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Federal 'Polluters Pay' Bill Debuts, As NY's Version Awaits Hochul's ...
Sep 23, 2024 · As New York City’s climate week kicks off, environmental activists will convene Tuesday in front of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Manhattan office to deliver over 85,000 petitions urging her to sign legislation to make fossil fuel polluters pay for climate damages. While the bill passed both the State Senate and Assembly during this year’s …
NY's Housing Deal Is Here. What Does It Mean for Tenant ...
Based on 2024’s FMRs, New York City tenants will be excluded from good cause protections if their rent is over $5,846 for a studio, $6,005 for a one-bedroom, $6,742 for a two-bedroom, or $8,413 for a three-bedroom. “People in a luxury situation don’t need the protections,” Hochul told reporters Monday. Voting ‘yes’ Saturday, Salazar ...
City Unveils ‘Draft Framework’ for Rezoning Jamaica, Queens
Feb 13, 2024 · The Department of City Planning (DCP) on Monday unveiled the “Draft Zoning Framework” for the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan—crafted after six months of community workshops and a public survey, and a precursor to a more formal rezoning proposal expected later this year. The 300-block study area encompasses the Jamaica Rail Hub and surrounding ...
Public Sector Job Openings in New York City
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What About Those Judges? A Guide to NYC's 2021 ...
Nov 2, 2021 · Below is an overview of those on the ballot Nov. 2. The offices, according to NYC Votes: State Supreme Court justices oversee large felony and civil cases within their districts, including divorce, separation, annulment proceedings, civil matters exceeding $25,000 as well as criminal prosecutions of felonies.
National Grid is About to Raise Your Gas Bill to Cover $5 Billion in ...
Aug 19, 2024 · But starting Sept. 1, National Grid customers across New York City will see their monthly bills go up to help pay for approximately $5 billion in new investments to the gas system, including upgrades to the Greenpoint site, according to the company. A rate case, or a proceeding to raise utility rates to cover those costs, was approved Thursday by the Public Service Commission, the state’s ...
NYC Shelter Count - City Limits
The above chart is generated automatically from monthly data published under Local Law 37 of 2011 and Local Law 79 of 2022. The city unveiled a new format for reporting this information beginning in May 2023, and only began including data for recently-arrived immigrants in its Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers (HERRCs) in October 2023, reflecting data for August 2023.*
NYCHA to Reopen Section 8 Waitlist After 15 Years. Here's ...
May 22, 2024 · Apartment buildings in Manhattan. After a nearly 15-year closure, the New York City Housing Authority will reopen the Section 8 waitlist on June 3, giving New Yorkers across 200,000 households a fresh shot at a coveted, federally-backed rental voucher. Mayor Eric Adams first teased the move during his State of the City address back in January.
New Laws Aim to Support NYC Tenants Displaced by Fire
Sep 13, 2024 · Lawmakers passed two bills Thursday aimed at making that process easier. The first, sponsored by Avilés, requires that HPD provide tenants displaced by a blaze with handouts detailing their occupancy rights, the process for rescinding a vacate order and what their landlord is required to do under the law. The materials would need to be made available in the top 10 languages spoken in the city ...