This report is the product of the Task Force established by Local Law 28 of 2019. The Local Law was approved by the New York City Council in 2019 in response to a substantial increase in the number of complaints filed against illegal accessory signs in 2018, which resulted un the issuance of fines.
Pursuant to Local Law 88 of 2015, the Department is required to submit a report each quarter containing information related to the population of incarcerated individuals in city jails for the preceding quarter. Such quarterly report shall include information based on the number of admissions.
List of Accessory Sign Violations Issued from June 1, 2006 to February 9, 2019 from buildings in the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island, indicating the type of violation with a Standard Description of Section of Law.
The New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA) has launched a citywide ad campaign to bring attention to expanded respite services, which allow caregivers to take much-needed time off.