Tag: Permits and Licenses

• Lincoln Wrestler Pushes Year‑Round Outdoor Dining in NYC — Hearing Record Shows He Gave No Jobs Estimate

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  Jul 10

  City Council sponsor did not state a numeric jobs estimate for year‑round outdoor dining; he said it would allow restaurants to hire more staff, and no supporting analysis was presented… more ›

• NYC City Council Proposes Year‑Round Outdoor Dining to Help Struggling Restaurants — Curbside Cafes Slashed From 7,000 to Fewer Than 700

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  Jul 9

  We want outdoor dining to be YEAR‑ROUND. Here’s our plan. City Council members and small‑business representatives outlined a proposed bill at a July 9, 2026 meeting to make outdoor dining… more ›

• Gotham FC to Make Queens’ Etihad/Eddiad Park Home in 2028, Will Share Stadium with NYCFC — Public Financing Details Remain Unclear

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  Jul 8

  New York City announced July 7, 2026 that Gotham FC will make Etihad/Eddiad Park in Queens its permanent home beginning in 2028, to be a shared, soccer-specific stadium with New… more ›

• Bronx Rezoning Stokes Relocation Fears — Commissioners Demand Legally Binding Return and Voucher Guarantees for 91 Mapes Court Tenants Ahead of July 1 Hearing

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  Jul 5

  The City Planning Commission’s June 29, 2026 review session examined the Sjourer Truth–Mapes rezoning in Bronx Community District 6 and featured repeated commissioner questions about what enforceable, legally binding protections… more ›

• Brooklyn Park Avenue Rezoning Draws Fire Over Open-Space, Sidewalk Mitigations — Applicant Offers 1-Foot Widening, No Playground Commitments; CPC Hearing July 1

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  Jul 5

  City Planning Commission review session on June 29, 2026 examined mitigation for open‑space and pedestrian impacts tied to a Park Avenue rezoning, including whether sidewalk widenings, Taffy Playground capital work,… more ›

• Mayor Mamdani Signs Heat-Protection Executive Order to Boost Worker Guidance and Enforcement — Order Stops Short of Guaranteed Paid Breaks

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  Jul 5

  New York City activated its heat emergency plan ahead of the July 3–4 weekend and Mayor Zohran Mamdani pointed to a June executive order expanding worker heat protections — directing… more ›

• NYC Executive Order Bolsters Heat Protections — Delivery Workers Can Use Restaurant Bathrooms; Agencies Ordered to Publish Guidance and Enforce Rules

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  Jul 5

  A July 1, 2026 NYC heat-briefing reiterated that delivery and other outdoor workers have existing bathroom access rights and that the city’s recently signed executive order directs agencies to publish… more ›

• Developers Pledge Same Rent and Paid Moves for 91 Mapes Court Households — HPD Regulatory Agreement to Lock in Relocation to Sojourner Truth by 2030

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  Jul 5

  Sojourner Truth/Mapes Court developers tell the City Planning Commission they will preserve current rents for the 91 Mapes Court households during relocation, memorialize the promise in a regulatory agreement with… more ›

• Residents Demand Dewatering and Hudson River Discharge Analysis in Independence Plaza DEIS, Citing Cumulative Risk with Battery Park City

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  Jun 26

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO At a June 26, 2026 public scoping meeting, the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP) heard community testimony demanding that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the… more ›

• Independence Plaza Seeks 1,090‑Foot Tower and ~1,391 Units in Lower Manhattan; Neighbors Warn of Shadows, Displacement

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  Jun 26

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO At a June 26, 2026 scoping meeting for the Independence Plaza Large-Scale Residential Development (LSRD) modification, city planners and the applicant presented plans for a new 1,090-foot residential… more ›

• Council Advances Dwight Clinton Park North Rezoning Despite $200K Park Pledge — NYC Parks Says Bathroom + Play-Area Repairs Could Total ~$12M

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  Jun 26

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO The City Council Committee on Land Use voted on modifications to the Dwight Clinton Park North rezoning applications on June 25, 2026, while testimony at the hearing contrasted… more ›

• Land Use Committee Approves Greenpoint’s Monitor Point: 662 Permanently Affordable Homes, 1+ Acre Waterfront and USS Monitor Museum

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  Jun 26

  The City Council Committee on Land Use voted on modifications to the Monitor Point rezoning in Greenpoint on June 25, 2026, approving changes that raise the number of permanently affordable… more ›

• Mamdani Signs Executive Order Expanding NYC Heat Protections to Outdoor Workers; Agencies Ordered to Boost Guidance and Enforcement

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  Jun 26

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced and signed an executive order expanding New York City’s extreme-heat protections to cover outdoor workers, directing the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Buildings (DOB), Department… more ›

• NYC Council Probes ASUS Place and Marsha’s House After Complaints — ASUS at 109 Residents; Marsha’s House Reports 28 Permanent Placements

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  Jun 25

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO City Council oversight hearing on June 24, 2026 reviewed occupancy, complaints, inspection notes, and housing outcomes for ASUS Place (the city’s dedicated trans and gender non-conforming shelter) and… more ›

• NYC to Roll Out 2,000 Free “2K” Seats for Two‑Year‑Olds in Fall 2026 — Apply by June 26

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  Jun 25

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that 2,000 free 2K (two‑year‑old) child care seats will launch this fall across five school districts (6, 10, 18, 23, 27), with applications open online, by… more ›