On October 12, 2022, the Tenant Harassment Prevention Task Force announced a settlement with landlord Greg Fournier and his real estate company, Greenbrook Holdings, LLC over harassing tenants and keeping unsafe building conditions. The task force is composed of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the Department of Buildings, the Law Department, the State Attorney General, and the Tenant Protection Unit of the New York State Department of Homes and Community Renewal Trust.
Mayor Adams Signs Executive Order to Combat Greenhouse Gas Emissions from City Construction Projects
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.
HPD Cuts Ribbon on New Senior Housing in Astoria
On October 7, 2022, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development joined City officials and community members to celebrate the opening of the Bishop Rene A. Valero Senior Residence at 23-11 31st Road in Astoria, Queens. The facility was developed by Catholic Charities Progress of Peoples Development Corporation, the affordable housing branch of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens.
VIRTUAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: 182nd CityLaw Breakfast with Brendan McGuire, Chief Counsel to Mayor Adams, 11/4 at 9 AM
Professor Ross Sandler, Director
cordially invites you to the 182nd CityLaw Breakfast
Featuring Speaker
Brendan McGuire, Chief Counsel to Mayor Eric Adams
Speaking on:
Meeting the Needs of Asylum Seekers and the Homeless Population in New York City
Date: Friday, November 4, 2022
Even though the Center for New York City Law is unable to host our CityLaw Breakfast series in person at New York Law School this fall due to COVID-19, we will continue … <Read More>
Landmarks Calendars Samuel Gompers Industrial HS Campus for Individual Landmark
The school was the first vocational high school in New York City. On September 20, 2022, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar the Samuel Gompers Industrial High School for consideration as an individual landmark. The school, located at 455 Southern Boulevard between East 145th to East 147th Streets in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, is a well preserved example of the Medieval Revival style.
HPD Celebrates Opening of New Affordable Building with 275 Units in East New York
The building includes a community center with a variety of programs to promote economic growth and youth development. On October 4, 2022, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) joined other city agencies, MHANY Management, Urban Builders Collaborative and Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation to celebrate the opening of Chestnut Commons Apartments in East New York, Brooklyn. Chestnut Commons Apartments, located at 110 Dinsmore Place, is a new 275-permanently affordable unit building.