New York Extends Eviction Moratorium to early 2022, Offering New Chance for Landlords to Push Back "In addition to extending the eviction moratorium until mid-January, legislators moved to add an additional $300 million in federal funds to the state’s troubled rental relief program, tweaked New York’s Open Meetings Law to allow local governments to hold meetings virtually, and approved appointments to a board overseeing marijuana legalization." (The City)
Here's The Original Manuscript For NYC's Street Grid Plan "The plan originated when the Common Council of New York City, seeking to provide for the orderly development and sale of the land of Manhattan between 14th Street and Washington Heights, but unable to do so itself for reasons of local politics and objections from property owners, asked the New York State Legislature to step in. The legislature appointed a commission with sweeping powers in 1807, and their plan was presented in 1811. The Commissioners were Gouverneur Morris, a Founding Father of the United States, John Rutherfurd, a former United States Senator; and the state Surveyor General, Simeon De Witt. Their chief surveyor was John Randel Jr., who was just 20 years old when he began the job." (Gothamist)
Grand Prospect Hall temporarily spared demolition by court order "Neighborhood activists rushing to save the historic hall’s facade got a major win when a judge issued a Temporary Restraining Order on Sept. 1, stating that the building’s new owners cannot demolish it until after a Sept. 16 court date." (Brooklyn Paper)
E-Scooter Pilot in The Bronx Offers New Mode … On Same Old Dangerous Roads "The Department of Transportation as well as the scooter operators Veo, Bird and Lime have said safety of scooter riders is a top priority, but none of the projects that the DOT announced in April has been completed — and the unsafe roads are encouraging some would-be customers to avoid the pilot altogether." (Streetsblog)
What we know about the people who died in the flooding "At least 43 people were killed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut as the remnants of Hurricane Ida struck the region on Wednesday." (New York Times)
