New curbs, crosswalks, pedestrian ramps and other features are complete at the corner of the Grand Concourse and E 187th Street. Image Credit: DDC.
On September 8, 2-23, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Design and Construction (DDC) celebrated the completion of the fourth phase of their multi-phase project to reconstruct the Grand Concourse in the Bronx.
City trees provide a critical role in purifying the air and providing shade. Federal funding will help the Parks Department maintain street and park trees for the benefit of all New Yorkers. Image Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.
On September 26, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams and Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $15 million to the City to plant and maintain the City’s trees.
Mayor Eric Adams. Photo Credit: facebook.com/NYCMayor
On September 12, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams announced his “Getting 97 Done” initiative. The plan aims to deliver on the goals outlined in Local Law 97 of 2019 – a 40 percent reduction inbuilding emissions by 2030, and a 70 percent reduction in citywide emissions by 2050. The plan is part of Mayor Adam’s long-term sustainability plan, “PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done”, published in April 2023.
Elijah M. Hutchinson, the new Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice. Image Credit: Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice.
On September 25, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams appointed Elijah M. Hutchinson as the new executive director of the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice.
On September 19, the New York City Department of City Planning announced the date for the first public Jamaica Neighborhood Plan meeting. The meeting will take place at York College on September 30 at 11 a.m. and offer attendees the chance to learn about existing issues in the neighborhood and express what they would like to see changed.
Mayor Adams announces proposal to convert vacant offices into housing. Image Credit: Violet Mendelsund/Mayoral Photography Office.
On August 17, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams and Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Dan Garodnick took significant steps toward building critical new housing across the City by devising a plan to convert vacant offices into housing and implementing procedures to ensure the plan’s success.
