In New York, SNAP fraud victims will not be made whole.
Unlike credit cards, if SNAP benefits were stolen, the state will not reimburse you a penny.
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Daryus Clarke, 20, killed at Plug March 18, 2023
The Smoke Shop was ordered shut on June 7, 2023 in less than three months, yet the victim’s killer has not been found. Marijuana possession and use in all forms remain illegal under federal law except for certain cannabis-derived products such as CBD. I am in support of Cannabis Impact Prevention Coalition v. Kathy Hochul…
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…
Local Laws on noise nuisance
Local Law 2022/160 Commercial establishments: 7 dB(A) from 10:00 pm to 7:00 am. Local Law 2022/161 Speakers and Motor Vehicle penalties increased: $100-$225 first violation; $150-$400 second violations; $200-$575 third+ violations. Local Law 2022/164 Personal audio device or inside motor vehicle penalties increased Local Law 2022/398 Sound Level Meters required when responding to noise complaints…
What can you do when McMansions are being built as-of-right?
New York YIMBY offers information about permits and developments, but for large buildings mainly in Manhattan. NYC Department of Buildings should have a push notification of filings made to communities and individuals having an interest.
Sheltering homeless can give you a $1m salary!
And that’s for those nonprofit contractors who reported the salary honestly! $916,000 for the CEO of Acacia Network Housing; more than $700,000 across multiple years for the head of Camba; $1 million for the CEO of CORE, Jack Brown — who in 2021 was also caught stacking the org’s payroll with buddies and set up for-profit vendors…
Honesty is not the best policy when it comes to NYC Department of Buildings!
House was built in 1915, and it has no Certificate of Occupancy on file. Current owners bought the house in 2001, and did not do alteration nor construction to the property. A “work without permit” complaint was filed last year against the property and five other properties on the same block. Knowing no work was…
Is a $100 DEP credit worth changing your behavior?
Got an email from New York City Department of Environmental Protection for a $100 credit if I were (1) to change my current quarterly payment to monthly; (2) to stop receiving a paper statement; and (3) to enroll in autopay for at least 6 months. Since I can revert to my current pattern, I will…
You must buy Official trash bin before June 2026!
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…
National Grid contractor tore up Loubet Street between 71 and 72 Avenues 53 times in 6 months!
When the gas piping was first redone on this stretch of Loubet Street in March 2023, a resident counted that its contractor(s) has dug and redug sections of the street at least 53 times counting the one pictured. Is there a reason? Residents demand answer for inconvenience and cost!