“The Manufacturing Districts established in this Resolution [NYC Zoning Law] are designed to promote and protect public health, safety, and general welfare. To provide, as far as possible, that such space will be available for use for manufacturing and related activities, and to protect residences by separating them from manufacturing activities and Read more…
Ever wonder why it was outlawed not to have dancing and drinking inside of a residential building? Every wonder why home based businesses are not noisy or invasive? That is because the law doesn’t allow it. But that is all about to change! MTOPP is doing a series on the Mayor Read more…
Do you live on a nice quiet block with no stores, or in a corner residential building that has no stores! Well that is all about to change! Under Mayor Adams City of Yes “COY” communities all over NYC will be getting a store on every corner and even inside residential buildings Read more…
The board was served a lawsuit at the general community board meeting last Monday for alleged conflicts of interest and violating the Open Meetings Law. See Full BK Reader Article
Mayor Eric Adams is attempting to be the Black Robert Moses by making drastic changes to the zoning regulations, that will open the door for developers to build what they want where they want. It is like one massive Upzoning (increase in heights) application instead of private and community ones. This means that a Read more…
Mayor Eric Adams is proposing drastic changes in the zoning resolution city wide. As a result, the Department of City Planning has identified 18 out of 20 negative environmental effects that will come with these changes (see list). This list runs from shadow and sewage impacts, to congestion, public health Read more…
For the past year “CB9” has been engaging in Conflicts of Interest, as well as Violations of the Open Meeting Law, New York City Charter and its own Bylaws by engaging in secret meetings, refusing to address conflicts of interest of Board members and refusing to allow residents who reside Read more…
Thanks to those who joined today’s Town Hall. Attached is a link to the presentation deck. Here is the Town Hall recording. Remember to let your voices be heard regarding these changes. Contact your councilperson with your concerns!
Join WBAI and MTOPP on October 3rd 2023 @6pm for a ZOOM Town Hall on Mayor Adams’ City of Yes for Economic Opportunities To Register for this Town Hall, please click on this link , or go to https://tinyurl.com/CityofYESEconicTownhall A link to the Zoom will be sent to your email Read more…
MTOPP and Say No To Less let their voices be heard at the September Community Board 9 General Board meeting. Bk Reader covered the issues. See Bk Reader article: CB9 Meeting Erupts Over Transparency and Land Use Issues