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3 days agoNYC lowering speed limit to 15 mph near hundreds of schools
New York City will expand 15 mph school zone speed limits to 800 additional locations by end of 2026, reaching all 2,300 eligible schools by 2029.
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fromGothamist
6 days agoSeniors say they're being shortchanged in NYC's budget. They want triple.
New York City senior advocates demand $2.3 billion in annual funding for aging services, a 238% increase from the proposed $616 million, citing inadequate resources for a population comprising 20% of the city.
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fromMundoNOW
1 week agoStreet Vendors Can Work Without a License in New York: What Changed?
New York City approved legislation decriminalizing street vending by replacing criminal penalties with civil fines, enabling thousands of immigrant vendors to work legally with reduced legal and immigration risks.
New York City
fromTime Out New York
1 week agoNYC finally moves to crack down on endless scaffolding
New York City is implementing new scaffolding regulations to reduce sidewalk sheds covering 380 miles of streets and shorten their duration, targeting structures that have remained in place for years or decades.
New York City
fromGothamist
1 week agoMamdani eyes fewer, shorter-lived NYC sidewalk sheds with new scaffolding rules
New York City is implementing new sidewalk shed regulations to limit extension to 40 feet maximum and increase enforcement against indefinite installations covering over 380 miles of streets.
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1 week agoMamdani Pushes DOB Rules To Remove Sidewalk Sheds At Highbridge Gardens
In the greatest city in the world, we should not accept darkened sidewalks and covered walkways as a fact of life. The mayor's office said crews have already removed or are in the process of dismantling about 2,800 linear feet of sidewalk sheds across multiple Highbridge Gardens buildings, with $14.4 million in state funding covering facade repairs there.
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fromwww.amny.com
1 week agoMAMDANI'S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor announces plan to take down sidewalk sheds at 40 NYCHA sites in new scaffolding plan | amNewYork
Mayor Mamdani announced a citywide plan to reduce New York City's 7,859 sidewalk sheds through regulatory changes, enforcement, and accelerated repairs, with immediate removal beginning at NYCHA properties.
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fromBrownstoner
2 weeks agoRenters Pack the First 'Ripoff' Hearing in Downtown Brooklyn
New York City held its first Rental Ripoff Hearing to collect tenant complaints about housing conditions and landlord practices, with four additional borough hearings planned through April to inform city housing policy recommendations.
NYC parents
fromNew York Post
2 weeks agoNY taxpayers will fork over more than $36K per child under Mamdani's free 2-K pilot program
New York's free 2-K pilot program costs $36,500 per child annually, exceeding private childcare costs by $13,000, with state funding reaching $425 million by 2027 for 12,000 seats citywide.
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks agoZohran Mamdani wants to build public toilets. Costs and delays could stop him.
Every time Leah Goodridge leaves her home in New York City, she performs the same exercise: figuring out where the closest bathroom is. That's because Goodridge has uterine fibroids, which force her to use the restroom frequently, normally twice an hour after she drinks something. 'Every time I leave my house, I have to chart it out,' she said.
New York City
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fromwww.amny.com
2 months agoOp-ed | New York can't afford a driverless future that leaves working families behind amNewYork
Silicon Valley companies are lobbying to allow fully autonomous for-hire vehicles in New York City, threatening thousands of for-hire drivers' livelihoods and accountability.
fromCity Limits
2 months agoOpinion: Mamdani's Affordability Agenda Can Serve Older Adults, Too
When pundits discuss new Mayor Zohran Mamdani's affordability policies, they talk about the benefits to his base of young supporters. They imagine how the call for cheaper groceries and rent freezes will help 20- and 30-somethings navigating early adulthood and parenthood. But Mamdani's core message on housing and food prices applies just as much to older New Yorkers, and his affordability agenda can deliver for them, too. They cared for us, now it's our turn to care for them.
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