Category: New York City

• NYC Readies for Hurricane Season: Floodgates Proposed and DEP Earmarks $2.5B for Southeast Queens Stormwater Upgrades

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  Sep 2

  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… more ›

• NYC Urges Hurricane Prep: Check Evacuation Zone, Pack a Go‑Bag and Text NOTIFYNYC to 692‑692 as City Expands Multilingual Outreach

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  Sep 2

  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… more ›

• City Planning Commission Recommends Park Avenue Rezoning in Brooklyn — 391 Units, 234K sq ft of Schools Proposed as 19 Businesses and 145 Jobs Face Risk

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  Sep 2

  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… more ›

• Council presses DOF over 900,000‑property pied‑à‑terre roll — many listings below $5M threshold and sparking privacy fears

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  Aug 20

  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… more ›

• DOF declines in‑person City Council testimony on pied‑à‑terre tax; commissioner to appear after Aug. 31, exemption deadline extended

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  Aug 20

  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… more ›

• Pied‑à‑terre tax rollout could force co‑ops to tap reserves, City Council hears after DOF mailed 17,000 notices

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  Aug 20

  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… more ›

• NYC City Council Passes SCOOP Act: Bag Dispensers, Dog‑Waste Composting Pilot and Multilingual Cleanup Campaign

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  Aug 20

  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… more ›

• Mamdani Unveils ‘Open for Small Business’ at Gracie Mansion — 50+ Rule Cuts, Nearly $6M Saved for Bodegas, Barbers and Restaurants

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  Aug 14

  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… more ›

• Mamdani at Gracie Mansion Touts Door‑Knocking Drive — Organize NYC Says 104,000 Volunteers Knocked 3 Million Doors to Reach Tenants

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  Aug 14

  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… more ›

• After Federal End to Haitian TPS, NYC and Gov. Hochul Pledge Nearly $89M for Immigration Legal Aid

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  Aug 14

  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… more ›

• After Upper East Side Legionnaires Outbreak, NYC Council Demands Seasonal Hotline, Local Testing Clinics and Tougher Cooling‑Tower Rules Ahead of September Hearing

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  Aug 14

  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… more ›

• NYC Council Creates Nation’s First Office of Insurance Accountability to Combat Soaring Home, Auto and Small-Business Premiums

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  Aug 14

  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… more ›

• NYC Council Advances Year‑Round Outdoor Dining, Winter Enclosures and SCOOP Act — Says Could Add ‘Thousands’ but Gives No Firm Estimate

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  Aug 14

  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… more ›

• City Council to Probe Mayor Adams’ BSA Nominee John Mangen Over Past Writings on Community Benefit Agreements

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  Aug 14

  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… more ›

• NYC Approves Nation’s First Office of Insurance Accountability to Tackle Soaring Home, Auto and Small-Business Premiums

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  Aug 14

  New York City’s City Council on Aug. 13, 2026, approved legislation creating the nation’s first Office of Insurance Accountability to study insurance pricing, publish reports, and provide on‑staff claim adjusters… more ›