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    Mayor Announces Zoning Proposals for Grocery Stores, Transit Accessibility, Small Businesses

    Mayor  •  Zoning  •  Citywide

    Image of current districts under the FRESH program. One of the Mayor’s proposed zoning amendments will expand the FRESH program in outer boroughs. Image Credit: NYC DCP

    The zoning proposals include allowing gyms and spas to open as-of-right. On March 9, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced several proposed zoning changes to support small businesses, create more groceries stores and improve accessibility across the city. The zoning proposals will enter the public review process later this year. (more…)

    Date: 03/10/2021
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    Transit and Resiliency Topics of Focus at RPA’s Annual Meeting

    Regional Plan Association  •  24th Annual Assembly  •  New York Metropolitan Region
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    Both Mayor Bill de Blasio and Senator Chris Murphy addressed economic disparity and the necessity of a long-term vision and cooperation of local leadership in strengthening the New York Metropolitan region’s infrastructure and economy. The Regional Plan Association held its 24th Annual Assembly at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on April 25, 2014. The RPA is a non-profit that seeks to promote planning for economic competitiveness, quality of life, and long-term sustainability in the larger New York metropolitan region, comprising of northern New Jersey, southern New York State, and western Connecticut.  The RPA is currently working on its fourth regional plan since 1929, which will offer a guide for the area’s long-term responsible growth, sustainability, and infrastructure improvement. The last regional plan was published in 1996. (more…)

    Tags : Mayor Bill de Blasio, Senator Chris Murphy
    Date: 05/23/2014
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    Slow Down on Lifting Covid-19 Mandates – Children Under Five Still at Risk

    CityLaw, Commentary  •  By: Brian J. Kaszuba

    3-Year Old Daycare Program.

    Mask and vaccine mandates are being rolled back by Mayor Eric Adams, Governor Kathy Hochul, and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. They are moving too fast. Mandates should not be universally lifted until 100% of our populations including children younger than five had an opportunity to at least choose to be vaccinated and that is not the case right now. (more…)

    Tags : COVID-19
    Date: 03/01/2022
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    City Releases Master Plan for City Streets

    Mayor  •  Transportation  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: New York City Department of Transportation

    On December 1, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Speaker Corey Johnson and the Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Hank Gutman announced the release of the New York City Streets Plan. The plan’s purpose is to help guide road design and infrastructure for the next five years. (more…)

    Date: 12/06/2021
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    Landmarks Calendars Two Historic Districts in Cambria Heights, Queens for Designation

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Calendaring  •  Cambria Heights, Queens

    Houses along 222nd Street in the proposed Cambria Heights-222nd Street Historic District. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    Both historic districts feature Tudor Revival row houses with whimsical features. On August 10, 2021, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar two historic districts in Cambria Heights, Queens for future designation. The Cambria Heights-222nd Street Historic District and the Cambria Heights-227th Street Historic District are both well-preserved examples of the Tudor Revival and Storybook styles and of the 1930s suburban expansion in Queens. (more…)

    Date: 08/12/2021
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