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    Mayor and Elected Officials Reach Agreement on East Side Coastal Resiliency Project

    Flood Protection  •  Lower Manhattan

    Rendering of proposed flood resiliency infrastructure./Image Credit: DDC, Parks, DOT, DEP, and Mayor’s Office of Resiliency/CPC

    The agreement was announced two days before the City Council’s approval of the project’s land use applications. On November 12, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Member Carlina Rivera, Council Member Margaret Chin, and Council Member Keith Powers reached an agreement on community investments and commitments relating to the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, the City’s flood protection plan for Lower Manhattan. The agreement addresses the concerns raised by local elected officials and the community throughout the public review process for the project’s two land use applications. Following the announcement of the agreement, the City Council approved the project’s land use applications on November 14, 2019. For CityLand’s coverage on the land use applications, click here. (read more…)

    Tags : East Side Coastal Resiliency, Flood Resiliency
    Date:11/26/2019
    Category : Mayor
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    Mayor’s Office Announces Launch of Ad Campaign to Promote Tenants Rights

    Tenant Rights  •  Citywide

    One of the new advertisements that are a part of a campaign by the Mayor’s office to inform tenants of their rights. Image Credit: Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants

    de Blasio Administration educates tenants on Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act. On October 21, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the launch of a campaign to educate tenants on their new rights under the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019.  The Mayor’s Office designed the advertisements to protect tenants and give New York City renters the information they need to hold their landlords accountable. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, evictions, Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants, rent regulation, Tenant Rights
    Date:11/05/2019
    Category : Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants
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    De Blasio Administration Expands Benefits of Rent Freeze Programs

    Rent freeze programs  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image credit: CityLand

    The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act makes it possible to freeze rents at preferential rates for qualifying New Yorkers. On September 18, 2019, the de Blasio administration released guidance regarding renter rights under the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act. This guidance will allow New Yorkers who pay preferential rents in rent stabilized apartments to benefit from the City’s Rent Freeze Programs. (read more…)

    Tags : rent freeze programs
    Date:10/15/2019
    Category : Mayor
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    De Blasio Administration Expands Benefits of Rent Freeze Programs

    Rent Freeze Programs  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image credit: CityLand

    The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act makes it possible to freeze rents at preferential rates for qualifying New Yorkers. On September 18, 2019, the de Blasio administration released guidance regarding renter rights under the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act. This guidance will allow New Yorkers who pay preferential rents in rent-stabilized apartments to benefit from the City’s Rent Freeze Programs. (read more…)

    Tags : Department of Finance, disability rent increase exemption, rent control, rent freeze programs, senior citizen rent increase exemption
    Date:10/03/2019
    Category : Mayor
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    De Blasio Administration Ends Homeowner Violations for Damage Caused by City Trees

    City Trees  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie visit a residence in the Bronx where tree roots have damaged the sidewalk. Image Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

    The City will stop issuing violations to homeowners for damage caused by street trees. On September 10, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the City will stop issuing violations to homeowners for damage caused by city street trees. Over the next three years, the Department of Transportation and Parks Department plans to boost sidewalk repairs under the Trees and Sidewalks program to address approximately 5,500 priority sites throughout the City. (read more…)

    Tags : Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, city trees, Mayor Bill de Blasio, repairs, Sidewalk Trees, Trees and Sidewalks Program
    Date:09/27/2019
    Category : Mayor
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