This quarterly report has been prepared pursuant to Local Law 161 of 2017 and covers the third quarter of 2020. Reporting the number of complaints received by the OTA and a description of such complaints, and other activities of the office including communication efforts with tenants.
Pursuant Local Law 161 of 2017, 1st quarter 2020, the Office of the Tenant Advocate (OTA) received 582 inquiries, 82 of which were referred to the Office of the Building Marshal (“OBM”) at the Department of Buildings, 38 to other DOB Enforcement Units and 121 to other city and state agencies.
This report provides a summary of the outcomes achieved by the two winners of the NYCx Co-Labs Housing Rights Challenge; Heat Seek and JustFix.nyc. It also includes lessons learned for working on open innovation, community engagement, urban pilots as well as policy recommendations for NYC agencies.
IN THE MATTER OF an application submitted by 312 Coney Island Avenue LLC pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for an amendment of the Zoning Map, Section No. 16d: 1. changing from a C8-2 District to an R8A District property bounded by Ocean Parkway, Park Circle-Machate etc
IN THE MATTER OF an application submitted by the Department of Housing Preservation
and Development (HPD) pursuant to Article 16 of the General Municipal Law of New York State for:
a) the designation of property located at 641 Chauncey Street (Block 3444, Lot 18) as an
Urban Development Action etc
IN THE MATTER OF an application submitted by the Department of Housing Preservation
and Development (HPD), pursuant to Article 16 of the General Municipal Law of New York State for:
the designation of property located at 1559-1563 Prospect Place (Block 1363, Lots
90, 91, 92) as Urban Development etc
IN THE MATTER OF an application submitted by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter, for the acquisition of property located at 1510 Broadway (Block 1489, p/o Lot 11) to facilitate transit infrastructure.
IN THE MATTER OF an application submitted by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development pursuant to Section 201 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, modifying APPENDIX F for the purpose of establishing a Mandatory Inclusionary
The audit found that DHS lacks adequate controls over critical aspects of its investigations to determine the eligibility of families with children for temporary housing assistance. Specifically, DHS did not ensure that its personnel complied with agency policy, guidelines and procedures, and with S