New York needs a long-term small business recovery plan that is squarely focused on boosting the smallest, most vulnerable businesses. A plan that supports them on the long recovery ahead and gives them the best chance of coming back even stronger. Mark Foggin and Jonathan Bowels of the Center for an Urban Future lay out […]
Master Plan for New York City Streets-Maybe
With a month left before seeking employment elsewhere, outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and outgoing New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson in conjunction with the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the New York City Streets Plan. The Streets Plan commits DOT to meeting the following benchmarks by Dec. […]
New York City to Mandate Covid-19 Vaccine for Private Sector
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has less than a month remaining in office, issued a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for all private sector workers in New York City. The mayor believes this to be a pre-emptive strike against a new Covid wave resulting from the cold winter months, holiday gatherings, and the Omicron […]
New York City Clean Trucks Program Amendment
Subject to NYC Clean Trucks Program approval, applicants applying for battery electric vehicle (BEV) replacement trucks may now purchase an older diesel truck from a 3rd party owner to meet the qualifying (old) truck eligibility requirements. The purchaser must meet all applicable New York State requirements, including but not limited to, title transfer and sales […]
Bring Back Tourism Bring Back Jobs
Now that the United States border has been reopened to vaccinated international travelers, New York needs to ramp it’s tourism industry back up. In New York City alone, tourism is an over $80 billion sector. As such, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the $450 Million “Bring Back Tourism, Bring Back Jobs” inclusive recovery package. The package: […]