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    City Council Passes Three Bills Aimed at Stopping Income Discrimination and Providing Application Updates

    City Council  •  Rental Assistance  •  Citywide

    Image credit: New York City Council.

    The three bills provide transparency and protections for people seeking rental assistance. On October 29, 2020, the City Council voted to approve three rental assistance bills that would address income discrimination and provide more transparency in the rental assistance application process. (more…)

    Tags : City Council, housing discrimination, rental assistance
    Date: 11/23/2020
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    City Council Approves Major Bay Street Corridor Plan with Modifications

    City Council  •  ULURP  •  Bay Street Corridor, Staten Island

    Illustrative Rendering of the envisioned street view. Image Credit: DCP.

    Before reaching the City Council, the project received mixed support over concerns that the area was ill-equipped for the increased density. On June 26, 2019, City Council voted to approve with modifications an application that would help implement a major City-initiated plan to redevelop Staten Island’s Bay Street Corridor, which connects the St. George, Tompkinsville, and Stapleton neighborhoods. The comprehensive plan will redevelop the Bay Street Corridor into a walkable, transit-oriented community that provides housing, jobs, and local businesses. The plan had been in the making for over four years and is the result of a coordinated effort among various City agencies and the community. The development is projected to bring 1,000 new jobs, 1,300 new affordable homes, investments in parks, schools and sewers, and a new recreation center. To help implement the plan, the Department of City Planning, the Department of Administrative Services, and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development brought several actions subject to the public review process, ULURP. To read CityLand’s coverage on the earlier stages of the public review process, click here. (more…)

    Tags : Bay Street Corridor Neighborhood Plan, City Planning, City-initiated development, comprehensive plan, MIH, Stapleton Waterfront
    Date: 07/18/2019
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    Three-Quarter Housing: Council Seeks to Address Blight [UPDATE: City Council Approves Legislation]

    City Council  •  Three-Quarter Houses  •  Citywide
    Three-Quarter Housing

    Council Members Corey Johnson, Donovan Richards, and Jumaane Williams (from left to right) in front of City Hall. Image Credit: mfy.org

    UPDATE: On February 1, 2017, the City Council voted 47-0 to approve four bills that would help protect tenants of three-quarter houses in New York City. During the vote, Council Member Donovan Richards called three-quarter houses a wide spread problem that would not be cured by the bills and that the City would need to track progress on the issue to determine future responses. Council Member Ritchie Torres called predatory operators of three-quarter houses the “scum of the earth,” and expressed pride to be involved in the “game changer” legislative package.

    Resolution 1035-2016, on which testimony was heard at the same committee hearing, remained in the Committee on General Welfare. The resolution would call on the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to promulgate a rule that would increase public assistance rental allowance levels. (more…)

    Tags : Commissioner Steven Banks, Council Member Corey Johnson, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Council Member Stephen Levin, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Human Resources Administration, Three-Quarter Housing
    Date: 02/02/2017
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    Mayor Signs Tenants’ Bill Of Rights into Law

    City Council  •  Legislation  •  Citywide
    The Tenants Bill of Rights is signed into law.  (l to r) Council Member Margaret Chin, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, and Council Member Fernando Cabrera.  Image credit:  Office of Council Member Fernando Cabrera

    The Tenants Bill of Rights is signed into law. (l to r) Council Member Margaret Chin, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, and Council Member Fernando Cabrera. Image credit: Office of Council Member Fernando Cabrera

    Laws require tenants to be informed of landlord responsibilities and increase penalties for tenant harassment. On September 30, 2014 Mayor Bill de Blasio signed Local Law 45 and Local Law 47 of 2014 into law. The bills, referred to as the Tenants’ Bill Of Rights, were sponsored by Council Member Fernando Cabrera and Council Member Margaret Chin respectively, and are directed to increase protection of New York City tenants.

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    Tags : Council Member Fernando Cabrera, Council Member Margaret Chin, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Mayor Bill de Blasio
    Date: 10/06/2014
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    Council Approved Rheingold Development with a 30 Percent Affordable Housing Requirement

    City Council  •  Rezoning  •  Bushwick, Brooklyn

     

    Rendering of Rheingold Development as seen from Bushwick Avenue and Forrest Street, Brooklyn. Image Courtesy of Forrest Lots, LLC.

    Rendering of Rheingold Development as seen from Bushwick Avenue and Forrest Street, Brooklyn. Image Courtesy of Forrest Lots, LLC.

    Controversial Bushwick development project questioned on affordable housing goals in public hearings. On December 10, 2013, the full City Council voted 48-1 to rezone six blocks in Bushwick, Brooklyn, in order to allow the development of ten mixed-use developments. The rezoning area is bounded by Bushwick Avenue, Flushing Avenue, Melrose Street, Stanwix Street, and Forrest Street.  Council’s Committee on Land Use voted 18-1 and Land Use Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises unanimously voted 10-0 to approve the project. Council Member Charles Barron voted in the negative at the Stated Meeting and Land Use Committee meeting, citing concerns about housing affordability. (more…)

    Tags : Bushwick-Rheingold Rezoning, City Council, Council Member Diana Reyna, Forrest Lots LLC, Read Property Group LLC
    Date: 12/16/2013
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