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    Mayor Announces New Measures to Bolster Tenant Protections, Outreach

    Tenants Rights  •  Citywide

    Mayor Adams announces push to promote available tenant protections upon the impending end of the state’s eviction moratorium. Image Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

    The Mayor joins a collective call from New York leadership at the federal, state and municipal levels to help New Yorkers avoid evictions with federal rental assistance. On January 13, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced a new push to promote tenant protections that are available in New York City and called for an infusion of funds from the US Department of Treasury into the state’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The announcement comes as the state’s eviction moratorium is set to expire on January 15th.  (read more…)

    Tags : COVID-19, COVID-19 Recovery, Eviction Moratorium
    Date:01/14/2022
    Category : Mayor
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    Mayor Signs Executive Order for Small Business Violations Reform

    Civil Penalties  •  Citywide

    Mayor Eric Adams with the signed “Small Business Forward” Executive Order. Image Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

    The executive order requires agencies to evaluate their most common summonses issued. On January 4, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams signed the “Small Business Forward” Executive Order to help small businesses face fewer fines and penalties as they continue to recover from the impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The executive order requests that agencies like the Department of Buildings, Fire Department, Department of Consumer Worker and Protection, Department of Sanitation, Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene examine their business regulations to reduce fine schedules, allow cure periods, or provide warnings for first time violations.  (read more…)

    Tags : COVID-19 Recovery, Department of Small Business Services, Executive Order, small businesses
    Date:01/07/2022
    Category : Mayor
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    New York Law School Hosts Open Community Meeting on the Future of Tribeca Following the Pandemic

    COVID-19 Recovery  •  Webinar

    Panelists discuss options on how to organize and plan for Tribeca’s future post pandemic. Image credit: CityLand

    Panel welcomed small business owners, residents, and other interested parties for a discussion regarding Tribeca and the neighborhood’s ongoing economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.  On March 4th, New York Law School’s Dean Anthony Crowell published an open letter in the Tribeca Citizen that discussed the economic impact of the pandemic on the Tribeca community and NYLS’s commitment to helping the neighborhood navigate its recovery following Covid-19. Dean Crowell wrote: (read more…)

    Tags : Community Boards, COVID-19, COVID-19 Recovery, New York Law School, small businesses, Tribeca
    Date:04/01/2021
    Category : Events
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