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New York City officials reminded residents during a mayoral briefing about hurricane season that the city uses six coastal evacuation zones — with Zone 1 the most vulnerable — and advised New Yorkers to check whether their address is in… more ›
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New York City urged residents to check coastal evacuation zones and evacuation centers as hurricane season begins, while city agencies and planners described planned and funded resilience work — including floodgates, sewer and stormwater capital projects, and green infrastructure —… more ›
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New York City’s Mayor’s Office on Aug. 29, 2026 pushed hurricane-season preparedness — telling residents to check coastal evacuation zones, pack go bags, and sign up for Notify NYC emergency alerts — while city briefings and prior hearings outline multilingual,… more ›
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SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO At a City Planning Commission (CPC) review and special public meeting on August 24, 2026, planners recommended approval of the Park Avenue, Brooklyn rezoning that would convert M1 manufacturing zoning to mixed-use MX R6-1 and R7D designations while… more ›
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City Council committee members pressed the Department of Finance over why it posted a supplemental “pied‑à‑terre” property roll listing roughly 900,000 residential properties — many far below the state’s $5 million/$1 million value thresholds — instead of publishing a shorter… more ›
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City Council oversight hearing on the pied-à-terre (non‑primary‑residence) property tax rollout drew criticism after the mayor’s administration declined to appear in person; the Department of Finance submitted written testimony and said its commissioner would testify after August 31, while the… more ›
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New York City Council held an oversight hearing on the pied-à-terre (non-primary-residence) property tax rollout after Department of Finance (DOF) mailings identified roughly 17,000 properties as potentially subject to the charge; witnesses warned that state law currently requires cooperatives to… more ›
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The City Council passed the SCOOP Act, a four-bill package to expand free dog-waste bag dispensers on litter baskets, require park signage, launch a dog-waste composting pilot at Parks Department dog runs, and fund a citywide multilingual education campaign to… more ›
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosted a Dominican Heritage reception at Gracie Mansion on Aug. 13, 2026 and used the event to spotlight his administration’s “open for small business” executive order, describing specific reforms intended to cut red tape for bodegas, barber… more ›
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosted a Dominican Heritage reception at Gracie Mansion where speakers praised the administration’s door‑knocking outreach to tenants; city officials point to volunteer and agency canvassing programs, tenant associations, site visits and at least one landlord settlement as… more ›
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New York City Council leaders and Governor Kathy Hochul announced new local and state funding commitments after federal officials moved to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) work authorization for Haitian immigrants; Council Speaker Julie Menin said the City secured about… more ›
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New York City Council members used the Aug. 13 stated meeting to preview a September oversight hearing on the Upper East Side Legionnaires outbreak and floated immediate demands — a seasonal Legionnaires hotline, local testing clinics, and stronger cooling‑tower cleaning… more ›
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New York City’s Council voted on Aug. 13, 2026 to create the nation’s first Office of Insurance Accountability, a new municipal office charged with publishing insurance pricing reports, offering consumer assistance including on‑staff claim adjusters, and conducting annual studies aimed… more ›
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At a City Council stated meeting on August 13, 2026, members voted on a package that makes outdoor dining year‑round, advances the SCOOP Act (dog waste measures), and includes related reforms such as winter enclosure rules and quarterly fee payments… more ›
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Julie Menin and other Council members signaled concerns about Mayor Adams’s nominee to lead the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), John Mangen, citing past writings and rhetoric about community benefit agreements and the BSA’s role; they say they will… more ›
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