Category: New York City

• NYC Film Green Panel: Measure Post‑Production Energy, Power Down Idle Render Farms to Cut Emissions

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  Aug 3

  NYC Film Green convened an Office Hours panel on July 31, 2026, to probe where energy is used across large‑budget film and series lifecycles — comparing on‑set production, post‑production (visual… more ›

• NYC Moves to Speed Housing Approvals: DCP’s ELERP Cuts Zoning Reviews to 90 Days; AHAB Adds 5‑Day Appeal Window

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  Jul 30

  NYC planning officials explained how the new expedited land use review procedure (ELERP) and the Affordable Housing Appeals Board (AHAB) will shorten public review timelines — shrinking many zoning reviews… more ›

• 13527 Sapphire St Preliminarily Selects MIH Option One — 67 Affordable Units Announced, AMI Bands and Rents Still Undecided

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  Jul 30

  New York City Planning Commission public hearing on the 13527 Sapphire Street rezoning in Lindenwood, Queens, recorded July 29, 2026, shows the applicant has preliminarily selected Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH)… more ›

• 13527 Sapphire St Rezoning to Use Wet‑Floodproofed Cellar and Gabion Wall — Planned Retrofit to Dry Floodproofing If DOT Raises Street

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  Jul 30

  Sapphire Street rezoning hearing: City Planning Commission heard technical answers about a wet‑floodproofed cellar and a permeable gabion wall at 13527 Sapphire Street, and the applicant said the cellar will… more ›

• Coney Island Ave Rezoning at 1455 Coney Island Ave Would Add 300‑Bed Assisted‑Living Facility, Developer Says It Will Create About 630 Jobs

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  Jul 30

  1455 Coney Island Avenue rezoning: City Planning Commission held a public hearing July 29, 2026, on a developer proposal to remap the site from R5/C23 to C4‑5D and build a… more ›

• Mamdani: $104M recovered for delivery workers; after deadly illegal e‑bike crash, city plans bike‑lane redesigns and rejects facial‑recognition age checks

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  Jul 30

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that New York City has recovered $104 million in hidden tips for delivery workers and, after a fatal crash involving an illegal e‑bike, said the administration… more ›

• Tipping‑transparency enforcement nets $104M for NYC delivery workers, DCWP says

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  Jul 30

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced at a July 29, 2026 press event that city enforcement of the tipping‑transparency law has recovered more… more ›

• NYC enforcement recovers $104M for delivery workers; pied‑à‑terre ‘you may be subject’ tax notices mailed — owners face Aug. 21/24 deadlines

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  Jul 30

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani on July 29, 2026 announced that city enforcement of the tipping-transparency law recovered $104 million for delivery workers and answered reporters’ questions about the pied‑à‑terre (non‑primary residence)… more ›

• 240 Nassau DEIS Flags Major Impacts on Open Space, Transit, Pedestrians and Noise — Mitigation Measures Identified but Not Finalized

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  Jul 28

  At a City Planning Commission (CPC) review session on July 27, 2026, staff presented the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the 240 Nassau Street rezoning in downtown Brooklyn, which… more ›

• City Planning Presses Proposal to Use HUD ‘Transfer of Assistance’ for NICHA Residents — Could Shift 5% of MIH Units; Resident Consent Unclear

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  Jul 28

  City Planning Commission review session on July 27, 2026, included questions about a proposed developer plan to use Transfer of Assistance (TOA) for NICHA residents, how TOA would affect Mandatory… more ›

• 240 Nassau Plan Would Finance New Public School with ECF Bonds and 99‑Year Ground Lease of Market Units, City Planning Says

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  Jul 28

  240 Nassau Street finance plan: City Planning Commission review on July 27, 2026 showed the Education Construction Fund (ECF) will issue tax‑exempt bonds, hold title to the new school and… more ›

• Mayor Mamdani unveils five city-run grocery stores with 30% discount and operator RFP — says NYPD arrested suspect in Bronx killing of 12-year-old

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  Jul 28

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a plan for five city-run grocery stores, each offering a 30% discount on essential goods and a request for proposals (RFP) for private operators; he also… more ›

• NYC launches ‘NYC Groceries’ pilot: five city-run stores to offer 30% off essentials — La Marqueta and Bronx Peninsula named, first opening by 2027

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  Jul 28

  Today’s mayoral announcement and agency materials formalized NYC Groceries: a city-run pilot of five grocery stores (one per borough) that will offer a fixed 30% discount on a core basket… more ›

• NYC Council Approves $10,000 One‑Time ‘Stabilization’ Payment for 25,000 Paraprofessionals — Awaits Mayor’s OK

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  Jul 28

  With the City Council moving a bill to boost pay for public-school paraprofessionals (teacher assistants), the legislation provides a $10,000 stabilization payment to eligible paraprofessionals and was described as a… more ›

• NYC tests 183 cooling towers in Upper East Side Legionnaires probe; 76 PCR-positive as fines, timelines remain unclear

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  Jul 23

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) say they tested 183 cooling towers in an Upper East Side Legionnaires cluster,… more ›