Tag: Public Safety

• 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 ›

• 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 ›

• 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 Probes Kalshi, Polymarket, Coinbase and Gemini Over Marketing That May ‘Lure’ Minors Into Betting

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  Aug 14

  New York City Council announced a legislative inquiry on Aug. 13, 2026 into four trading and cryptocurrency platforms — Kalshi, Polymarket, Coinbase and Gemini — over marketing and advertising practices… more ›

• Hochul and NYC Commit About $89M for Immigrant Legal Aid After Federal Funding Lapses, Haitian TPS Ends

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  Aug 14

  New York City and New York State announced new legal-aid money this week to help immigrants after federal funding and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) changes; state officials pledged more than… more ›

• Tremont Ave Busway for BX36 Starts Sept. 19, 2026 — Daily 6 a.m.–8 p.m. Restrictions to Speed Buses, Improve Safety in the Bronx

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  Aug 13

  Tremont Avenue busway announced to speed the BX36 in the Bronx will begin daily restrictions on Sept. 19, 2026, with painted and reinforced sidewalk extensions, new lane configurations, and limits… more ›

• Tremont Ave Busway for BX36 to Open Sept. 19, 2026 — Mamdani Says Bronx Riders Could See Up to 60% Faster Service, 6-Minute Savings

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  Aug 12

  Mayor Mamdani announced the city has begun work on a dedicated Tremont Avenue busway for the BX36, to start operating September 19, 2026, with officials projecting up to 60% faster… more ›

• Mamdani Signs Executive Order Expanding Heat Protections for Outdoor, Delivery and Construction Workers; Agencies Ordered to Publish Guidance

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  Aug 10

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order in June directing city agencies to expand extreme-heat protections to outdoor and heat-exposed workers and to publish employer guidance, review construction rules, step… more ›

• NYC Rolls Out 600+ Cooling Centers, Misting Stations and ‘Cool Vans’ — City Won’t Say How Many People They Served

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  Aug 10

  New York City officials briefed ethnic and community media on Aug. 7, 2026 about the city’s extreme-weather summer response — including more than 600 cooling centers, Health Department‑run misting stations,… more ›

• NYC Cracks Down on Illegal High‑Speed E‑Bikes and Scooters — Mayor Sends Cease‑and‑Desist to 40+ Retailers; Compliance Due Aug. 18 or Face $2,000 Fines

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  Aug 6

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Aug. 5, 2026 announced a city crackdown on illegal high‑speed e‑bikes and motorized scooters, sending cease‑and‑desist letters to more than 40 online retailers, setting… more ›

• NYC Council unveils 17-bill e-bike/e-scooter safety package — apps must share trip data, employers must provide safety gear; Sept. 30 hearing

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  Aug 5

  City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Aug. 4, 2026 announced a legislative and oversight review of e‑bike and e‑scooter safety, unveiling a package of about 17 bills and a September… more ›

• Summit’s $30M Promise to Repair 5,100 Pinnacle Apartments Lacks Itemized Plan, Escrow or Deadlines

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  Aug 5

  Summit Properties pledged $30 million to repair the former Pinnacle Group rent‑stabilized portfolio after buying it out of bankruptcy, but public statements and city briefings cited so far give only… more ›

• Mamdani Announces 2,000 Free 2‑K Seats, Declines to Order Independent Probe Into ACS Bronx Case

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  Aug 5

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the city’s first 2K offers — 2,000 free child-care seats for two-year-olds, scaling toward 12,000 seats — while declining to promise an independent probe into the… more ›