Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 10 a.m.: The City Planning Commission will vote on a plan to redevelop the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx, among other land use applications. Thursday, Sept. 18 at 10 a.m.: NYCHA will hold its monthly board meeting. Friday, Sept. 19 at 10 a.m.: The NYC Council's Committee on Health will hold an oversight hearing on building requirements for cooling towers and water systems to prevent Legionnaires' disease.
Homeless families and individuals in NYC shelters waiting for permanent homes won a victory in court on Thursday that requires landlords to hold their apartments while tenant casework is being processed. The ruling upholds a temporary restraining order barring Mayor Eric Adams and the city's Department of Social Services (DSS) from eliminating the unit hold incentive one-month rent payments to landlords that ensure apartments are held for prospective tenants while their housing paperwork gets processed.
