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    City to Acquire and Convert Nearly 500 Cluster Units into Affordable Housing

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image Credit: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office.

    The new affordable housing is part of the de Blasio Administration’s efforts to end cluster site program. On December 4, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the progress made by the City for the acquisition and conversion of nearly 500 cluster units across 17 buildings into permanently affordable housing. The City’s plan is part of the administration’s initiative to address the homelessness crisis in New York City and is projected to provide housing for over 1,000 New Yorkers. (read more…)

    Tags : acquisition, affordable housing, cluster site program, cluster units, conversion, homelessness, HPD, mayor
    Date:12/26/2018
    Category : Mayor
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    Sarah Carroll Appointed Chair of Landmarks Preservation Commission

    Appointment  •  Citywide

    Sarah Carroll. Image credit: LPC.

    Sarah Carroll continues to rise within the Landmarks Preservation Commission. On September 26, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the appointment of Sarah Carroll as the new Chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The Landmarks Preservation Commission is the largest municipal preservation agency in the nation, responsible for protecting New York City’s architecturally, historically, and culturally significant buildings and sites by granting them landmark or historic district status, and regulating them after designation. To read CityLand‘s prior coverage on Carroll, click here. (read more…)

    Tags : Chair, Landmarks, LPC, mayor, Sarah Carroll
    Date:10/02/2018
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    City Announces Plans To Replace Rikers Island

    Jails  •  Citywide

    Rikers Island. Image credit: U.S. Geological Survey, conversion to PNG by uploader (Herr Satz).

    New borough-based detention facilities will provide on-site support services. On August 15, 2018, the De Blasio administration announced plans for four modern, community-based jails to replace the embattled Rikers Island detention facilities. In 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans to close Rikers Island. (read more…)

    Tags : borough-based, corrections, mayor, Rikers Island
    Date:08/21/2018
    Category : Mayor
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    City To Streamline Rental Assistance Programs

    Rental Assistance  •  Citywide

    Image credit: Department of Homeless Services.

    Old rental assistance programs will be combined into one. On July 18, 2018, the de Blasio Administration announced the new City Fighting Homelessness & Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) program, which will replace the Living in Communities, the Special Exit and Prevention Supplement, and the City Family Eviction Prevention and Exit Plan Supplements programs, creating one unified rental assistance program. The new CityFHEPS program will simplify the rental assistance process making it easier for New Yorkers in need to get back on their feet and remain in their homes. The new program will also give landlords a simpler process to participate. The proposed rule was published for public comment on Friday, July 20, 2018. (read more…)

    Tags : homeless, homelessness, housing, mayor, rental assistance, streamlining, unified
    Date:07/26/2018
    Category : Mayor
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    New Precinct Station House With Community Space For South Bronx

    Construction  •  South Bronx

    Rendering of new 40th Precinct Station House. Image credit: Mayor’s Office.

    New NYPD facility hopes to bring the community and the police department together. On July 10, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the start of construction for the new state-of-the-art facility for the 40th Precinct Station House. The new precinct will be located at 567 East 149th Street, at the corner of St. Anne’s Avenue in the South Bronx. The project will cost $68 million and is projected to be completed in spring 2021. The 40th Precinct Station House was designed by a firm in the Department of Design and Construction’s Design and Construction Excellence program. (read more…)

    Tags : community space, mayor, NYPD, precinct, Precinct Station, south bronx
    Date:07/24/2018
    Category : Mayor, NYPD
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    Charter Revision: Let’s Discuss Ending Term Limits For Council Members

    Ross Sandler

    Image credit: New York City Council.

    Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council, in creating competing charter revision commissions, avoided endorsing the central reason why the City could benefit from charter revision: ending term limits for council members. Term limits arguably may have had a healthy impact on the mayoralty, but not so with the council. Two four-year terms for council members resulted in instability of council membership and leadership and a lack of institutional discipline that has produced a council weaker than it should be. (read more…)

    Tags : charter, charter revision, City Council, mayor
    Date:07/02/2018
    Category : City Council, Commentary, Mayor
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