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    New Programs aimed to Help First-time Homeowners

    Affordable Homeownership  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image credit: CityLand

    Plan anticipates creating or preserving 20,000 homeownership opportunities by 2026. On December 11, 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced two new programs, Open Door, which aids first-time homeowners buy a condo or coop, and HomeFix, which helps New Yorkers make capital improvements to their homes. These two programs will reach at least 2,100 households in eight years. These programs are part of the Mayor’s 300,000 affordable housing plan. (read more…)

    Tags : Council Member Jumaame Williams, Council Member Margaret Chin, Gregory Meeks, Housing New York 2.0 Plan, Maria Torres-Springer, Open Door and HomeFix, Steven Cymbrowitz
    Date:12/14/2017
    Category : Office of the Mayor
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    Three Affordable Housing Projects Approved by Land Use Committee with Measured Disapproval

    affordable housing  •  Brooklyn

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

    The City Council’s Land Use Committee approved three projects in Brooklyn with varying forms and degrees of affordable housing. On April 20, 2017, the Land Use Committee voted to approve three new projects with some dissent registered. During the meeting, Council Member Jumaane Williams remarked that as a body the City Council was presenting two faces. One face to the public in discussing homelessness and affordable housing, and another face when voting on projects “that do nothing to help homelessness or provide real affordability.” He argued that the public would be outraged if it really knew what types of projects were being approved by the City Council. (read more…)

    Tags : Brooklyn, Council Member David G. Greenfield, Council Member Inez Barron, Council Member Jumaame Williams
    Date:04/25/2017
    Category : City Council
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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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    New Bill by Council Member Gentile Takes Aim at Illegal Home Conversions

    Housing Legislation  •  Citywide
    Council Member Gentile holds rally on new illegal conversation bill. Image Credit: Council Member Gentile's Office.

    Council Member Gentile holds rally on new illegal conversation bill. Image Credit: Council Member Gentile’s Office.

    Proposal imposes steep fines on bad actors, and helps Buildings inspectors gain premises access. On June 21, 2016, New York City Council Members Vincent J. Gentile, Jumaane D. Williams, and Barry S. Grodenchik introduced legislation that would impose high penalties on bad actor landlords and equip the Department of Buildings with means to gain entry into suspected illegal conversion sites. This bill was developed with the support of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, after a November 2014 fire in an illegal unit above a Flatbush church killed an individual and injured 16 others, destroying the building. (read more…)

    Tags : Barry Grodenchik, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Brooklyn Community Board 10, Council Member Jumaame Williams, Council Member Vincent Gentile, illegal home conversion
    Date:06/27/2016
    Category : City Council
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    Crane Safety Working Group Releases Recommendations

    Crane Safety  •  Citywide
    Image Credit: DOB.

    Image Credit: DOB.

    Recommendations include increased accountability, updated technology, wind requirements, and training reform. On June 10, 2016, the Crane Safety Technical Working Group released a report with 23 recommendations regarding crane safety. The working group was formed by Mayor de Blasio and Department of Buildings Commissioner Rick Chandler following February’s crane collapse in Tribeca, which affected New York Law School. (read more…)

    Tags : Bill Goldstein, Council Member Jumaame Williams, Crane Safety Technical Working Group, Katepalli R. Sreenivasan, Mary C. Boyce, Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York Law School, Peter J. Madonia, Rick Chandler
    Date:06/16/2016
    Category : Department Of Buildings
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    City Officials Continue Push Against Airbnb Bad Actors

    Airbnb  •  Citywide
    Mayor Bill de Blasio with Trevor Noah on the Daily Show. Image credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

    Mayor Bill de Blasio with Trevor Noah on the Daily Show. Image credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

    Following Mayor’s appearance on Daily Show, Deputy Mayor Glen calls on release of names of bad hosts.   On March 7, 2016, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen requested that Airbnb provide the City with the names and addresses of the hosts illegally using its website.  Deputy Mayor Glen’s letter was written in the wake Mayor Bill de Blasio’s March 3rd appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, where he discussed the pros and cons of the “sharing economy,” and months after a report was issued, which proves Airbnb’s ability to identify and eliminate illegal hosts on its site. For CityLand’s past coverage on this report, click here.

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    Tags : Airbnb, Alicia Glen, Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Council Member Jumaame Williams, Mayor Bill de Blasio, The Daily Show, Trevor Noah
    Date:03/08/2016
    Category : Mayor
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