RED TAPE: Council’s Outdoor Dining Bill Could Undo Gains of Pandemic Program
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“The cost for us, it’s probably gonna mean the end of outdoor dining as we know it.”
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Council Moves Final Outdoor Dining Bill as Seasonal Program
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The City Council will finally move forward with plans for a permanent outdoor dining program that would restrict "streeteries" in the roadway to eight months out of the year while, according to new legislation released on Thursday.
Council Transportation Chair Signs Onto ‘Sammy’s Law’ Resolution
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Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers on Wednesday added her name to the list of pols backing the resolution for a so-called home rule message that’s required before the bill can pass in Albany.
With ‘Sammy’s Law’ Not in the State Budget, It’s Up to the City Council to Push It
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Life-saving legislation that would allow New York City to set speed limits below 25 miles per hour failed to make it into this year's state budget, legislative leaders said — effectively kicking responsibility to the City Council.
Speaker Adams Still Won’t Come Out in Support of Sammy’s Law
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Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez (D-Williamsburg) introduced a resolution on Tuesday calling on the state legislature to pass Sammy’s Law — a resolution that is a first step in securing the required “home rule” message to be sent to Albany legislators.
Thursday’s Headlines: The Minimum They Could Do Edition
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Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced that she would raise the salary levels at which New Yorkers could qualify for the Fare Fairs half-priced rides program. Plus other news.