

08/23/2023

New York City Department of City Planning Announces "Walkshop" Walking Tours Along the Cross Bronx Expressway

On August 22, 2023, the Department of City Planning announced a series of “walkshops” along the Cross Bronx Expressway to discuss the city’s ongoing efforts to address negative impacts of the expressway on the health of local residents. The tours will be in collaboration with the Department of...

08/23/2023

NYC Water Announces Incentive Credit for Autopay Enrollment

On August 16, 2023, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced a $100 incentive credit for customers who enroll in autopay by November 15th.The goal of the program is to reduce the amount of physical paper bills given to customers by using autopay and help keep accounts...

08/11/2023

Event Announcement: Please join us for the first in-person CityLaw Breakfast since 2020, featuring Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday, August 29th at New York Law School. For more information and how to register, see below.

New York Law School and Professor Ross Sandler, Director cordially invite you to the 187th CityLaw Breakfast Featuring Speaker Eric Adams, Mayor of New York City Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Time: 8:15 AM – 9:30 AM (Speaker starts at 8:30) Place: Events Center, New York Law School 185 West Broad...

06/08/2023

On June 7, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams and city officials discussed the city’s ongoing air quality issues as a result of smoke pollution from wildfires in Canada that has drifted down over much of the East Coast and Midwest. An air quality health advisory has been issued for today for the New York City...

05/31/2023

On May 24, 2023, the NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) joined project partners Services for the Underserved and Bronx Pro Group LLC to celebrate a housewarming for the newly opened Jerome Court redevelopment. Located at 1769 Jerome Avenue in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx, the space was transformed from a two-story single-use occupancy building to a 16-story mixed use building with supportive and affordable housing.

On May 24, 2023, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development joined project partners Services for the Underserved and Bronx Pro Group LLC to celebrate a housewarming for the newly opened Jerome Court redevelopment. Located at 1769 Jerome Avenue in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx,....

05/30/2023

On May 26, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams signed legislation that prohibits discrimination due to a person’s weight or height in employment, housing and public accommodations. Int. 209-A-2022 was sponsored by Council Member Shaun Abreu.

On May 26, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams signed legislation that prohibits discrimination due to a person’s weight or height in employment, housing and public accommodations. Int. 209-A-2022 was sponsored by Council Member Shaun Abreu. The bill allows for an exception for employers who need to consider h...