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    Council Enacts Additional Laws Related to Cooling Tower Enforcement

    Legislation  •  Citywide

    Council Members Ydanis A. Rodriguez, Rafael Salamanca Jr., Ben Kallos and Mark Levine Image Credit: City Council

    The additional bills should help the public and City administration react in the fight against Legionnaire’s disease. On March 28, 2019, the City Council approved Int. No 1158, 1149-B, 1164-A and 1166-A, a package of bills regarding the maintenance and inspection of cooling towers. The bills assist in the implementation and enforcement of Local Law 77 of 2015, which was enacted in response to an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease. The bills respectively address public information availability, electronic reminders for inspection and certification, annual reporting and future assessments of cooling towers.

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    Tags : cooling towers, Council Member Ben Kallos, Council Member Mark Levine, Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr., Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, department of buildings, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, HVAC, legionnaire's disease, Rafael Salamanca
    Date:11/19/2019
    Category : City Council
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    New Laws Target Vacant Land as a Tool for Achieving Affordable Housing Goals

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image Credit: New York City Mayoral Photography Office

    New laws focusing on vacant land throughout the City aims at identifying and reporting lots and buildings that could be used for affordable housing. On January 8, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed two bills into laws that focus on how vacant land, both public and private, across the city could be used to further accelerate the production of affordable housing. The new laws will advance the Mayor’s Housing New York 2.0 plan to build 300,000 affordable homes in the City. The new laws will require the City and Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) to conduct a census-like report on vacant property throughout the City. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Bill de Blasio, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Housing New York, Housing New York 2.0 Plan, Jumanee Williams, Vacant Land
    Date:01/24/2018
    Category : Housing Preservation & Development, Office of the Mayor
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    Council Speaker Candidates Remark on Goals to Bring “Good Government” to the 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
    Category : City Council
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    Mayor Announces Permanently Car-Free Prospect Park

    Transportation  •  Prospect Park, Brooklyn

    Prospect Park. Image Credit: Joe Buglewicz courtesy of nycgo.com.

    Prospect Park’s entire loop drive will be permanently car-free as of January 2, 2018. On October 23, 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans for the closure of Prospect Park’s East Drive to vehicles. The announcement follows the success of the Park’s car-free summer when East Drive was closed from July 17 to September 11. After Labor Day weekend, a petition with over 1,100 signatures to continue the car-free program was received. The Park’s West Drive has been permanently car-free since 2015. The Park’s East Drive will be closed to vehicles on January 2, 2018.

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    Tags : Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, Council Member Brad Lander, Council Member Mathieu Eugene, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Prospect Park
    Date:10/25/2017
    Category : Office of the Mayor
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    One Year Under Mandatory Rules Produces 4,700 Affordable Units

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor De Blasio at New York Law School. Image Credit: CityLand

    Mayor and City Council celebrate progress in production of affordable housing units since the passage of mandatory affordable rules one year ago. March 22, 2017, marked the one year anniversary of the Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program. The program, which requires developers to include permanently affordable housing whenever a special permit or a rezoning significantly increases the underlying potential residential floor area, has received both praise and chastisement from advocates and Council Members. (read more…)

    Tags : Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Mayor Bill de Blasio
    Date:03/28/2017
    Category : Office of the Mayor
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    Subcommittee Delays Action on Three Landmark Designations

    Landmark Designations  •  Citywide

    Loew’s 175th Street Theater in Manhattan’s Washington Heights. Image Credit: LPC.

    Six designations sent to full Council where they were ratified; three items held over for further deliberation. On February 27, 2017, City Council’s Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Siting, and Maritime Uses heard testimony and voted on the items designated at the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s last meeting devoted to the backlog initiative. The designated properties were introduced to the Subcommittee by Landmarks’ Lisa Kersavage and Lauren George. The Subcommittee approved designations for six of the items, but laid over three items for further consideration in instances where the property owners objected to designation. The three items not advanced to the Land Use Committee and full Council were the Lakeman-Cortelyou House, the Loew’s 175th Street Theater, and the Protestant Reformed Dutch Church of Flushing.

    Prior to hearing public testimony, Council Member Steven Matteo discussed the designation of the Lakeman-Cortleyou House in New Dorp, Staten Island. The House dates to the 17th century, with the oldest part of the building constructed of fieldstone, and possesses a gambrel roof. Commissioners at Landmarks were advised that designation would likely be overturned at the Council level, but nonetheless awarded the property landmarks status due to its antiquity and rarity. (read more…)

    Tags : Bergdorf Goodman Building, City Council Subcommittee on Landmarks, Council Member Peter Koo, Council Member Steven Matteo, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Historic Districts Council, Lakeman House, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Municipal Art Society, Protestant Reformed Dutch Church of Flushing
    Date:03/09/2017
    Category : City Council
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