By Phil O’Brien, W42ST
New York City is poised to bring back year-round roadway dining, after the City Council voted Thursday to scrap the winter shutdown that restaurant owners have blamed for making the permanent outdoor dining program too expensive and cumbersome. LINK: Outdoor Dining Can Stay All Year
By Charles Lane, Gothamist
A coalition of business groups, community justice advocates and the licensed pedicab industry is backing new City Council legislation that would shift regulation of New York City’s pedicab industry to the Taxi and Limousine Commission, and require every pedicab to carry a city-approved meter, city-issued identification and a scannable registration code. LINK: NYC pedicab bill
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By Christina Izzo, Time Out New York
The ongoing saga of New York City’s outdoor dining sheds looks like it has blissfully come to an end: They’re here for good. The New York City Council today passed legislation allowing NYC restaurants to install “readily removable vertical winterization coverings” in licensed sidewalk café areas from November 30 through March 31, extending al fresco season far beyond the usual warm-weather timeframe and allowing restaurant owners to forgo the annual costly hassle of tearing down their makeshift shacks and dining sheds. LINK: They’re here for good
By Jacqueline Gordon, The Spirit
Council member Gale Brewer and Small Business Services Commissioner Kenny Minaya visited small businesses along Amsterdam Ave. to try and pinpoint key problems for storeowners on the UWS. The main issue? Soaring rent costs. LINK: Amsterdam Avenue Shops Share Problems of Rent, Costs
By Chantal Mann, City & State
Over the course of Gale Brewer’s career, both as Manhattan Borough President and two tours as a New York City Council Member, she has amassed a small army of interns – after 24 years in public office, the number has been estimated to be over 1,000. LINK: Have you seen a college student counting trees on the Upper West Side?
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By Paul Piwko, CityLimits
The City Council recently passed legislation for a feasibility study of affordable housing on Wards Island. Historically known as Great Barn Island, this land is rich with river views, and holds promise for affordable housing, an affordable neighborhood, and more. All involved in the effort, led by City Councilmember Gale Brewer, should be applauded.
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By Lucy Rice, The Spirit
When one Auxiliary police officer at the National Night Out Against Crime for the Central Park Precinct was asked what residents were concerned about, he had one answer: “the bikes, the bikes, the bikes.” LINK: At Central Park Precinct Night Out Against Crime, Police Hear Concerns About Bikes
By Jacqueline Gordon, Chelsea News
Fifteen years after NY city council banned the practice of using adhesive stickers to warn vehicles violating alternate side parking rules, the stickers are back, neon green this time. LINK: Shame Stickers for Cars Blocking Street Sweepers Make Controversial Comeback
By Jim McDermott, W42ST
A string of fatal crashes — including the July 30 death of Hell’s Kitchen resident Doreen Meyers — has prompted the City Council to launch a broad review of how New York regulates electric bikes, scooters and other micromobility devices. LINK: public hearing on a wide-ranging package of proposed legislation will be held on September
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