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    Committee Hears Testimony from DOB on 21 Pieces of Construction Safety Legislation

    Construction Safety  •  Citywide

    New York City Council Member Jumaane Williams. Image credit: NYCC/William Alatriste

    Housing Committee hears testimony on 21 pieces of legislation to address 30 deaths at construction sites in past two years, including requiring apprenticeship training citywide. On January 31, 2017, the City Council’s Committee on Housing and Buildings heard testimony on a large package of bills concerning construction safety in New York City. Chair Jumaane Williams began the eight-hour long hearing by reading the names of the 30 workers that lost their lives in construction accidents in the past two years. Twenty-one pieces of legislation were on the Committee’s calendar to consider. (read more…)

    Tags : Council Member Ben Kallos, Council Member Elizabeth Crowley, Council Member Jumaame Williams, Rick Chandler
    Date:02/07/2017
    Category : City Council
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    City Officials Support New Rent Subsidy Program

    Rent Subsidies  •  Citywide
    City Council Members and the Public Advocate at a rally on Nov. 22, 2016. Image Credit: Council Member Stephen Levin.

    City Council Members and the Public Advocate at a rally on Nov. 22, 2016. Image Credit: Council Member Stephen Levin.

    City Council Members and Citywide Officials formally endorse Home Stability Support legislation. On November 22, 2016, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James and thirty members of the City Council formally endorsed the promulgation of the Home Stability Support program. The announcement was made at an afternoon press conference and rally on the steps of City Hall. The event was co-hosted by the Public Advocate and Council Member Grodenchick, and included speeches by Council Members Crowley, Levin, Gentile, Richards, Reynoso, and Williams. The proposed program has been long championed by State Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi who represents the Forest Hills area of Queens in Albany. (read more…)

    Tags : Council Member Antonio Reynoso, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Member Elizabeth Crowley, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Council Member Stephen Levin, Home Stability Support, NYC Public Advocate Letitia James
    Date:11/29/2016
    Category : City Council
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    Commission Approves District Encompassing almost 1,000 Buildings

    Designation  •  Ridgewood, Queens
    Approved

    Central Ridgewood Historic District awaits Council approval. Image Credit: LPC.

    District was modified from its initially conceived boundaries to exclude buildings uncharacteristic of district that lay on its edge. On December 9, 2014, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to approve the designation of 990 buildings in the Ridgewood section of Queens as the Central Ridgewood Historic District. Pending Council approval, the district will be among the City’s largest. The district adjoins the previously designated Ridgewood South Historic District, and lies close to the Ridgewood North Historic District. Landmarks held a hearing on the designation in March of 2011. (read more…)

    Tags : Council Member Elizabeth Crowley, Mary Beth Betts, Meenakshi Srinivasan
    Date:12/22/2014
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Astoria Cove Developers Testify Before City Council

    Zoning Text Amendment  •  Astoria, Queens
    Architect rendering of the proposed Astoria Cove development project.  Image Credit:  Studio V

    Architect rendering of the proposed Astoria Cove development project. Image Credit: Studio V

    Council Members questioned the developers on the project’s affordability and use of union labor. On October 20, 2014 the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises held a public hearing on the proposed Astoria Cove development project. The project, which would create a new mixed-use development of 1,700 apartments, commercial space, a school, a supermarket, and parks, was approved by the City Planning Commission over opposition by both Queens Community Board 1 and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz.

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    Tags : Alma Realty, Astoria Cove, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Council Member Antonio Reynoso, Council Member Costa Constantinides, Council Member Elizabeth Crowley, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Council Member Laurie Cumbo, NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, Studio V, Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee
    Date:10/23/2014
    Category : City Council
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