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    Mayor Adams Signs Executive Order to Combat Greenhouse Gas Emissions from City Construction Projects

    Mayor  •  Executive Orders  •  Citywide

    Mayor Eric Adams. Photo Credit: facebook.com/NYCMayor

    The City’s construction sites are going green. On September 23, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams signed Clean Construction Executive Order 23 (EO 23). The executive order requires the city’s capital project agencies to commit to actions that will lower greenhouse gas emissions arising from municipal construction projects. (more…)

    Date: 10/18/2022
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    City Revamps Composting Efforts Starting in Queens

    Mayor  •  Composting  •  Queens

    Mayor Eric Adams. Photo Credit: facebook.com/NYCMayor

    Last month, Mayor Adams announced a new plan to bring automatic, weekly curbside organic waste collection to the entire borough of Queens. Residents can order free compost bins from the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), and bins will automatically be sent to buildings with 10 or more residential units. (more…)

    Date: 09/23/2022
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    Mayor Announces Enforcement Effort for Abandoned Open Restaurants Sheds Among Challenges to Open Restaurant Program

    Mayor  •  Open Restaurants  •  Citywide

    Mayor Adams assists with the demolition of an abandoned dining shed at the press conference announcing the City’s new enforcement initiative on August 18th. Image Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

    Multiple lawsuits have challenged both the temporary and proposed permanent open restaurant programs. On August 18, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced a new enforcement initiative with multiple city agencies to remove abandoned outdoor dining sheds. The City’s temporary open restaurants program allowed for restaurants to build outdoor shed structures on sidewalks and in roadways to allow for safer outdoor dining during the pandemic. However, some of these structures have been abandoned by restaurants that have now shut down resulting in abandoned structures that have gotten many quality of life and safety complaints. (more…)

    Date: 09/14/2022
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    City Receives $7.25 Million Grant to Expand and Revitalize Greenways

    Mayor  •  Greenways  •  Citywide

    A portion of the Hudson River Greenway. Image Credit: NYC DOT.

    For the first time in nearly 30 years, the city is developing a plan to expand and fill gaps in greenways across all five boroughs. On August 22, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced that New York City has received a $7.5 million grant from the US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program that will be dedicated to plan for a major expansion of the greenway network citywide. (more…)

    Date: 09/13/2022
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    Mayor Announces Proposed Zoning Changes to Affordable Housing, Small Business Restrictions and Sustainability

    Mayor  •  Zoning Text Amendments  •  Citywide

    Mayor Adams announces the new proposed zoning text amendments. Image Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

    The zoning text amendments are in development and will be drafted with input from stakeholders before undergoing public review later this year. On June 1, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan for a series of new zoning text amendments and programs aimed at removing obstacles for the recovery of small businesses, increased affordable housing, and the expansion of green technology to promote sustainability. The three zoning text amendments – the Zoning for Economic Opportunity, Zoning for Housing Opportunity, and Zoning for Zero Carbon aim to reduce bureaucracy within the City’s zoning text to make room for the City’s continued growth and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. (more…)

    Tags : City of Yes Zoning Text Amendments, Zoning for Economic Opportunity, Zoning for Housing Opportunity, Zoning for Zero Carbon
    Date: 06/03/2022
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