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    City Planning Holds Public Hearing on 100% Affordable Mixed-Use Development in Brooklyn

    City Planning Commission  •  UDAAP  •  Ocean Hill, Brooklyn

    1510 Broadway Rendering Image Credit: City Planning

    The proposed mixed-use development looks to activate vacant land near the Halsey Street Subway station. On August 17, 2020, the City Planning Commission held a remote public hearing on a City application that would facilitate the construction of an eight-story mixed use development in the Ocean Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. The site is currently a vacant, trapezoidal block situated mainly along Broadway to the northeast, Hancock Street to the southeast, and Saratoga Ave to the west. The site is directly across from a raised subway platform and the Halsey Street subway station that serves the J/Z subway line. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services brought the application on behalf of the City.

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    Tags : 1510 Broadway, affordable housing, City Planning, DCAS, HPD, HPD ELLA Program, Rezoning, UDAAP
    Date: 09/08/2020
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    Governor Announces Dedication of State Park to LGBTQ Civil Rights Activist Marsha P. Johnson

    Governor  •  Parks  •  Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    Park Rendering Image Credit: Governor’s Office

    First ever state park dedicated to a LGBTQ person. On August 14, 2020, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the dedication of East River State Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn to LGBTQ activist Marsha P. Johnson. The dedication comes on Johnson’s seventy-fifth birthday and marks the first state park dedicated to LGBTQ person and a transgender woman of color. Marsha P. Johnson State Park is a seven-acre waterfront park located along the East River. It offers a stunning view of the Manhattan skyline, a play area for children and open green space for relaxation and recreation.

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    Tags : Andrew Cuomo, Council Member Stephen Levin, LGBTQ, Marsha P. Johnson, parks, Williamsburg
    Date: 09/03/2020
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    Mayor de Blasio Launches BE NYC to Grow Black Businesses

    Mayor  •  Business Support  •  Citywide

    The BE NYC Cabinet meets to help develop solutions to support the City’s Black-owned businesses. Image Credit: BE NYC/Small Business Services

    On August 19, 2020, Mayor de Blasio announced BE NYC, a new initiative that will increase the number of Black-owned businesses in high-growth industries Citywide. Additionally, the Department of Small Business Services has released the landmark Black entrepreneurship report and launched four new programs for Black business owners. (more…)

    Tags : BE NYC, Black Businesses, Department of Small Business Services
    Date: 09/02/2020
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    [UPDATE] Council Looks to Amend Third-Party Delivery Service Bills to Address Proper Timeframe

    City Council  •  Small Business  •  Citywide

    Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Jonnel Doris testifying at the hearing Image Credit: City Council

    Small Business hearings takes dire tone. On August 13, 2020, the City Council Committee on Small Business held a remote public hearing, on three bills that would cumulatively limit third-party food delivery services and require the Department of Small Business Services to create reports on COVID-19 related small business grants and loans. Beyond the three bills, the hearing also delved into the state of small business in the City and potential action to alleviate stresses on the small business community. The three bills are detailed below:

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    Tags : City Council, Council Member Mark Gjonaj, Small Business, Third-Party Delivery Services
    Date: 08/26/2020
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    Mayor Announces FY20 Affordable Housing Statistics

    Mayor  •  Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio at his August 5 Press Conference Image Credit: Mayor’s Press Office

    Mayor’s affordable housing announcement appears more retrospective than optimistic. On August 5, 2020, The Mayor’s Press Office released a statement touting the amount of affordable housing created in fiscal year 2020. The announcement states that the City preserved 23,520 homes and constructed 6,503 new units, totaling 30,023 affordable City financed homes. More than 50 percent of these homes serve families earning less than $52,000 and 3,600 people received voucher increases to ameliorate income lost from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Tags : affordable housing, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Housing Preservation and Development, HPD, Mayor Bill de Blasio, nyc affordable housing
    Date: 08/20/2020
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