Crime, taxes, inflation are too damn high! Why is the City cutting our services and charging us to welcome more migrants? Cops, businesses and people are leaving! $112 Billion city budget is unsustainable! Vote Republican or Conservative Novermber 7, 2023!
Update: First draft proposed by the Parks Department and NYC EDC. $35 million was allocated by Mayor Eric Adams in September 2022. One year later, New York Economic Development Corporation (October 18, 2023) gave a status report before Queens Community Board 6 at Rego Park Community Center on October 17, 2023. Angie Espino, Senior Project…
The City’s general guide to get local problems fixed.
At the terminus of Lefferts Boulevard A train, neighbors dared not point nor looked in the direction of 103-36 116 Street. Some just eyeballed the men hanging around that area. They do not live in the area, and are doing illicit activities. Calling police has been fruitless. Residents live in fear.
Text of the Law. Local Law 97 website. Columbia Law School Climate Law Tracker. 40% reduction in aggregate greenhouse gas emissions from covered buildings by 2030 based on 2005. Moderate decarbonization improvements include upgrading boilers, modernizing controls,installing high-efciency lights, appliances, and fxtures, and implementing relatively minor insulationand air sealing measures. Combined, these improvements can reduce…
NYC Carshare program (Local Laws 47/2017 and 50/2017) currently has 3 companies: ZipCar, GetAround and Truqit. The Carshare program charges $475 per year for two parking spots. What? Many residents/homeowners are willing to pay that amount to reserve the sidewalk curb spot in front of their own house! In its April 2021 Final Report, “the…
AirBnB fought the law, and lost. (1) Anyone who wants to host short-term must register with the Office of Special Enforcement, including single-family homes. (2) Your unit must not be in a “Prohibited Building”, and (3) you must live with the guest(s). “By using this (Local Law 18) system you expressly consent to the City…
New York City Administrative Code allows citizens to issue noise summons. (Title 24: Environmental Protection and Utilities, Chapter 2 Noise Control, Subchapter 8: Enforcement § 24-261 Citizen’s complaint). Councilman James Gennaro wants to ban it. The adjudication process needs to be clear. Rights of citizens to go against noise and other quality of life issues such…
When the job portal was up after Mayor-Elect Mamdani won in November, several friends applied. Not one got even a phone call acknowledging that their resume was reviewed. Three months later, The City wrote that only 31 people were hired out of 80,000 applicants.
Gardens lawsuit v. Tennis Stadium or Concerned Citizens? Concerts at Forest Hills Stadium. Change.org SUPPORT petition + FH Chamber of Commerce vs. against petition.
70 NYCHA employees were busted for accepting “pay-to-play” brides. Meanwhile, residents average wait time for non-emergency repairs went from two weeks to two months. As of November 2022, 46% of NYCHA households have not paid rent or in arrears. The most vulnerable is usually the hardest hit. Let residents do the repairs, and deduct the…