March 2013 – CANCELED: Housing and Public Safety Committee

1. An update from New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center regarding the status of rent regulated tenants at 1273-1285 York Avenue and 428-436 East 69th Street, New York, New York.
2. A discussion of the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division decision, Denza v. Independence Plaza Associates, allowing the deregulation of rent-stabilized units upon retroactive repayment of J-51 benefits.
3. A discussion of complaints to the board office regarding motorcycle and off road vehicle hooliganism on the Upper East Side.
4. A discussion of NYCHA’s policy of not installing tenant air-conditioning units.

Matthew Bondy and Laurence Hockert, Co-Chairs