By Penny Laughlin The Landmarks Preservation Committee will hold a hearing on December 9th to review properties and propose “No Action” letters be issued for sites that have been Calendared for over 5 years, yet have not yet been designated as Landmark buildings. A ‘Calendared’ building essentially means the building or… View more
By Renee Sosnowski The Environmental Control Board (ECB) has proposed a Rule to amend its Department of Transportation (DOT) Penalty Schedule. This rule lowers the penalty for failure to obtain a confirmation number for a street opening permit on a protected street. It also adds a separate penalty for failure to obtain a… View more
By Frank Fortino Filing for Year 2014 starts on January 1st, 2015. All filings must be completed by March 1st. The New York City Right-to-Know Law, Local Law 26 of 1988, deems it necessary that all commercial, industrial, or public facilities that utilize, house, process, or handle any substances on NYC’S… View more
By Penny Laughlin The 2014 Construction Code is around the corner, and with it comes a slate of new Application forms. The DOB has published final versions of several new forms, and we can anticipate seeing more in the next two months. As a reminder, the start date on the new… View more
By Penny Laughlin From the outside looking in, the NYC’s Landmark Preservation Commission at times seems like a secret society shrouded in mystery, that shares more questions than answers. As arbiters of NYC’s past, the LPC weighs heavily on how our present day and future City will look and feel. In… View more
By Renee Sosnowski The Health Tribunal at OATH proposes to modify the provisions in Chapter 6 in Title 48 of the Rules of the City of New York. The changes modify various procedures relating to pre-hearing rescheduling, adjournments, notifications, defaults, appeals, conduct of participants, and other matters related to the Health… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani The challenge of converting the Javits Center from a tired, inefficient behemoth into a state of the art convention center took plenty of time and vision. Five years after the start of the redesign process, the new Javits Center has the look and feel of a brand… View more