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    Mayor Adams Signs Executive Order to Combat Greenhouse Gas Emissions from City Construction Projects

    Mayor  •  Executive Orders  •  Citywide

    Mayor Eric Adams. Photo Credit: facebook.com/NYCMayor

    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. (more…)

    Date: 10/18/2022
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    Council Approves Appointments of Gail Benjamin and Anthony Crowell to City Planning

    City Council  •  Appointments  •  Citywide

    Gail Benjamin and Anthony Crowell answer questions from Council Members on September 7, 2022. The Council voted to approve their nominations to the City Planning Commission a week later. Image Credit: City Council

    On September 14, 2022, the City Council voted to approve Gail Benjamin and Anthony Crowell to the New York City Planning Commission. Earlier that same day, the City Council Committee on Rules, Privileges, and Elections also voted in favor following a hearing a week earlier. (more…)

    Date: 10/04/2022
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    City Revamps Composting Efforts Starting in Queens

    Mayor  •  Composting  •  Queens

    Mayor Eric Adams. Photo Credit: facebook.com/NYCMayor

    Last month, Mayor Adams announced a new plan to bring automatic, weekly curbside organic waste collection to the entire borough of Queens. Residents can order free compost bins from the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), and bins will automatically be sent to buildings with 10 or more residential units. (more…)

    Date: 09/23/2022
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    City Planning Holds Public Hearing for Development of Four Buildings in Boerum Hill

    City Planning Commission  •  Rezoning  •  Boerum Hill, Brooklyn

    Map showing the four proposed buildings. Click for larger image. Image Credit: CPC.

    On September 7, 2022, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing for the 280 Bergen Street Rezoning project, an application that would enable the construction of a four-building mixed use development in the Boerum Hill section of Brooklyn. The applicant seeks to rezone the majority of the block surrounded by Bergen Street to the north, Wyckoff Street to the south, Nevins Street to the west and Third Avenue to the east.  (more…)

    Date: 09/20/2022
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    Mayor Announces Enforcement Effort for Abandoned Open Restaurants Sheds Among Challenges to Open Restaurant Program

    Mayor  •  Open Restaurants  •  Citywide

    Mayor Adams assists with the demolition of an abandoned dining shed at the press conference announcing the City’s new enforcement initiative on August 18th. Image Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

    Multiple lawsuits have challenged both the temporary and proposed permanent open restaurant programs. On August 18, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced a new enforcement initiative with multiple city agencies to remove abandoned outdoor dining sheds. The City’s temporary open restaurants program allowed for restaurants to build outdoor shed structures on sidewalks and in roadways to allow for safer outdoor dining during the pandemic. However, some of these structures have been abandoned by restaurants that have now shut down resulting in abandoned structures that have gotten many quality of life and safety complaints. (more…)

    Date: 09/14/2022
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