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    Intro 214 “Right to Counsel” Bill Garners Citywide Support

    City Council  •  Legislation  •  Citywide
    Council member Mark Levine. Image credit: William Alatriste/NYC Council

    Council member Mark Levine. Image credit: William Alatriste/NYC Council

    If enacted into law, Intro 214 would make New York City the first municipality in the nation to provide free legal representation to low-income tenants in Housing Court.  On March 26, 2014, the “Right to Counsel” bill was introduced in the New York City Council by co-sponsors Council members Mark Levine and Vanessa Gibson.  The proposed law would provide free legal representation to low-income City tenants and homeowners earning income that is not in excess of 125% of the federal poverty line and facing eviction and foreclosure proceedings in Housing Court.

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    Tags : Committee on Courts and Legal Services, Council Member Mark Levine, Council Member Vanessa Gibson, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Independent Budget Office, New York City Council
    Date: 10/13/2015
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    Council Speaker Candidates Remark on Goals to Bring “Good Government” to the City Council

    City Council  •  Government Transparency  •  Citywide

    Dean and President Anthony Crowell welcomes Speaker candidates to NYLS. Image Credit: Elizabeth Thomas.

    The Speaker panel covered the issue of bringing transparency, accountability, and reform to the New York City Council. On November 21, 2017, Citizens Union held a public forum on good government with the candidates running to be the next City Council Speaker. The candidates on the panel were Council Members Robert E. Cornegy Jr., Corey Johnson, Mark Levine, Donovan Richards, Ydanis Rodriguez, Jimmy Van Bramer and Jumaane D. Williams. Council Member Ritchie Torres was also invited to the panel but could not attend due to a prior engagement in his district. The forum was held at New York Law School and was moderated by Ben Max, the Editor in Chief of the Gotham Gazette. President and Dean of New York Law School and Citizen Union Board Member, Anthony Crowell, opened the panel with remarks on the importance of the position of Speaker and the influence it can bring to shaping good government.

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    Tags : City Council, Council Member Corey Johnson, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Council Member Mark Levine, Council Member Robert Cornegy, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez
    Date: 12/04/2017
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    City Council Members Torres and Levine Introduce Bill to Create Affordable Housing Watchlist and Online Map

    City Council  •  Legislation  •  Citywide
    Council Member Mark Levine speaking with Council Member Ritchie Torres to his left. Image credit: William Alatriste/New York City Council

    Council Member Mark Levine speaking with Council Member Ritchie Torres to his left. Image credit: William Alatriste/New York City Council

    The watchlist and online map would keep track of affordable housing rental units at-risk of becoming unaffordable, as defined by specified criteria. On April 7, 2016, New York City Council Members Ritchie Torres and Mark Levine introduced a bill to implement the creation of a watchlist for affordable residential rental units Citywide that are at risk of losing their affordable-housing status.  The bill provides the requisite criteria to be met by a residential rental unit listed on the watchlist, and calls on three separate City agencies to work together in creating and maintaining the watch list. (more…)

    Tags : Council Member Mark Levine, Council Member Ritchie Torres, Department of Finance, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, The Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
    Date: 04/14/2016
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    City Council Holds Rally, Public Hearing on Illegal Hotel Legislation

    City Council  •  Legislation  •  Citywide
    From Left to Right: Council member Ydanis Rodriguez, Council member Helen Rosenthal, State Assembly member Deborah Glick, and Council member Mark Levine speak at the rally against illegal hotels. Image credit: CityLand

    From Left to Right: Council member Ydanis Rodriguez, Council member Helen Rosenthal, State Assembly member Deborah Glick, and Council member Mark Levine speak at the rally against illegal hotels. Image credit: CityLand

    The proposed laws seek to enforce existing State regulations by increasing illegal hotel fines and reporting requirements.  On October 30, 2015, the City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings heard testimony on three proposed laws that seek to ramp up enforcement of state laws that prohibit the operation of illegal hotels.  The proposed legislation would regulate only those residential units located in multiple-dwelling buildings—not one- to four-family homes.  The proposed legislation is intended to address property owners who repeatedly and illegally rent out entire apartments, particularly rent-regulated apartments, for less than thirty days.

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    Tags : ABC's of Housing, Airbnb, Assemblymember Deborah Glick, City Council, City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings, Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Council Member Mark Levine, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, department of buildings, fee increase, illegal use, Intro 788, Intro 823, Intro 826
    Date: 11/05/2015
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