De Blasio and Union Agree on New Work Schedules and Fair Wages for NYCHA Maintenance Workers

The agreement will result in more frequent maintenance services and repairs, benefitting nearly 400,000 NYCHA residents. On April 9, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Teamsters Local 237 President Greg Floyd announced that the City has reached an agreement for a tentative contract with the union for fair wages and work schedules for maintenance workers. The agreement secures fair wages for approximately 1,000 NYCHA maintenance workers and approximately 350 maintenance workers at various other City … <Read More>


REMINDER: April 11th – New York Campaign Finance Law: Promises and Reality – CLE

Presented by the New York City Campaign Finance Board and the Center for New York City Law at New York Law School

“New York Campaign Finance Law: Promises and Reality” 

 

When

Thursday, April 11, 2019 from 2:00 pm to 4:50 pm

Check-in: 1:30 pm

Where

New York Law School, Auditorium

185 West Broadway (between Worth and Leonard Streets)

Credits

3.0 Transitional and Nontransitional CLE Credits: 2.5 in Professional Practice and .5 in Ethics and … <Read More>


EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: New York Campaign Finance Law: Promises and Reality – CLE

Presented by the New York City Campaign Finance Board and the Center for New York City Law at New York Law School

“New York Campaign Finance Law: Promises and Reality” 

 

When

Thursday, April 11, 2019 from 2:00 pm to 4:50 pm

Check-in: 1:30 pm

Where

New York Law School, Auditorium

185 West Broadway (between Worth and Leonard Streets)

Credits

3.0 Transitional and Nontransitional CLE Credits: 2.5 in Professional Practice and .5 in Ethics and … <Read More>


New Rezoning to Revitalize Portion of Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn

In addition to 114 new residential units, 34 of which will be affordable, the new development will feature two stories of retail space that is responsive to community needs.  On March 13, 2019, the City Planning Commission voted to approve an application for a rezoning in the Flatbush Junction neighborhood of Brooklyn. The application calls for a rezoning of the applicant’s property at 1640 Flatbush Avenue, facing the Triangle Junction shopping mall to the north, … <Read More>


HPD Announces Modular Affordable Housing in East New York

The program will create studio to four bedroom homes for low income and formerly homeless individuals. On March 4, 2019, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced plans to develop 167 affordable units on City-owned land in East New York. The program is being developed by a team led by Thorobird Companies along with nonprofit partner Bangladeshi American Community Development and Youth Services (BACDYS) and will have a unique modular design to hold … <Read More>