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    State Legislature Passes Bill to Ban Online Advertisements of Illegal Short-Term Apartment Rentals

    Airbnb  •  Statewide
    Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal

    Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal

    The legislation, which is the first of its kind in the Nation, represents New York’s newest tool in its battle with Airbnb. On June 17, 2016, the New York State Legislature passed the first state bill in the Nation to ban online advertisements for illegal apartment rentals. The bill, sponsored by Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal and Senator Andrew Lanza, seeks to protect the at-risk stock of the City’s affordable housing units, which are illegally rented most prominently through Airbnb. For CityLand’s previous coverage on the bill, click here.

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    Tags : affordable housing, Airbnb, legislation, Linda Rosenthal, New York State Assembly, New York State Senate, NYRPTL, State Senator Andrew Lanza
    Date:06/22/2016
    Category : State Legislation
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    New York State Assembly Housing Committee Chair Keith Wright Proposes Bill to Subsidize Affordable and Senior Housing

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide
    New York State Assembly Housing Committee Chair Keith Wright. Image credit: The Office of Assembly Member Keith Wright

    New York State Assembly Housing Committee Chair Keith Wright. Image credit: The Office of Assembly Member Keith Wright

    The bill seeks to fill the gap left open by the expiration of 421-a, the decades-old tax exemption program that expired on January 1, 2016.  On March 15, 2016, New York State Assembly Housing Committee Chair Keith Wright, who represents Manhattan, introduced Assembly bill A9537, which would provide for new, taxpayer-funded affordable housing subsidies and job training programs. If enacted, the bill would incentivize the construction of affordable housing and affordable senior housing through subsidies, rather than tax exemptions.

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    Tags : 421-a, affordable housing, Assembly Member Keith Wright, legislation, New York State Assembly, New York State Assembly Housing Committee, RPTL 421-a
    Date:03/31/2016
    Category : New York State Senate
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    City Council Member Ben Kallos Proposes Bill to Unify the City Government’s Interactive Websites, Including the City’s Affordable Housing Site

    Legislation  •  Citywide
    Councilmember Ben Kallos. Image credit: William Alatriste/NYC Council

    Councilmember Ben Kallos. Image credit: William Alatriste/NYC Council

    If enacted, all governmental online services and portals will be centralized in one manageable location online and on a mobile phone app.  On March 9, 2016, City Council Member Ben Kallos issued a press release announcing the proposal of a bill to streamline New York City’s interactive websites to one location.  By utilizing Single Sign-on, or SSO, technology, users would be required to remember only one username and password to gain access to their own personalized portals via internet browser or the City’s mobile app.

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    Tags : Council Member Ben Kallos, DoITT, legislation, The Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
    Date:03/14/2016
    Category : City Council
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    City Council Proposes Important Changes to Landmarks Law

    Howard Goldman and Eugene Travers

    The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (“LPC”) has designated more than 1,400 individual landmarks and 107 historic districts.  Approximately 29,000 buildings are under LPC regulation. With only five percent of that total comprising individual landmarks,95 percent are subject to LPC regulation solely because they are located within historic districts, regardless of individual merit.

    With the proliferation of buildings subject to LPC regulation, both as individual landmarks and within historic districts, attention has increasingly focused on the landmark process. On May 2, 2012, the City Council’s Housing and Buildings Committee and Land Use Committee, chaired by Erik Martin Dilan and Leroy G. Comrie, Jr., respectively, held a joint public hearing to consider eleven separate bills.

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    Tags : Administrative Code, Landmarks Preservation Commission, legislation
    Date:06/15/2012
    Category : Commentary
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    Local law preserves stalled construction site permits

    Legislation  •  Citywide
    A stalled construction site at 150 North 12th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Photo: CityLand

    Owners of stalled sites participating in new DOB safety monitoring program can renew permits for up to four years. On October 14, 2009, the City Council passed legislation creating a construction site maintenance program, to be administered by the Department of Buildings, for sites where permitted work has been suspended or has not commenced.

    Currently, construction permits issued by Buildings will expire if the owner does not commence work within twelve months or suspends work for a period of twelve months. Owners must then request that Buildings reinstate the permits before restarting work. An owner suspending work for more than two years risks losing the ability to reinstate the permits. Under the new program, permits held by participating owners of stalled sites would remain valid for the full two-year term, and Buildings could renew the permits for up to four years, as long as the owner remained in good standing. (read more…)

    Tags : City Council, construction site maintenance program, legislation, permits
    Date:11/15/2009
    Category : City Council
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