Through Sunday, April 14, 2024, the City Council welcomes New Yorkers to vote during Participatory Budgeting Vote Week to determine how $24 million in capital funding from the Fiscal Year 2025 budget will be spent among 24 Council districts. Participatory budgeting funds focus on improving public spaces like schools, parks, and libraries or helping beautify city streets.
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Dept. of Finance Launches Property Tax Exemptions Look Up Tool
On March 27, 2024, the Department of Finance released a new application status tool for property owners to check the status of their property tax benefit applications. The lookup tool, at www.nyc.gov/exemptionstatus, will also allow New Yorkers to request more information if their applications are incomplete.
NYCHA Relaunches Updated Capital Project Tracker
On March 25, 2024, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) launched an updated version of its NYCHA Capital Project & Needs Tracker, an interactive tool to improve transparency about over 950 NYCHA projects. The tracker was originally launched in April 2022.
Primary Elections 2024 (Part 1) – What to Expect
On April 2, 2023, New Yorkers will vote in the Presidential Primary. New York is a closed primary state, so voters must register with a political party participating in the primary to vote. The deadline to register to vote, update your address or request an absentee ballot online or by mail is Saturday, March 23rd.
DEP Begins Enforcement Push Against Delinquent Water Accounts
On February 13, 2024, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced new enforcement efforts to collect a total of $124 million owed by chronically delinquent water service accounts. The agency categorizes approximately 2,900 accounts as chronically delinquent. Previously, the agency ran a temporary amnesty program that allowed New Yorkers to pay off their water bill debts without interest and in addition granted $8 million in billing credits to low-income accounts. This saved … <Read More>
HPD Fines Landlord $150K for Failure to Comply With Lead Laws
On January 10, 2024, the New York City Department Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced that they obtained civil penalties amounting to $150,000 against Ezriel Weinberger and affiliates for their failure to comply with lead-based paint laws across ten properties. These penalties concern lead-based paint offenses in over 790 units located across the Bronx and Manhattan. Each property incurred fines of $15,000.