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    Mayor Announces Start of Environmental Justice Study

    Mayor  •  Environmental Justice  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image credit: CityLand

    The process will be a comprehensive study of environmental justice issues with the goal of developing a citywide Environmental Justice Plan to combat the issues. On February 9, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the launch of the Environmental Justice for All Report, a comprehensive study of environmental justice issues.  The report will study and collect information from various communities on environmental justice issues and work to formulate a plan to end the burden of pollution, the age of fossil fuels, and climate change. (more…)

    Date: 02/22/2021
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    Mayor Announces Guidelines for Upcoming Open Culture Program

    Mayor  •  Open Culture Program  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image credit: CityLand

    The newly announced program and its guidelines will allow artists and performers of all kinds to return to work safely. On February 8, 2021, Mayor de Blasio released guidelines for the upcoming Open Culture Program. The program will open up city streets for outdoor cultural performances and events throughout the five boroughs. The new program is modeled after a prior successful initiative lead by the city, the Open Streets Program. For CityLand’s prior coverage about the Open Culture Program, click here. (more…)

    Tags : arts and culture, COVID-19, Open Culture Program
    Date: 02/15/2021
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    New York City Acquisition Fund to Have Exclusive Focus on M/WBEs and Nonprofits

    Mayor  •  Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image credit: CityLand

    The fund currently has $210 million in lendable proceeds. On January 21, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio, along with the Taskforce on Racial Inclusion & Equity, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the Housing Development Corporation, Enterprise Community Partners, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and a coalition of public, private and philanthropic partners announced that the New York City Acquisition Fund (NYCAF) will exclusively serve Minority and Women-Owned Businesses (M/WBEs) and nonprofits to support affordable and supportive housing development.  (more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, loans, M/WBEs, New York City Acquisition Fund, nonprofits
    Date: 01/26/2021
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    VIRTUAL CLE ANNOUNCEMENT: NYC PROPERTY TAX CLE 2021 – Wednesday, January 13th

    Events  •  CLE  •  Webinar

    CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

    When: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 3:45 PM

    Where: Zoom, program materials and login information will be provided to registrants 24 hours prior to the event.

    Credit: 2.5 Transitional and Nontransitional CLE: 2.0 in Professional Practice and 0.5 in Ethics and Professionalism

    Cost: $250 registration fee, $100 NYC Agency Attorneys

    For more information and to register, click here. (more…)

    Tags : CLE, NYC Property Tax
    Date: 12/18/2020
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    City Reaches Settlement Agreement with Verizon FiOS Regarding Expansion

    Mayor  •  Internet Access  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image credit: CityLand

    The new agreement stresses the need for internet access. On November 24, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio announce efforts to tackle the digital divide in New York City by ensuring that Verizon builds out its FiOS footprint to 500,000 additional householders, making high-speed fiber broadband available to more New Yorkers. Verizon failed to meet the terms of its current cable franchise agreement made with the Bloomberg administration to build out its FiOS network. (more…)

    Tags : internet access, NYCHA, Verizon, Verizon FiOS
    Date: 12/15/2020
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