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    City Council Approves Changes to Street Vendor System

    Street Vendors  •  Citywide

    Image credit: New York City Council.

    The new bill releases 4,000 new street vendor permits over the course of ten years. On January 28, 2021, the City Council voted to approve Int 1116-B, which provides significant changes to the street vendor system. Prior to the legislation, the number of street vendor permits had been capped at 3,000 since 1983. Given the high demand for permits, limiting the number of permits opened an illegal market for renting out permits. Int 1116-B, sponsored by Council Member Margaret Chin, was created to address these issues by releasing more permits and creating more oversight.  (read more…)

    Tags : legislation, permits, street vendors
    Date:02/16/2021
    Category : City Council
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    City Council Passes Several Bills Regarding Buildings, Public Housing

    Legislation  •  Citywide

    Image credit: New York City Council.

    The bills provide extended compliance deadlines and information for tenants and property owners. This month, the City Council passed several bills concerning public housing and buildings. The bills touch a variety of issues, from providing NYCHA residents with information about the Mold Ombudsperson, to the Department of Buildings establishing interim certificates of occupancy, and an extension of deadlines for compliance with local laws regarding carbon monoxide detectors and gas system inspections to accommodate the pandemic. (read more…)

    Tags : legislation
    Date:12/28/2020
    Category : City Council
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    City Council Passes New Legislation Halting Business Sign Violation Fees

    Signs  •  Citywide

    Council Member Rafael Espinal sponsored the bill to halt sign violation fees. Image Credit: Official NYC Council Photo by John McCarten

    Small business owners faced fines upwards of $15,000. In response to public outcry and community concerns on the hardships imposed on local businesses, on January 9, 2019, the New York City Council passed new legislation that would temporarily stop fines from violations issued to small businesses for failing to conform to their sign permits or those who did not have the proper permits at all. The Department usually gets 900 complaints a year, but that number doubled in 2018. By law, when the Department of Buildings is referred complaints through 311, they have to send an inspector out to the property. (read more…)

    Tags : Accessory Signs, legislation
    Date:03/04/2019
    Category : City Council
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    Council Members to Introduce Legislation to Prevent Deals Like Amazon HQ2

    Legislation  •  Citywide

    Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer (left), Jumaane D. Williams (center) and Brad Lander (right). Image credit: City Council of New York, Office of Council Member Jumanee Williams.

    Following the announcement of New York City’s selection for Amazon HQ2, council members move forward with legislation to bring transparency to business deals. On November 30, 2018, Council Members Jumaane D. Williams, Brad Lander, and Jimmy Van Bramer announced their plan to introduce legislation aimed at preventing City officials from signing non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs, with corporations doing business with the City. The legislation is a response to deals similar to the Amazon HQ2 where Amazon required an NDA from Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio to keep the bid for New York City to house Amazon’s second headquarters quiet. Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo announced on November 13, 2018 that Amazon had selected Long Island City, Queens for one of its two new corporate headquarters. The Council Members will co-sponsor and introduce the bill as expeditiously as possible. (read more…)

    Tags : Amazon HQ2, Brad Lander, City Council, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, legislation
    Date:12/17/2018
    Category : City Council
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    New Legislation Leads to SCA Disclosing Methods for New School Buildings

    School Construction  •  Citywide

    Image credit: School Construction Authority.

    City Council’s new legislation seeks to combat overcrowded New York City Schools through new efficient methods in choosing new school building projects. On September 12, 2018, the City Council announced it will require the School Construction Authority to disclose how it evaluates the location and time frame of new schools being built. City Council Member Ben Kallos authored the measure, Introduction 729, in response to overcrowding in New York City public elementary and middle schools and the City’s plans to build fewer school seats. This legislation intends to make the Department of Education and the School Construction Authority more transparent in their decisions, and create accountability. (read more…)

    Tags : Ben Kallos, City Council, Council Member Ben Kallos, Department of Education, DOE, Introduction 729, legislation, Local Law 72 of 2018, public school, SCA, School Construction Authority
    Date:09/19/2018
    Category : City Council, School Construction Authority
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    State Senate To Provide Exception to Floor Area Ratio Cap for City Residential Buildings

    Legislation  •  Citywide

    New York Assembly Chamber. Image Credit: CC-BY-SA-3.0/Matt H. Wade at Wikipedia

    A proposed State bill seeks to give City broad flexibility to increase floor area ratio in residential developments. The New York Senate has introduced bill S6760 by including language in their budget resolution that will amend the State’s Multiple Dwelling Law to provide an exception for the floor area ratio (FAR) cap. Currently, the law provides for a floor area ratio not to exceed 12.0 in New York City. The amendment will introduce language to the provision that will allow exceptions to the 12.0 cap if otherwise provided under the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York. (read more…)

    Tags : FAR, Floor Area Ratio, legislation, residential, State legislature
    Date:04/04/2018
    Category : State Legislation
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