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New York City’s City Planning Commission held a public hearing on September 9 to consider Department of City Planning (DCP) rules implementing the expedited land use review procedure (ELRP) and the Affordable Housing Appeals Board (AHAB), clarifying which modest rezonings… more ›
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that the city has settled two lawsuits with 9/11 Healthwatch and launched a public 9/11 records portal funded with more than $34 million, but did not provide a numeric estimate of how many additional residents, students,… more ›
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sept. 8, 2026 announced a settlement with 9/11 HealthWatch and launched a public 9/11 records portal that initially publishes roughly 170,000–173,000 documents — including the Harding memo, 68 boxes of city records, and files on 7… more ›
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NYC agencies ran multi-agency beach rescue drills using drones and self-inflating flotation devices through the summer to rehearse coordinated responses at city beaches, but the Mayor’s Office video did not announce a public schedule for future exercises. Source: https://youtu.be/9FUso-X8EFE&t=4 #… more ›
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed two executive orders at City Hall on Sept. 5, 2026, creating an annual September 11 day of service and remembrance and updating the city’s operational continuity and agency preparedness policies. Source: https://youtu.be/jVk7VFs91lA&t=83 # What’s happening –… more ›
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tish briefed reporters Sept. 5, 2026, on security for Labor Day weekend’s J’Ouvert (Juvé Festival) and the West Indian American Day Parade, saying the NYPD will deploy “thousands” of officers but not giving… more ›
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Mayor Mamdani and the Office of Community Safety said 337 crisis management system (CMS) staff and community safety volunteers were deployed ahead of J’Ouvert and the West Indian Day Parade to provide outreach, mediate conflicts, and operate mobile trauma units… more ›
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The New York City Council announced a $1,000,000 FY2027 allocation for the 9/11 Memorial & Museum on Sept. 3, 2026, to fund free student field trips, group audio guides, expanded teacher professional development, the museum’s 9/11 anniversary digital learning experience,… more ›
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Speaker Julie Menin announced $1 million in Fiscal 2027 Council funding for 9/11 Memorial and Museum education programs, laid a wreath at the Survivor Tree, and said “more people have now died of a 9/11‑related cancer than died on 9/11,”… more ›
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NYC Council oversight hearing on Legionnaires disease in Harlem and the Upper East Side highlighted resident complaints about slower, less-resourced Department of Health outreach in West Harlem, calls for translated materials and local testing sites, and requests for more transparent… more ›
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Mayor and City Health Department investigators have not yet identified a single, definitive environmental source for the Upper East Side Legionnaires cluster; city testing found multiple PCR‑positive cooling towers and culture‑flagged towers, independent sampling detected Legionella in building potable‑water fixtures,… more ›
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The City Council Health Committee on Sept. 2, 2026 pressed the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and union witnesses about understaffing and low pay for water ecologists and inspectors, asking what the administration will do… more ›
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SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO The City Council Health Committee on Sept. 2, 2026 pressed the New York City Department of Health (DOH) about a $1.5 million contract to EMSL Analytical for Legionella environmental testing, asking about scope, selection, guaranteed turnaround times, why… more ›
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SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO At a New York City Council Health Committee hearing on Sept. 2, 2026, council members pressed the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) for records showing how many cooling‑tower inspections, summonses, and violation types were recorded in… more ›
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SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO At a Sept. 2, 2026 New York City Council Health Committee hearing, Department of Health officials said whole‑genome sequencing on Legionella from Upper East Side patients and cooling towers is ongoing and no specific tower or building water… more ›
