On August 15, 2025, the Landmarks Preservation Commission announced that Landmarks Chair Sarah Carroll will retire after 31 years with the agency. Carroll joined Landmarks in 1994 as the agency’s Public Information Officer. She also served as a Landmarks Preservationist, Director of Preservation, Executive Director, and then became Landmarks Commission Chair in 2018. She was the first Landmarks staff to be appointed as the head of the agency. Through her time in charge of Landmarks, …...| CityLand
This week- Revisiting New York’s 2022 Congressional Gerrymander, Voting Rights Act Litigation, NY Attorney General Preclearance Activity, Around the Nation: Louisiana State Maps Rejected REDISTRICTING Revisiting New York’s 2022 Congressional Gerrymander In an August 11th City and State NY article, Rebecca Lewis looks at how New York’s congressional districts have performed since the 2022 redistricting. While the 2022 map was drawn by Dr. Jonathan Cervas for the New York State Supreme C...| CityLand
This week- Mid-Decade Redistricting, Trump Asks For New Census, VRA PreClearance, Around The Nation: Past Texas re-redistricting, re-redistricting elsewhere REDISTRICTING “I can’t believe I’m writing about redistricting again. It’s 2025″ – veteran Albany correspondent Jimmy Vielkind of WNYC in a weekly newsletter 8/10/25. Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris and Assemblymember Micah Lasher have introduced a constitutional amendment to permit the state legislature to redraw co...| CityLand
Delivery in progress (photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) By Mark Chiusano The post-Independence Day missive from Mayor Eric Adams had notes of grandeur: the city was announcing a new “Department of Sustainable Delivery.” Funding was on the way. Once again, New York was taking the reins to regulate the nascent gig economy — a timely move, since the field has shaped how New Yorkers shop and experience the city, as companies turned streetscapes into workplaces for tens of thousand...| CityLand
This free, online publication reports key decisions, new applications, and actions by New York City’s primary land use agencies. Covered are the City Planning Commission, BSA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Buildings, and the City Council.| CityLand
On July 31, 2025, the New York City Department of environmental protection joined the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Design and Construction to announce the completion of a $7 million restoration project for almost three acres of wetlands in Four Sparrow Marsh, in Mill Basin, Brooklyn. For the restoration, over 9,000 tons of non-hazardous soil was removed, and replaced with fine-graded clean sand and loamy soil to fill the wetland. Salvaged … <Read More> The post...| CityLand
On July 30, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams vetoed the City Council’s disapproval of the land use application for a bid to build a casino and entertainment complex at the current Bally’s Golf Links site at Ferry Point in the Bronx. In 2013, the state’s constitution was amended to allow for up to seven commercial casinos statewide. Commercial casinos are separate from Native American casinos and do not include a race track. Four casinos have already … <Read More> The post Mayor Vetoes Council...| CityLand
This week- New York’s Complicated Redistricting Rules, New Judicial District Coming? Around The Nation, Supreme Court VRA Order, Upcoming Events REDISTRICTING New York’ Complicated Redistricting Rules Following the national attention on the politically-driven re-redistricting taking place in Texas and the legally required remapping in Ohio, New York is often mentioned as one state where the Democrats can redraw the congresional map. Here are a few state rules and facts to consider: Accord...| CityLand
On July 9, 2025, NYC Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, former Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, and local community members came together to celebrate the completion of an $8.5 million renovation of Rainey Park in Astoria, Queens. The park’s pathways were redesigned to create a more accessible central lawn. The section of the greenway that passes through the park was also reconfigured to make space for cyclists and pedestrians to pass … <R...| CityLand
This week- Can New York Redraw Its Congressional Map?, U.S. DOJ Sends Questions to State Board of Elections, N.Y.C. To Keep Closed Primaries, N.Y. Not Likely to See Musk’s Third Party on Ballot Anytime Soon, Voting Rights Act Preclearance, Census Preclearance, Around the Nation, Upcoming Events REDISTRICTING Can New York Redraw Its Congressional Districts? As the Texas Legislature begins to meet this week to take up a partisan effort to redraw the state’s congressional map, California Gov...| CityLand
On June 14, 2025, the City Council passed multiple bills and two resolutions to support tenants displaced from their homes by emergencies like fires or natural disasters, referred to as the “Back Home Act.” After these disasters, residents are often left with little to no belongings, and often struggle to get reestablished in a new home. Displacement from a home can also mean displacement from a community, school, and other local connections. Int. 607-A requires … <Read More> The post...| CityLand
This week- U.S. Senate Bill Limits Congressional Reapportionment Base to Citizens, N.Y.C. Charter Revision Election Recommendations, Dropping Out of an Election, Around the Nation, Upcoming Events CENSUS U.S. Senate Bill Limits Apportionment to Citizens Only United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), joined by 17 Republican colleagues, reintroduced the Equal Representation Act legislation to ensure that only legal citizens are factored into the count for Congressional district reapportionment...| CityLand
This week- Cheekgowaga VRA, Early Voting Underway, Suffolk Village Mayor Off the Ballot, Reinvent Albany Suggests Election Law Changes, Citizens Union on Even Year Voting, Reinvent Albany Suggests Election Law Changes, VRA Preclearance Action, Around the Nation: Will Texas Redraw for Partisan Gain, Events LITIGATION Erie County: Young v. Cheektowaga (N.Y. Voting Rights Act) On June 11th, the Town of Cheektowaga filed a reply memorandum (“memo”) in further support of their motion to stri...| CityLand
This week- Voting Machine Case Heard by Appellate Court; Action in Mt. Pleasant and Cheektowaga State Voting Rights Cases, NYC Mayoral Election Funds, Upcoming Events, Around the Nation: Alabama by Jeff Wice, Esha Shah, and Alexis Marking LITIGATION Voting Machines: Common Cause NY v. Kosinski (Appellate Division) On Thursday, May 29, the New York Appellate Division (Third Judicial Department in Albany), heard an appeal in the case of Common Cause v. Kosinski, focusing on the core issue of le...| CityLand
Mayor Eric Adams. Photo Credit: facebook.com/NYCMayor On August 21, 2024, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the issuance of Executive Order 43, which requires City agencies to review their city-owned and controlled land to determine which sites can be appropriate for potential housing development sites. This order is in response to New York City’s affordable housing crisis. The goal of this executive order is to support the Adam’s administration plan of building 500,000 new homes b...| CityLand
by Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking REDISTRICTING Orange County Legislature to Hold Public Hearing Tomorrow The Orange County Legislature will hear from the public tomorrow at a public hearing for comment on a draft county legislative map to be used beginning in the 2025 county legislative elections. The hearing will take place in the county legislature’s chambers at 255 Main Street in Goshen, NY starting at 5:00 PM. The hearing can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/c/OrangeCountyNewYork ...| CityLand
Mayor Eric Adams swears in Robert S. Tucker as the new FDNY Commissioner. Image Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office. On August 12, 2024, Mayor Eric Adams announced the appointment of Robert S. Tucker, Esq as the Commissioner of the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY). Tucker, who has been with the Fire Department since 1985, has served as secretary of the Fire Department of the City of New York Foundation, is an honorary fire commissioner of| CityLand
