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    Council Approves Harlem African Burial Ground

    ULURP  •  East Harlem, Manhattan

    Harlem African Burial Ground Memorial Rendering. Image Credit: Harlem African Burial Ground Task Force Pitch Book.

    The Harlem African Burial Ground, affordable housing, and commercial space will replace the 126th Street Bus Depot. On September 27, 2017, City Council approved the 126th Street Bus Depot redevelopment by a vote of 42-0. The land use application, by NYC Economic Development Corporation, includes a zoning map amendment, zoning text amendment, city map change, and future disposition of city-owned property. This action will facilitate the development of affordable housing, commercial space, and the Harlem African Burial Ground Memorial. For CityLand’s coverage on the prior stages of the project’s ULURP process, click here. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Elmendorf Reformed Church, Harlem African Burial Ground, Harlem African Burial Ground Task Force, NYC Economic Development Corporation
    Date:10/17/2017
    Category : City Council
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    Council Approves Construction Safety Training Requirement

    Construction Safety  •  Citywide

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

    City Council unanimously passed a landmark construction safety bill mandating worker training. On September 27, 2017, City Council voted 42-0 to pass Int. No. 1447-C, which will implement mandatory construction safety training standards citywide with equal accessibility. This bill was a controversial aspect of a package of construction safety bills, some of which were passed in May 2017. For CityLand’s prior coverage on this matter, click here.

    This bill drew the most debate at the January 31st hearing on the construction bill package. For CityLand’s prior coverage on the hearing, click here. On September 20, 2017, this bill was discussed and approved at the Housing and Buildings Committee meeting. Council Member Jumaane Williams, Deputy Leader and Chair of Council’s Housing and Buildings Committee, sponsored the bill. Williams noted the bill was amended 3 times in response to feedback from all affected stakeholders. Williams ended the meeting by dedicating a moment to the construction workers who lost their lives due to conditions that triggered the need for this bill. (read more…)

    Tags : City Council, Construction Safety, Council Member Carlos Menchaca, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito
    Date:10/12/2017
    Category : City Council
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    East Harlem Redevelopment Greenlit by City Council

    ULURP  •  East Harlem, Manhattan

    Rendering of proposed development in East Harlem, Manhattan. Image Credit: Perkins Eastman Architects

    City Council approved with modifications a redevelopment plan that will bring 3 high school facilities, 315 affordable housing units, a new park and playground, retail space, and job opportunities to East Harlem. On August 24, 2017, the City Council voted 41-0 to approve a modified land use application for the redevelopment of a full city block in East Harlem. The application for redevelopment from the New York City Education Construction Fund and AvalonBay Communities was approved by the City Planning Commission on June 21, 2017. The entire redevelopment requires a zoning map change (LU 0700-2017), a zoning text change (LU 0701-2017), and 2 special permits (LU 0702-2017 and LU 0703-2017). (read more…)

    Tags : Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Marx Brothers Playground, Second Avenue
    Date:08/28/2017
    Category : City Council
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    City Council Overwhelmingly Passes Tenant Harassment Bills Package

    Tenant Protections  •  Citywide

    Council Member Helen Rosenthal Gets a “High-Five from a Constituent. Image credit: NYCC/William Alatriste

    City Council passes a package of bills intended to strengthen protections for tenants subject to harassment by landlords. Since the mid-2000s and largely due to the housing bubble, predatory equity has become a metastasis on the New York City housing market. The expulsion of both rent stabilized and market-rate tenants is accomplished through means both legal, by abusing technical loopholes in State law, and illegal, by dangerous living conditions and intimidation. (read more…)

    Tags : Council Member Antonio Reynoso, Council Member Carlos Menchaca, Council Member Daniel Garodnick, Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Council Member Mark Levine, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito
    Date:08/11/2017
    Category : City Council
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    Tenant Harassment Bills Package to be Considered by Committee

    Tenant Protections  •  Citywide

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

    City Council Committee to hear testimony on a package of bills intended to strengthen protections for tenants subject to harassment by landlords. Since the mid-2000s and largely due to the housing bubble, predatory equity has become a metastasis on the New York City housing market. The expulsion of both rent stabilized and market-rate tenants is accomplished through means both legal, by abusing technical loopholes in State law, and illegal, by dangerous living conditions and intimidation. (read more…)

    Tags : Council Member Antonio Reynoso, Council Member Daniel Garodnick, Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Council Member Margaret Chin, Council Member Mark Levine, Council Member Rosie Mendez, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito
    Date:04/11/2017
    Category : City Council
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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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