The Commission will help with the redesign of the City Council district boundaries. On March 7, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced his seven appointees to the New York City Districting Commission. The Commission is responsible for redrawing council district boundaries as required every ten years by the City Charter following the national census. The redistricting helps the City Council reflect changes in demographics and population.
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Mayor Announces Settlement with Landlord Over Illegal Evictions and Unlawful Short-Term Rentals
The property will be turned over to the City to be converted to affordable housing as part of the settlement. On February 23, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced that a settlement had been reached between the City and Gennaro Brooks-Church and Loretta Gendville, the owners of 1214 Dean Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The settlement comes after tenants were illegally evicted in 2020 and the couple operated illegal short-term rentals across nine buildings for four … <Read More>
LPC Celebrates New Historic District Markers for Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District in Harlem
On February 23, 2022, the Landmarks Preservation Commission, the New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation (NYLPF), and the Dorrance Brooks Property Owners and Residents Association celebrated last year’s designation of the Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District with new historic district markers.
VIRTUAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: 177th CityLaw Breakfast with Frederick P. Schaffer, Chair of the NYC Campaign Finance Board – 3/11
Dean Anthony W. Crowell and
Professor Ross Sandler, Director
cordially invite you to the 177th CityLaw Breakfast
Featuring Speaker
Frederick P. Schaffer, Chair, New York City Campaign Finance Board
Speaking On:
Increasing Voter Turn Out in City Elections
Date: Friday, March 11, 2022
DCP Announces New Comprehensive Waterfront Plan
A new plan is released every ten years. On December 19, 2021, the Department of City Planning released the Comprehensive Waterfront Plan, a 10-year vision for the 520 miles of waterfront citywide. The plan aims to provide more equitable access to waterfronts.
New Filings and Decisions for September 2021
CityLand tracks these applications through the review process to a final decision. The majority of these decisions are available on the Center for New York City Law’s CityAdmin database (found at http://www.cityadmin.org/).
To view the New Filings and Decisions chart for September 2021, click here.