This is a monthly newsletter published by the Training & Edcucation Unit. It typically contains a plain language article that discusses an aspect of the law, and also contains summaries of recent enforcement cases.
The Staten Island Siphon was activated in a ceremony with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Mayor Bill de Blasio, and Staten Island Borough President James Oddo. This new water conduit replaces the original siphons laid across New York Harbor, which will be removed to allow for dredging operations. The DEP has started its annual holiday food drives at both its headquarters and upstate facilities. 750 agency employees were recognized at the 32nd annual employee recognition day at the headquarters of the DC 37 union.
This report describes approaches to matching data from multiple datasets and presents a case study using the RecordLinkage package for R to match vital records with correctional health records. The report includes an appendix with sample code.
Housing NYC: Rents, Markets and Trends 2016 includes all six NYC Rent Guidelines Board studies produced in the past year; 2016-2017 apartment, loft and hotel guidelines adopted by the Board; data from the 2014 NYC Housing and Vacancy Survey; and a glossary of rent regulation terms.