/in B.P. Levine in the News, News from Mark LevineHousing court cases are set to resume, with the court system facing an estimated backlog of about 200,000 cases that were placed on hold due to the pandemic-related eviction ban.
The majority of the pending cases are for non-payment of rent.
“We are sounding the alarm today in the face of what could be an avalanche of evictions to crash over tenants in this city, on a scale that we’ve… Read more
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/in B.P. Levine in the News, News from Mark LevineNew Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine is looking to ensure better “balance” on his borough’s 12 community board by adding a new question about vehicle ownership to the application to serve.
Along with other questions — such as whether would-be board members are homeowners or renters, if they’re business owners, and demographic questions about race and sexual orientation — potential Manhattan panelists will be asked a yes or no… Read more
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/in News from Mark LevineThe New York State moratorium on evictions is set to expire tomorrow – January 15.
This would leave many tenants battered by the pandemic vulnerable to losing their homes and exacerbate the current Covid case surge our city is battling. The neighborhoods hit hardest by the pandemic mirror the neighborhoods that are most vulnerable to Covid. We cannot have evicted tenants being forced onto the streets or into congregate shelters… Read more
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/in News from Mark LevineI’ve now been on the job as your new Manhattan Borough President for about a week and half. What a busy time it’s been.
I have been focused intensely on the fight against NYC’s ongoing omicron wave. Thankfully it appears we are now plateauing, but the enormous number of New Yorkers still getting sick—and hospitalized—is continuing to disrupt our city in profound ways.
Read the full newsletter HERE.… Read more
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/in News from Mark Levine, Press ReleasesManhattan — Tuesday, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine issued the following statement strongly supporting the continuation of remote access options for public meetings:
“Allowing remote access to public meetings has proved an exceptionally valuable way to facilitate the operation of public business and community participation in government, while ensuring that New Yorkers are able to stay safe during this pandemic. We need to continue allowing remote access options as long… Read more
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On his first full day as Manhattan borough president, Mark Levine issued a detailed, 16-point plan to confront a crisis he had not expected, the Omicron wave of the pandemic. His years as chair of the City Council Health committee certainly prepared him for the moment. But in a conversation with Straus News he stressed his confidence that Manhattan will get through some bad weeks and then be able to
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/in B.P. Levine in the News, News from Mark LevineManhattan is getting a new COVID recovery czar charged with helping New Yorkers come back from the ravages of the pandemic. Former Deputy Manhattan Borough President Aldrin Bonilla is set to take up the new position on Monday as head of the COVID Recovery Task Force created by Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine.
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Manhattan Times: “We need to do something”
/in B.P. Levine in the News, News from Mark LevineStreetsblog: Manhattan BP Looks To ‘Balance’ Community Boards By Asking if Applicants Own a Car
/in B.P. Levine in the News, News from Mark LevineNewsletter: We must extend the eviction moratorium
/in News from Mark LevineThis would leave many tenants battered by the pandemic vulnerable to losing their homes and exacerbate the current Covid case surge our city is battling. The neighborhoods hit hardest by the pandemic mirror the neighborhoods that are most vulnerable to Covid. We cannot have evicted tenants being forced onto the streets or into congregate shelters… Read more
Newsletter: A busy start at the MBPO
/in News from Mark LevineI have been focused intensely on the fight against NYC’s ongoing omicron wave. Thankfully it appears we are now plateauing, but the enormous number of New Yorkers still getting sick—and hospitalized—is continuing to disrupt our city in profound ways. Read the full newsletter HERE.… Read more
MBP Levine Calls on State to Extend Remote Access Options for Public Meetings
/in News from Mark Levine, Press ReleasesChelsea News: Levine’s Pillars to a Comeback
/in B.P. Levine in the News, News from Mark LevineDaily News: Manhattan to gets its own ‘COVID recovery czar’ to head task force
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