Tag: Business

• NYC launches $4M pilot installing 17 modular public restrooms across five boroughs — access by text, QR, app or tap card

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  Sep 18

  New York City began installing 17 modular public restrooms this month under a one-year, $4 million pilot announced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, with Throne Labs operating the units and entry… more ›

• NYC Council Grills DOE Over New K–8 Screen-Time Caps and AI Moratorium — Who Will Track Minutes?

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  Sep 18

  New York City Council held an oversight hearing on Sept. 15, 2026 about the Department of Education’s (DOE) new screen‑time and ed‑tech guidance, pressing officials on how the DOE will… more ›

• DCP and DOB Now Coordinate to Prevent Deleted BINs/TBINs From Halting Permits, TCOs — Two-Step Address Workflow Starts Jan. 1, 2027

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  Sep 11

  DCP briefs practitioners on how it will work with DOB/DOB Now to stop temporary building identification numbers (TBINs/BINs) from being deleted mid-review and blocking permits, TCOs, and CFOs as the… more ›

• DCP to Standardize NYC Address-Assignment Fees and Digitize City Map — Rollout Begins Jan. 1, 2027; CityPay Payments Planned

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  Sep 11

  New York City Department of City Planning says it will standardize address-assignment fees across all five boroughs and move address-assignment and city map functions into a single, digitized system —… more ›

• Council Considers Intro. 813A Letting DCWP Revoke Tobacco/Vape Licenses Over Illegal Cannabis Sales After 4,000+ Complaints

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  Sep 11

  The New York City Council on Sept. 10, 2026 took up Intro. 813A, a bill by Council Member Harvey Epstein that would let the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection… more ›

• City Offers Interest‑Free Bridge Loans to Childcare Providers with Five‑Business‑Day Turnaround; 300+ Loans Disbursed, 500+ Contracts Registered

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  Sep 11

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the city’s new 2-K rollout and told child‑care providers the city is offering interest‑free bridge loans that the administration says are processed in five business days… more ›

• Mamdani Ties NYC 2‑K Launch to Sweeping Procurement Overhaul — One‑Business‑Day Response Goal, EdTech Reviews and Student AI Limits

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  Sep 11

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sept. 11, 2026 announced NYC’s inaugural free 2-K two-year-old program and a package of procurement reforms — including a one-business-day response goal for school purchasing —… more ›

• NYC to Expand Free 2‑K for Two‑Year‑Olds — 2,000 Seats This Fall, About 12,000 in 2027; District Priorities and Lotteries Will Decide Placement

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  Sep 11

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul used a Sept. 11 press conference to reaffirm the city’s plan to expand its new 2-K program from 2,000 free seats this fall… more ›

• Mayor Zohran Mamdani Announces 50 Reforms to Cut Fines, Fees and Red Tape for NYC Small Businesses — Aiming to Help Restaurants, Bodegas and Hair‑Braiders

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  Sep 11

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani told guests at Gracie Mansion on Sept. 9, 2026 that his July “50 reforms” package aims to cut fines, fees and red tape for small businesses —… more ›

• 319 Callers Impacted in Aug. 18 Bronx 911 Outage — 206 Reconnected, 113 Left Unserved; No Deaths Identified So Far

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  Sep 11

  New York City Council hearing: officials say 319 unique callers were affected in the Aug. 18, 2026 Bronx 911 outage; 206 later reached operators and 113 remained unserved, and the… more ›

• Bronx 911 Audio Outage Linked to Motorola Firewall Upgrade; Automated Monitoring Failed, Calls Rerouted to Brooklyn PAC1

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  Sep 11

  NYC 911 outage at PAC2, August 18, 2026: City Council oversight hearing probes why automated monitoring failed to detect a firewall firmware upgrade problem that knocked out audio for callers… more ›

• City Council Grills Officials Over NYC 911 Outages as NextGen 911 Slips to Q3 2027; Motorola, Monitoring Gaps Under Scrutiny

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  Sep 11

  New York City Council held an oversight hearing on Sept. 9, 2026, into recent NYC 911 outages and the city’s stalled NextGen 911 migration, where city technology officials, FDNY, NYPD,… more ›

• NYPD to Deploy ‘Thousands’ of Officers, Drones and K9s for J’Ouvert and West Indian Day Parade; J’Ouvert to Use 13 Magnetometer Checkpoints

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  Sep 9

  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… more ›

• City Deploys 337 Crisis-Management Staff and Mobile Trauma Units Ahead of J’Ouvert and West Indian Day Parade

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  Sep 9

  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… more ›

• NYC DOH Awards $1.5M Contract to EMSL for Legionella Testing Through 2032; Council Demands Procurement and Turnaround Time Details

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  Sep 3

  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… more ›