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    Rockaway Beach Restored for Memorial Day Weekend

    Beaches  •  Rockaway Beach, Queens

    Mayor Bill de Blasio visits Rockaway Beach to announce that it will reopen in time for the summer. Image Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography

    The stretch of beach was closed last summer due to heavy erosion. On May 14, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio along with U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced the completion of the East Rockaway Inlet maintenance dredging project. The completion of the project will allow for the reopening of the stretch of beach from Beach 92nd Street to Beach 105th Street.  The portion of beach was closed last summer due to erosion and lack of sand. (read more…)

    Tags : beaches, dredging, erosion, Rockaway Beach, summer, USACE
    Date:05/27/2019
    Category : Mayor
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    RECAP: Recent Land Use Related City Appointments

    Appointments  •  Citywide

    Image credit: New York City Council.

    Over the past two months, several appointments have been made in various land use related agencies in New York City. To catch up on the recent appointments, click on the stories below. (read more…)

    Tags : appointments
    Date:05/17/2019
    Category : Mayor
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    De Blasio Administration Bans Alcohol Advertisements on City Property

    Advertising Signs  •  Citywide

    Alcohol ads will now be banned on City property, including at Wi-fi LinkNYC kiosks citywide. Image Credit: Epicgenius/Wikimedia Commons

    The ban was created to protect the health of New Yorkers. On April 30, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an Executive Order that immediately banned all alcohol advertising on City property, including bus shelters, newsstands, phone booths, recycling kiosks and Wi-Fi LinkNYC kiosks. The administration sought the ban to protect New Yorkers from exposure to alcohol advertisements which can lead to an increased likelihood and quantity of alcohol consumption. (read more…)

    Tags : alcohol, alcohol advertisement ban, alcohol advertisements, city contracts, city property, de blasio adminsitration, Mayor's Office
    Date:05/06/2019
    Category : Mayor
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    Jackie Bray Appointed as Director of Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants

    Appointment  •  Citywide

    Jackie Bray is the new Director of the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants. Image Credit: NYC Mayor’s Office

    The Office develops policy to strengthen tenant protections. On April 15, 2019, the Mayor’s Office announced First Deputy Commissioner at the New York City Department of Homeless Services Jackie Bray will serve as Director of the Office to Protect Tenants to address the City’s “anti-harassment initiatives, enhance interagency enforcement and closely engage with tenants and advocates.” (read more…)

    Tags : Jackie Bray, Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants, tenant protection
    Date:05/01/2019
    Category : Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants
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    Mayor Announces NYCHA 2.0 Plan to Renovate and Preserve Public Housing

    Public Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio announces comprehensive plan to renovate NYCHA apartments and preserve public housing in New York City. Image credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

    The plan will be divided into three programs to address the $24 billion in capital need for repairs and renovations. On December 12, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a comprehensive plan named NYCHA 2.0 to renovate and preserve NYCHA housing, aimed to resolving $24 billion in vital repairs. NYCHA 2.0 is a ten-year plan that will deliver renovations for 175,000 residents, fund essential capital repairs across the rest of NYCHA’s portfolio, and launch new repair strategies for lead paint, mold, elevator, heat, and vermin issues. (read more…)

    Tags : capital funding, capital need, NYCHA, public housing, renovations, repairs
    Date:01/09/2019
    Category : Mayor
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