July 13, 2023 By Carlina Rivera and Sonal Jessel
Thursday’s passage of lead-related legislation at City Council moves us closer toward ending exposure to lead and lead poisoning in New York City. Despite decades of significant advances, and the fact that childhood lead poisoning is completely preventable, too many children are still exposed to lead, and progress has plateaued.
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June 23, 2023, published by Anthony Donovan
On a beautiful day outside NYC City Hall, City Council Member Carlina Rivera sparked the good size crowd with enthusiasm, conviction and truth telling about why we need to welcome the missions of Veterans For Peace and Move the Money. With the insignia of NY City Council emblazoned on the parchment being awarded, she read aloud NYC’s encouragement for the voyage of
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June 24, 2023, published by Scott Axelrod
Some of the most familiar sounds of New York City might start sounding a bit different if a new bill passes.
A bill reintroduced by Councilwomen Carlina Rivera (D-Lower East Side) and Gale Brewer (D-Upper West Side), would lower the siren sounds of emergency vehicles by 30 decibels, down to 90 decibels,
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Yesterday, NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue, Manhattan Deputy Borough President Keisha Sutton James, Council Member Carlina Rivera, former Council Member Rosie Mendez, Community Board 6 Chair Kyle Athayde, Ms. Wheelchair New York 2023 Khalia Hayslett, and community members cut the ribbon on a $5.05 million renovation of Bellevue South Park in Manhattan.
“I’m so excited to celebrate the renovation of Bellevue South Park, which has so many amenities for the neighborhood to enjoy – new play equipment, a reconstructed basketball court, and a permanent dog run,”
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June 23, 2023, published by Jacob Kaye
With a little more than a week before the Department of Correction plans to sever its contracts with nearly half a dozen nonprofits that provide services to detainees on Rikers Island, elected officials, formerly incarcerated New Yorkers and top officials with the affected organizations called on the city to reverse its decision and find new ways to save $17 million in its budget.
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June 22, 2023, published by Julia Goldberg
Under legislation passed in May by the New York City Council, the city’s pandemic-era Open Culture program, which allows arts and culture institutions to host events in public outdoor spaces throughout the city, will be renewed and made permanent. The bill, Intro. 590-A, passed with 47 votes in favor and just one against and awaits action by Mayor Eric Adams, though his administration has indicated its support.
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June 22, 2023, published by Council Member Carlina Rivera and Council Member Lincoln Restler
In the midst of a persistent housing crisis, there are tens of thousands of rent-stabilized apartment units sitting vacant across New York City, as speculators and unscrupulous landlords contribute to scarcity and a lack of affordability.
In March 2021, The Real Deal reported that landlords had removed over 1,800 apartment listings in Manhattan alone, a number three times higher than in February 2020, and that they were leaving them empty in response to the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act passed in Albany, which was intended to strengthen tenant protections and make the housing market more fair.
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published June 13, 2023
The coalition Save Our Community Center, CHARAS, former P.S. 64 (SOCCC-64) has embarked on a new letter-writing campaign to urge Mayor Adams to reacquire the long-vacant property on Ninth Street between Avenue B and Avenue C.
Per the campaign site:
The time is past due for the city to act in the interest of the community and intervene to restore this once-vital community resource to its former use.
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By Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky and Christopher Werth, published June 12, 2023
This summer was supposed to mark a major turning point for New York City’s market for Airbnb and other short-term rental sites. But now, hosts and lodgers can expect little change until the end of the peak tourist season.
A new law that requires hosts to register with the city will effectively eliminate thousands of vacation rentals for entire apartments on Airbnb, one of the largest rental platforms, but also on sites such as VRBO and Booking.com.
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published June 8, 2023
Four years of planning and logistical hurdles culminated with Thursday’s ribbon cutting for the Lower East Side’s newest behavioral health facility
Watch coverage here: https://pix11.com/video/mt-sinais-new-mental-health-center-set-to-open/8719428/
