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    Mayor Appoints Jessica Tisch as New DSNY Commissioner

    Appointments  •  Citywide

    New DSNY Commissioner Jessica Tisch. Image Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

    The announcement comes with a $11 million investment in restoring full alternative side parking and cleaning of protected bike lanes. On April 18, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced the appointment of Jessica Tisch as the new Commissioner of the Department of Sanitation. (read more…)

    Date:04/19/2022
    Category : Mayor
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    Mayor Adams Makes Two New Appointments to Rent Guidelines Board

    Appointments  •  Citywide

    The Rent Guidelines Board met for the first time this year yesterday. New appointees Christina Smyth (top row, middle) and Arpit Gupta (middle row, left) were present. Image Credit: NYC RGB.

    On March 31, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced the appointment of two new members of the Rent Guidelines Board. The Rent Guidelines Board is responsible for establishing rent adjustments for apartments subject to the City’s rent stabilization law. Approximately one million apartments and homes are subject to this law. (read more…)

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    Date:04/01/2022
    Category : Mayor
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    Mayor Appoints Asim Rehman as Next OATH Commissioner

    Appointments  •  Citywide

    Incoming OATH Commissioner Asim Rehman. Image Credit: OATH.

    Rehman is the first Muslim-American to serve as OATH Commissioner. On March 29, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced Asim Rehman had been selected as the next Commissioner and Chief Administrative Law Judge for the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH). OATH serves as the City’s administrative law court, which handles the adjudication of issues referred by City agencies, summonses from City agencies, and other topics including but not limited to employee discipline, City-issued license and regulatory enforcement, zoning and loft violations, and civil asset forfeiture. (read more…)

    Date:03/31/2022
    Category : Mayor
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    Mayor’s Executive Order Strengthens Fire Safety Enforcement and Education

    Fire Safety  •  Citywide

    Infographic from HPD about fire safety. Click image to enlarge. Image Credit: HPD.

    The coordinated efforts will enhance inspections and increase fire safety outreach for residents, building owners and buildings. On March 20, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams signed a new Executive Order to strengthen fire safety enforcement and increase fire safety education. The executive order follows the aftermath of the Twin Parks fire this past January, where seventeen people were killed after a fire spread through an apartment building in the Bronx.  (read more…)

    Date:03/21/2022
    Category : Mayor
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    City Announces Over 100 Parks Projects to Start Construction This Spring

    Parks  •  Citywide

    Mayor Eric Adams and Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue announce over 100 parks improvement projects set to start construction this spring. Image Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

    On March 13, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced that 104 park projects that were previously paused due to the pandemic will break ground this spring. The shift marks a 142 percent increase in parks construction projects over 2021.

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    Date:03/14/2022
    Category : Mayor
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