The recommendations of the Behavioral Health Task Force focus on ensuring that, when appropriate, individuals with behavioral health needs: 1) do not enter the criminal justice system in the first place; 2) if they do enter, that they are treated outside of a jail setting; 3) if they are in jail, that they receive treatment that is therapeutic rather than punitive in approach; and 4) that, upon release, they are connected to effective services. This plan sets out concrete and immediate next steps, a forward path to address those issues not yet ready for implementation, and the vehicle to ensure expeditious and effective operations and reliable assessments of what is working, at what cost, and with what benefit.
The City of New York aims to improve the condition of manufacturing zones citywide by making industrial areas greener, safer, stronger and more resilient to climate change. These widely distributed districts are home to hundreds of businesses across all sectors and are also the only locations where essential and sometimes unenclosed heavy industrial uses are permitted to operate. These unenclosed businesses, open industrial uses (OIUs), perform a critical, but often overlooked role in the City's economy. The City seeks to continue to support these businesses as they provide valuable and necessary functions, employment opportunities in each borough, and opportunity for high wages employment for a broad profile of New Yorkers.
NYCDOT's Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) are devices affixed to pedestrian signal poles to assist blind or low vision pedestrians in crossing the street. As required by law, DOT issues an annual report on the status of the APS program.
Currently, M101, M102, and M103 buses do not stop between 55th Street and 61st Street, yet 57th Street is a major destination. Right-turn lanes for Queensboro Bridge-bound traffic between 57th Street and 59th Street preclude buses from accessing the curb for a conventional bus stop. Additionally, 57th Street is a high-crash intersection for pedestrians. To address these issues, DOT plans to install a bus boarding island between 56th Street and 57th Street providing a new bus stop at 57th Street. The project will also make pedestrian safety improvements including the elimination of left-turn/pedestrian conflicts, increased pedestrian crossing time, and added protected crossing time for pedestrians.
In 2014, NYCHA held a series of community meetings with residents of Ingersoll Houses to develop a vision for their community. The resulting document outlines ideas for how to improve their development and their neighborhood.