A newly built 3-story 2-family house has 6 ConEd meters.
According to Department of Building’s records, there are 2 units in a 3,893 square foot buildings. Is it built to code? Candidate for City Council in 2023
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NYC Health and Mental Hygiene favors reparation
Is this report even permitted in its job description per the Charter of the City of New York? Why is a city agency promoting race division? In its “Analyzing the Racial Wealth Gap and Implications for Health Equity” report of meetings in November 2021 and February 2022 on white vs. black/hispanic wealth gap, it recommends:…
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Green Card delayed: two stories
Story one. D. Patel applied for asylum in January 2017, was granted work authorization, paid immigration attorney over $10,000, had her long awaited interview canceled by USCIS recently which required an additional $3K to $5K legal fees to reschedule her case. Story two. D. Khan married a US citizen in 2016, applied for green card…
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Yes, Gov. Hochul cut Con Ed rate increase by 60%, while your current bill will increase!
That is the title of the press release on July 20, regarding the Con Edison rate increase. Put it another way: the Rent Guideline Board did a phenomenal job in June by CUTTING rent-stabilized New Yorkers lease increase request by 70% versus the proposed 15.75% 2-year lease increase. “The need for revenue increases for the…
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Installation of 120 congestion pricing detection points has already begun!
MTA has already hired TransCore contractor before approval from the federal government. Less than 2 days after the July 19 MTA hearing on toll charges, cameras are already up at Upper West Side. Candidate for City Council in 2023
Candidate for City Council in 2023
Is your district Democrat or Republican leaning? NYC Independent Budget Office’s 2018 map on real estate tax unfairness may hold an answer.
Real estate taxation needs reform. Albany has the final say. Under a revenue neutral scenario, the Independent Budget Office reported in November 15, 2022 that 72% of 1-3 family properties would get a tax cut. Why is there no will nor champion among elected officials over the past two decades? Candidate for City Council in…
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MTA fares to increase effective August 20, 2023
Updated July 19, 2023. MTA moved up the schedule from Labor Day 2023. It’s a done deal (May 22, 2023). $2.90; $34 7-day; $132 30-day; 4.6% LIRR and MetroNorth; 10% toll crossings without an E-ZPass, etc. The April 28, 2023 Albany budget agreement includes a one-time payment from the state of $300 million, and it…
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You don’t need to live in CA to win $1 Billion Power Ball; NYC settled a $1.8 Billion lawsuit!
Failing the New York State teachers’ exam pays! The City did not settle $1.7 Billion in 2018, so interest continues to accrue. Candidate for City Council in 2023
Candidate for City Council in 2023
CityFHEPS rental assistance: Tail wagging the dog?
City Council overrode Mayor Eric Adams’ veto by 42-8 on July 13; first time since Mayor Bloomberg’s administration. The four bills are 878-A removing a 90-day wait period, 893-A soften eligibility criteria to a rent demand letter; 894-A lowered threshold from 200% federal poverty to 50% area mean income; and 229-A prohibits deducting a utility…
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Billed as a prayer and vigil, BP Donovan Richards Saeidi’s memorial event was anything but.
As long as someone died, it was politicized. (1) Street was closed; (2) BP Richards did not mention the names of the other four victims who were shot, and they were not invited; (3) the son of Hamod Saeidi, Main, was about the 10th speaker after the BP, an Iman, a relative, State Senator Joseph…
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