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    City Announces Holiday Pedestrian Space Around Rockefeller Center

    Holiday Attractions and Events  •  Rockefeller Center

    As holiday crowds return to NYC, Rockefeller Center will have expanded pedestrian space to accommodate large crowds. Image Credit: CityLand.

    Vehicle access will be restricted to protect pedestrians and provide them with more space. On November 24, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that temporary expanded pedestrian space would be added around Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall to accommodate holiday crowds. As the pandemic limited holiday crowds last year, more crowds are expected to return to New York City to enjoy holiday festivities. (read more…)

    Date:11/29/2021
    Category : Mayor
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    City Announces $50 Million Capital Investment in Brooklyn Museum

    Museums  •  Brooklyn Museum

    Mayor de Blasio announces a $50 million capital investment in the Brooklyn Museum. Image Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

    The art museum has served as a community gathering and support space. On November 22, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a $50 million capital investment in the Brooklyn Museum. The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located on Eastern Parkway near Prospect Heights. (read more…)

    Tags : Brooklyn Museum
    Date:11/23/2021
    Category : Mayor
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    Mayor’s Office Announces Jay Street Busway to be Permanent

    Busways  •  Downtown Brooklyn

    Jay Street Busway. Image Credit: NYC DOT.

    DOT data shows increase in speeds along the busway by 47 percent. On November 19, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio and DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman announced that the Jay Street Busway in Downtown Brooklyn will now be permanent. The busway runs on Jay Street between Tillary Street and Livingston Street. The busway was in a pilot program as part of the Better Buses Restart Plan since August 2020.  (read more…)

    Date:11/22/2021
    Category : Mayor, Uncategorized
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    City Releases Right-to-Counsel Progress Report

    Right to Counsel  •  Citywide

    The cover of the Right to Counsel Progress Report. Image Credit: NYC DSS.

    The implementation of the program citywide happened ahead of the scheduled 2022 goal. On November 17, 2021, the de Blasio administration released the Right to Counsel Progress Report for Fiscal Year 2021. The Right to Counsel Program works to address the gap in access to legal representation for tenants in eviction cases.  (read more…)

    Tags : evictions, housing court, Right to Counsel, tenants rights
    Date:11/19/2021
    Category : Mayor
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    Mayor Announces Seaport Capital Project to Prevent Flooding

    Climate Resiliency  •  Lower Manhattan

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image credit: CityLand

    On October 26, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an investment of $110 million for a capital project to address the threat of storm surge and rising sea levels for Lower Manhattan. The proposed project will rebuild and raise the existing bulkhead and improve the drainage between the Brooklyn Bridge and Pier 17. The announcement was made with the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Mayor’s Office of Climate Resiliency.  (read more…)

    Date:10/28/2021
    Category : Mayor
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