Last week, a trio of bills related to last-mile warehouses were introduced by Council Member Alexa Avilés, and co-sponsored by Council Members Jennifer Gutiérrez (District 34,.
Three bills were introduced to combat the proliferation of last mile warehouses in low income communities of color who are subject to more air and noise pollution as a result of the truck traffic, Intro 923, Intro 924, and Resolution 501. A discussion date has not been set.
The Adams administration is opposed to a suite of bills in the City Council setting new benchmarks for implementing street safety improvements, with the
JUDICIAL BAIL TRAINING: Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris (D, WFP - Queens) and State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D/WFP-Manhattan), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation to require all judges exercising criminal jurisdiction to undergo annual bail training (S.4397), and a bill to close a loophole allowing judges and justices to avoid investigation from the
The city plans to install hundreds of flood-monitoring sensors in neighborhoods across the five boroughs. Photo courtesy of NYU Tandon School of Engineering The city is committing $7.2 million to install hundreds of new flood-monitoring sensors in neighborhoods across the five boroughs, marking an expansion of its three-year-old FloodNet project. Rockaway leaders say they support