Tag: Permits and Licenses

• Hunts Point Breaks Ground on Casanova Residences: Mayor Mamdani, Doe Fund Announce 96 100% Affordable Supportive Units — No Construction Timeline Yet

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  Aug 4

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and partners broke ground Aug. 3, 2026 on Casanova Residences, a 96‑unit, 100% affordable supportive housing development in Hunts Point, Bronx; officials touted a ribbon‑cutting “on time… more ›

• NYC Film Green Sees Immersion‑Cooled Render Farms Heating Pools, Housing — Permits and Data Security Could Stall Pilots

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  Aug 3

  NYC Film Green Office Hours on July 31, 2026, brought post‑production specialists and sustainability experts together to discuss recycling waste heat from render farms — including immersion‑cooled servers — to… 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 ›

• 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 ›

• 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 ›

• DOT to Audit Flatiron/NoMad Concession Finances — But Won’t Publish Financial Reports Online

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  Jul 22

  A City Council zoning subcommittee hearing on July 22, 2026, pushed the Department of Transportation (DOT) to explain how revenue from the proposed Flatiron/NoMad major concession would be tracked, audited… more ›

• City Council Hears Rezoning for 13‑Story, 119‑Unit Mixed‑Use Tower at 47‑03 108th St in Corona; 30 Units Affordable

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  Jul 22

  A City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises public hearing on July 22, 2026 examined a private rezoning application for 47-03 108th Street in Corona, Queens, where the applicant is… more ›

• Upper East Side Town Hall at Lenox Hill: Council Blasts DOHMH Staffing Shortfalls, Vows Hotline and Tougher Cooling-Tower Rules

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  Jul 22

  Upper East Side residents and City Council members held a July 21, 2026 town hall at Lenox Hill Hospital about the ongoing Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, pressing the New York City… more ›

• City Council Demands DOH Publish Full Upper East Side Cooling-Tower List and Testing Timeline After Legionnaires Outbreak

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  Jul 22

  Upper East Side Legionnaires outbreak: City Council demanded the Department of Health publish the full list of buildings and a timeline of cooling-tower testing and remediation after a July 21… more ›