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City’s Court Ordered Accessible Shelters Will Be Ready—A Year Late

A Committee on Recovery and Resiliency Oversight Hearing earlier this year (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Only 34 of the 60 accessible emergency shelters promised by NYC Emergency Management are complete—and they were originally ordered to be finished last month. After Hurricane Sandy, a New York court found that the city

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DUMBO’s Cobblestone Streets May Be History

DUMBO – The historic cobblestones that give DUMBO some of its picturesque charm may have to be changed in order to comply with federal regulations. While preservationists seek to keep the streets’ historic charm, Crain’s reports [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170828/REAL_ESTATE/170829898] that changes may be inevitable.

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Proposed Law Requires Landlords To Accommodate Tenants Impacted By Elevator Repairs

Photo via albinoflea [https://www.flickr.com/photos/albinoflea/244335987/] via FlickrCity Council will consider a new law that would require landlords to provide tenants with “reasonable accommodations” during non-emergency elevator repairs. Under the new legislation, proposed by Councilman Mark Treyger, Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, and Public Advocate Letitia James, building