City Hall – The New York City Council on Thursday will vote on legislation that will require developers of large housing projects receiving financial assistance from the City to allocate 15 percent of the units for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. As New York City continues to face a homelessness crisis, this legislation is designed to move more New Yorkers into stable and permanent housing.
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NEW YORK— Speaker Corey Johnson and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today the appointment of fifteen individuals to the New York City Climate Advisory Board ahead of the board’s first meeting today.
Mayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson are committed to making NYC a global leader in the fight against climate change – and the Department of Buildings is taking a lead role in this effort.
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The $3.75M Council allocation will purchase a state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging equipment, reducing wait times for patients, and ensuring faster, more comfortable examinations for patients
New York, NY – City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Council Member Diana Ayala and Alina Moran, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan CEO, today announced City Council funding to improve access to care, experience and comfort for patients with new, upgraded radiology equipment.
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The Hazel Dukes Educational Equity Initiative provides laptops and tech support to four schools
Queens, NY – Today, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Council Member I. Daneek Miller, and NAACP New York State Conference President Hazel Dukes announced a $1 million unique learning program that will give students in four public schools access to laptops and state-of-the-art learning programs that boost literacy and math skills.
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The Food Insecurity Program is part of the Speaker’s plan to combat food inequity
New York, NY – New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and City University of New York (CUNY) Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez announce a $1 million pilot to address food insecurity among CUNY students. The program, which starts at CUNY’s seven community colleges, is part of the Speaker’s multi-pronged approach to stemming food inequity in New York.
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New York, NY – NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson
joined Representative Jerrold Nadler, Manhattan Borough President Gale A.
Brewer, Senator Brad Hoylman, and Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal to protect
seniors at Riverview Senior Independent Living after the owner suddenly decided
to sell the building, which will force the elderly tenants out of their homes.
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The Council will also vote to crack down on unattended vehicles that
create safety hazards
City Hall – The New York City Council on Tuesday will vote on legislation that requires bird friendly glass in buildings throughout New York City. It is estimated that as many as 230,000 birds die each year in New York City because of building collisions.
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The initiative increases financial stability among Human Services providers; New York City becomes the first major city in the country to provide indirect funding
New York, NY – Speaker Corey Johnson and Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that the City has launched the Indirect Cost Rate (ICR) Funding Initiative, a groundbreaking process that will increase financial stability for human services providers, predominately nonprofit organizations.
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Map change will ensure that a correctional facility will never be allowed on Rikers again
New York, NY – As part of its ongoing commitment to close the jail facilities at Rikers Island, today the City began the land use process to officially prohibit the incarceration of individuals there after December 31, 2026, when the borough-based jail system is expected to be in operation.
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New York, NY – In an effort to reduce paper waste and exposure to harmful chemicals on receipts, the City Council will hold upcoming hearings on bills designed to give customers more choice over receiving receipts and phase out the use of BPA-coated receipt paper.
The Council will consider four bills that will look at providing consumers with the option of declining a paper receipt in exchange for an e-receipt;
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