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Jun 15, 2012
DOT Repaving Intersections in Community Board Six
The Department of Transportation has began milling, and will soon be repaving, several intersections in Community Board 6. Of note for those living in Council District 4:
Jun 8, 2012
Statement on the Sale of CW Capital by Fortress Investment Group
There were reports today that Fortress Investment Group sold a CW Capital entity to Walker & Dunlop Inc. for $220 million. Fortress and CW Capital are relevant to the 25,000 residents of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village because a subsidary company, CW Capital Asset Management, has served as the special servicer of the property since the default by Tishman Speyer in 2010.
Mar 5, 2012
Council Member Garodnick Introduces Bill to Put QR Codes on Publicly Posted Permits
The City Council’s Technology Committee held a hearing on legislation sponsored by Council Member Garodnick that would require all publicly posted city permits, licenses, notices of inspection, and registrations to have a QR, or quick response, code.
Feb 21, 2012
Second Avenue Subway Construction
Construction crews will wrap up blasting and late night drilling at the future East 72nd Street Station by this summer, moving up to East 86th Street, where blasting is slated to start this April.
Feb 21, 2012
Marine Transfer Station
Council Member Garodnick continues to object to the City’s plan to open a marine transfer station at 91st Street.
Jan 23, 2012
Street Closure and Parking Transparency
New Yorkers now have the ability to view an online map which shows all street closures, searchable by a specific street, such as fairs, film shoots and construction operations
Dec 16, 2011
Garodnick Visits Community Education Council Meeting to Push for Relief at P.S. 116
Council Member Garodnick attended a meeting of the District 2 Community Education Council to encourage the DOE officials present to incubate the new P.S. 281 a year before it opens in its permanent home in order to provide relief to the severely crowded P.S. 116.
Dec 15, 2011
Garodnick Takes on Confusing Parking Signage
With countless drivers getting tickets each year due to New York’s notoriously confusing parking signage, Council Member Garodnick announced legislation aimed at clearing things up. His bill, supported by the Council’s Transportation Chair, James Vacca, and AAA New York, would require the City to reexamine signage every three years with an eye towards keeping it as easy-to-understand as possible.
Dec 15, 2011
Mayor, Garodnick, East Side Colleagues Announce Agreement on East Side Waterfront
Mayor Bloomberg, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Senator Liz Krueger, Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh and Council Member Garodnick jointly announced a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that provides a framework for the United Nations to make a substantial investment in its New York City campus, while also creating a source of financing for a long-awaited East River Esplanade between 38th and 60th Streets and additional park space.
Dec 15, 2011
Stuyvesant Town Tenants and Council Member Garodnick Announce New Bid to Buy The Property
The Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association and Brookfield Asset Management announced that they will partner to bid for the storied development as part of a tenant-led proposal that would protect current residents and permanently maintain the middle-class character of the historic Stuyvesant Town / Peter Cooper Village community.
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