Will there be more resignations to come?
Edward Caban, Police Commissioner, stepped down September 12, 2024 Lisa Zornberg, City Hall’s chief counsel,…
Edward Caban, Police Commissioner, stepped down September 12, 2024 Lisa Zornberg, City Hall’s chief counsel, left abruptly, September 14, 2024 Timothy Pearson aide to Mayor Adams resigned September 30, 2024 Phil Banks, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety resigned October 6, 2024 David Banks retiring at mid October. Ashwin Vasan, city’s health commissioner, resigning at end…
Out of 51 city council members, only 8 voted against it. Intro 0279-2024 on studying the impacts of slavery and its legacies in New York City and recommending potential reparative measures for resulting harms. Enacted.
The City wants to eliminate stand alone black trash bags. Starting November 12 (Tuesday), 2024, all trash must be placed in trash bins with a lid. The City requires a new bin within 18 months! What if seniors cannot lift or roll a 55 gallon trash bin? How about households that do not have much…
While waiting for the Q64 bus at Parsons Blvd. and Jewel Ave., I was able to fill a 65-gallon bin in less than 10 minutes. One way to encourage good habits was the “Greenest Block in Brooklyn” contest.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring inspection of unoccupied dwelling units. Same as before, anonymous 311 complaints could be filed. Previously, if no access is granted, case closed. Now, the law requires owner to schedule a HPD inspection within 21 days if anyone…
How much is the City paying for this pilot program that won’t last? The City seems to have legalized package thefts by paying Go Locker instead!
How will the records be kept? How will they be followed up when according to City’s records, vast majority don’t stay in the system? What do migrants say about this? Council member Lynn Schulman’s plan.
Under the proposed bill, if price at store does not match, it’s free. Have the store owners been consulted? “No need,” was the answer.
Thank you then-City Councilman, Richard Donovan for Local Law Number 38 for the year 2015. The final rule set by Department of Environmental Protection requires stove installed prior to May 6, 2016 to achieve a 75% reduction in particulates as assessed by a professional engineer. Pizzerias would need to pay $20K to $100K to comply…