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    Mayor Signs E-Bike Fire Safety Bills, Announces E-Bike Safety Plan


    Mayor  •  Fire Safety  •  Citywide

    Mayor Adams signs the e-bike bills into law. Image Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

    On March 20, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams announced a new plan to address lithium-ion battery fires and powered mobility device safety. Following an increase in fires due to faulty or refurbished batteries, both the Mayor’s Office and City Council have worked to develop solutions to improve fire safety and reduce avoidable fires while promoting methods of micromobility that thousands of New Yorkers, including delivery workers, depend on daily. 

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    Date: 03/22/2023
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    Governor Announces Investment in Statewide Fair Housing Testing Program


    Governor  •  Housing Discrimination  •  Statewide

    Governor Kathy Hochul. Image Credit: Office of Governor Kathy Hochul.

    On February 24th, 2023, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced a state-wide, $2.2 million investment in New York’s Fair Housing Testing Program. The expansion will be overseen and administered by New York State Homes and Community Renewal’s Fair and Equitable Housing Office. The purpose of the Fair Housing Testing Program is to increase investigations into housing discrimination and enhance education and outreach efforts for fair housing rights, including for individuals with a history of involvement with the criminal justice system.

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    Date: 03/21/2023
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    Landmarks Calendars Fire Alarm Office in West Farms


    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Calendaring  •  West Farms, Bronx

    The Fire Alarm and Telegraph Bureau, Bronx Central Office. Image Credit: LPC.

    On March 14, 2023, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar the Fire Alarm and Telegraph Bureau, Bronx Central Office building located at 1129 East 180th Street in the West Farms section of the Bronx. The building has remained in use for over a century. 

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    Date: 03/20/2023
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    City Receives Support from New York League of Conservation Voters for City of Yes Carbon Neutrality Proposal Ahead of Public Info Sessions


    Department Of City Planning  •  Zoning Text Amendments  •  Citywide

    The Carbon Neutrality amendment will help address obstacles and restrictions that currently limit the installation of green technology and infrastructure like solar panels. Credit: NYC DEP

    On March 8, 2023, the New York League of Conservation Voters and NYLCV Education Fund released the 2023 New York City Policy Agenda, which cited support for Mayor Eric Adams’ City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality zoning text amendment. The New York League of Conservation Voters is a statewide environmental organization that advocates for clean water and air, renewable energy and open spaces. 

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    Tags : City of Yes Zoning Text Amendments, Zoning for Carbon Neutrality
    Date: 03/17/2023
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    City Celebrates Groundbreaking for Gowanus Canal Overflow Protection Project


    Mayor  •  Infrastructure  •  Gowanus Canal

    Mayor Adams and other officials break ground on the new Gowanus Canal overflow tank project. The site, in the background, has been cleared ahead of the excavation and construction. The project will create overflow tanks to prevent sewage entering the canal, and will include public waterfront open space. Image Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

    On March 15, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 Administrator Lisa F. Garcia celebrated the groundbreaking for the first of two underground storage tanks that will protect the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. The two tanks will collect sewer overflow during storms and prevent that overflow from entering the Gowanus Canal. The project will also include the creation of 3.6 acres of new public waterfront space. 

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    Date: 03/16/2023
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    Landmarks Calendars a Bronx Firehouse for Designation as an Individual Landmark


    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Calendaring  •  Belmont, Bronx

    The Engine Company 88 Firehouse in Belmont. Image Credit: LPC.

    On March 14, 2023, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar a firehouse and an FDNY telegraph office for designation as individual landmarks. The Firehouse for Engine Company 88/Ladder Company 38 is located at 2225 Belmont Avenue in the Belmont section of the Bronx.

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    Date: 03/15/2023
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