On April 27, 2024, pizzeria must cut air particulates by 75%

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…

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AFSCME seizes control of DC37 Retirees Association raised a question not answered.

How many non-profits that work or are involved with the City and State are delinquent or have not filed the required 990 form? City Hall has not switched over DC37 retirees to Medicare Advantage yet due to the Retirees Association of District Council 37 under the umbrella of American Federation of State, County and Municipal…

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911 response time is up!

Compared to January 2018, NYPD response times reported in December 2023 have risen across the board—that is, for critical (up 22%), serious (up 45.5%), and non-critical (up 28.7%) calls. The NYPD has gone from a force of approximately 36,000 uniformed personnel in 2018 to just over 33,600 today—a reduction of nearly 7%. Indeed, a smaller…

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How Many Stops Act

Intro 0586/2022 became law 2024/043 on December 20, 2023 with 35 yeas, 9 nays and 7 did not vote. 17 votes are needed to override a veto. 9 negatives were Joann Ariola, Joseph Borelli, Erik Bottcher, David Carr, Robert Holden, Vickie Paladino, Marjorie Velazquez, Inna Vernikov and Kalman Yeger. James Gennaro, Darlene Mealy were marked…

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Politicians delay critical votes after an election: City Council actions on December 20, 2023

Passed Int 0586-2022 requiring the police dept to report on police-civilian investigative encounters. This bill would require the NYPD to provide quarterly reports detailing information on level one, two, and three investigative encounters between the police and civilians, including the race/ethnicity, age and gender of the civilian approached by the police, the factors that led…

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Finalized Local Law 2019/97 rules

The rule was not revised to: remove the decarbonization plan pathway for good faith efforts; further restrict the use of Renewable Energy Credits; or extend the deadlines for compliance. The decarbonization plan requires work at the building level during the first compliance period. This pathway places building owners on a path to compliance by requiring…

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