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    Old Saint James Episcopal Church Designated

    Designation  •  Elmhurst, Queens

    Image credit: LPC

    City’s second-oldest surviving religious structure designated an individual landmark. On September 19, 2017, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the Old Saint James Episcopal Church at 86-02 Broadway in Elmhurst, Queens as an individual City landmark. Completed in 1736 for the Anglican community in the town then known a Newtown, the timber framed meeting hall featured a single tower and wood shingling. In 1848, the building was converted to a parish hall as the growing congregation moved to larger nearby church. The building was remodeled with Carpenter Gothic detailing in 1883 after the tower collapsed in a storm. (read more…)

    Tags : Broadway, Council Member Daniel Dromm, Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, Old Saint James Episcopal Church
    Date:09/26/2017
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    City Council Hears Testimony on Inclusionary Housing Transparency

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Chair of the Committee on Housing and Buildings, Council Member Jumaane Williams. Image credit: NYCC/William Alatriste

    City Council Committee heard testimony on legislation to codify reporting requirements for the Department of Housing Preservation and Development regarding inclusionary housing and affordable units. On June 19, 2017, the City Council’s Committee on Housing and Building held a hearing on a package of five bills. Four of the bills concerned the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s reporting requirements for affordable housing developments. The fifth bill concerned the definition of residency in the City’s lead abatement law. (read more…)

    Tags : City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings, Council Member Daniel Dromm, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Department of Housing Preservation and Development
    Date:06/22/2017
    Category : City Council
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    City Council Reacts to Lead Paint Ruling by Court of Appeals; Hearing Next Week

    Lead Paint  •  Citywide
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    Council Member Daniel Dromm. Image Credit: William Alatriste for the City Council.

    City Council to have hearing on a bill to define “residency” in the City’s Lead Law in response to a decision by the Court of Appeals. In April 2016, the New York State Court of Appeals found that a landlord has no duty to remove lead paint from residences where children six-years or younger may spend time when the child does not live in the apartment. The Court found that a child spending in excess of 50 hours a week in an apartment did not trigger the landlord’s duty. Yaniveth R. v. LTD Realty Co., 27 N.Y.3d 186 (N.Y. Apr. 5, 2016). (read more…)

    Tags : Council Member Daniel Dromm, Council Member Inez Barron, Council Member Rafael Espinal Jr, Court of Appeals, Lead Paint
    Date:06/13/2017
    Category : City Council
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