Curbed reports that the New York City Council passed a flurry of bills aimed at creating more affordable housing, and preventing tenant harassment, at its final meeting of the year, on Tuesday. Continue Reading →
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Speaker Mark-Viverito Sends Off NYC Emergency Responders To Puerto Rico (Photos)
A mini-photographic essay of the response from the East Harlem‘s City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito: Continue Reading →
East Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito Arrested At DACA Protest (Video)
Here’s the statement and video from East Harlem City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito: Continue Reading →
Harlem Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez To Call For NYC To Install More Safety Bollards
Today, Saturday, Council Transportation Chair Ydanis Rodriguez and other elected officials and transportation advocates will call on the City of New York to install pedestrian safety bollards along sidewalks in key areas with high pedestrian volume to prevent potential attacks in NYC. Continue Reading →
‘Minor’ Offenses Will No longer Get A Criminal Summons From Harlem To Hollis
NY Post reports that people who commit minor violations — like urinating in public or drinking a beer in a city park — will no longer get a criminal summons (from Harlem to Hollis), officials said. Continue Reading →
Mayor Bills Billion NYC Budget Adds Tax Exemptions From Harlem To Hollis
New York City’s municipal budget is $85.2 billion for the upcoming fiscal year — reflecting a 14 percent hike over the $75 billion budget that the Democratic mayor and council leadership enacted in 2014, their first year in office. Continue Reading →
