Dilapidated eyesore at 94-31 120 Street
The owner does not live here, and avoids penalties by changing its corporate ownership in 2021. Did the City failed the owner when she applied for work permit in 2016?
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Starting fall 2024, all trash must be in secured containers! Specifically, “NYC Bins” by 2026.
Yes, to fight rats, even if you have no rat problem, you must throw out your existing trash habits and containers. Single-family homeowners will be required to drag a heavy box out after 6 pm, and back in again after pick up. No small plastic bag is allowed. Home improvement and waste that will not…
Scaffolding at 100-01 Metropolitan Ave since 2020
Building has a history of not filing for work permits when doing plumbing and signage. Department of Building found 10 feet of loose bricks on 8/21/2020. A sidewalk shed was erected soon afterwards. However, even the shed was done not to code. Owner chose to pay the fine, and not to obtain the required permit….
2nd Phase of the Second Avenue Line will cost $7 Billion
The final phase would add 3 new stations at 106 Street, 116 Street and 125th Street. MTA has enough money. We don’t need congestion pricing taxing drivers and trucks increasing cost of food, rental and travel in Manhattan. STOP and KILL congestion pricing!
Supreme Court Opinion 58: 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis on gay marriage
The 58th and the last Supreme Court decision of the 2022 Term Year. “(Business owner) Ms. Smith will gladly conduct business with those having protected characteristics, (just not to create) graphics and websites that violate her belief… The First Amendment envisions the United States as a rich and complex place where all persons are free…
West Side Tennis Club vs Forest Hills Gardens Corporation
Gardens lawsuit v. Tennis Stadium or Concerned Citizens? Concerts at Forest Hills Stadium. Change.org SUPPORT petition + FH Chamber of Commerce vs. against petition.
Brief History of NYC Legal Right to Shelter
Callahan v. Carey (1979) lawsuit by Robert Hayes, co-founder of Coalition for the Homeless, mandated adequate provision for housing single men of “all of the destitute and homeless alcoholics, addicts, mentally impaired derelicts, flotsam and jetsam, and others during the winter months.” The suit asked for 750 beds. The Constitution of the State of New…
Asylum grants average 2,000 per month nationwide…
Per latest FY2020 report from the Deparment of Homeland Security, asylum seekers coming into New York City alone has averaged more than that per month since August 2022. Where did those arrive in New York go if about 10,000 were housed in Housing Emergency Response and Relief Centers (HERRC) as of February 2023? How does…
$5 billion for 82k new homes: City of YES zoning
It passed the City Council 31 to 20. The City is to commit $60,975 per projected unit to invest in sewer projects, financing for affordable housing (Land Trust) development, legal services for homeowners, and down payment + rent vouchers. How much of the $5 billion will actually benefit homeowners and tenants directly? Will that information…