This report provides an overview and description of the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings's (OATH's) accomplishments for calendar year 2011. The OATH is one of the largest municipal administrative courts in the nation and it underwent many positive changes in 2011.
The guide, created through a collaboration of the New York City Department for the Aging and the American Institute of Architects New York Design for Aging Committee, recommends residential building upgrades to accommodate older tenants and people with mobility/accessibility issues. By making these improvements, owners of private buildings can help residents remain in their homes as they age - safely, comfortably, and independently.
Highlights benefits of attending a senior center based on longitudinal interviews with center members and non-center members. Interviews conducted in English, Spanish and Mandarin.
The Older Americans Act, Section 306 (a) (6) (D) requires area agencies on aging to develop an area plan (AIP) that describes their activities for the upcoming four years. This annual plan summary is a synopsis of DFTA's AIP.It summarizes goals, programming, and budget and service levels for the third year of DFTA's four-year plan.
This 2017 report describes NYC's updated vision for an age-friendly City. It includes 86 initiatives to make the City a better place in which to grow old.
In response to Local Law 97 of 2016, this report examines the extent to which unpaid caregivers' needs are met in NYC and identifies areas for further improvement. The study was designed by DFTA and the Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity (NYC Opportunity), with input from the Administration for Children's Services, the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, and community stakeholders including AARP. It was conducted by NYC Opportunity in partnership with Westat, a research and statistical analytics firm.
This joint research report from the New York City Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence and the New York City Department for the Aging offers an in-depth look at intimate partner elder abuse in New York City. Includes statistics, discussion of types of intimate partner crime and of available services in an effort to highlight the need for a coordinated, multidisciplinary response.
This guide has been developed by the New York city Department for the Aging's Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP) to help older New Yorkers better understanding the health car coverage options curently available in NYC. Topcs include Medicare Parts A and B, Medigap insurance, Medicare Advantage health plans, Medicare Part D, Medicare Savings Programs, Medicaid, and Long-Term Care Insurance.
Press Release from the Department for the Aging and the Department of Health and Mental Hygience details weekly Falls Prevention Awareness Day highlights, including September 25 event at the YM&YWHA of Washington Heights/Inwood.
Department of Buildings adopts the amendments to Section 103-05 of Chapter 100 of Title 1 of the Official Compilation of the Rules of the City of New York, regarding high-pressure boiler inspection and filing requirements, penalties and waivers.
Department of Buildings adopts new Section 1101-01 and Chapter 1100 of Title 1 of the Official Compilation of the Rules of the City of New York, regarding bathroom design prototypes.
Department of Buildings adopts the amendments to Section 3319-01 of Chapter 3300 of Title 1 of the Official Compilation of the Rules of the City of New York, regarding cranes and derricks.
Department of Buildings adopts the amendments to Section 3319-01 of Chapter 3300 of Title 1 of the Official Compilation of the Rules of the City of New York, regarding cranes and derricks.
The Department of Buildings adopts new Section 3610-04 of Subchapter K of Chapter 3600 of Title 1 of the Official Compilation of the Rules of the City of New York, regarding multicompartment elevators.
A new plan that will fundamentally reform the agency to enhance public and worksite safety, slash wait times and delays, and modernize all aspects of the agency to meet the needs of a 21st century city.
Department of Buildings adopts the amendments to Sections 9-01, 9-02 (renumbered 104-20 and 104-21), 102-01 and 104-10 and the repeal of sections 9-03 and 9-04 of Title 1 of the Official Compilation of the Rules of the City of New York, regarding licensed riggers and licensed sign hangers.
Department of Buildings adopts the addition of Section 3314-02 to Chapter 3300 of Title 1 of the Official Compilation of the Rules of the City of New York, regarding suspended scaffold training requirements.
An overview of the 2014 construction Codes presented by James P. Colgate, RA, Esq., Assistant Commissioner, Technical Affairs & Code Development and Constadino (Gus) Sirakis, PE, Executive Director, Technical Affairs.
This course reviews safety issues with older cranes and review the safety provisions adopted in the 2014 NYC Building Code as it relates to construction, installation and inspection of Cranes & Derricks.
Department of Buildings adopts the amendments to Section 102-01(j) of Chapter 100 of Title 1 of the Official Compilation of the Rules of the City of New York, regarding clarification of existing violations in the Department's rules by amending their sections of law and violation descriptions.
Department of Buildings adopts the amendments to Section 3606-01 of Subchapter G of Chapter 3600 of Title 1 of the Official Compilation of the Rules of the City of New York, regarding the determination of market value of alteration applications for buildings in special flood hazard areas to increase the threshold for submitting calculations.