Join the Van Alen Institute, the Urban Design Forum, and 26 participating Design Advocates firms, along with a host of experts and urbanism experts at the kickoff event for Neighborhoods Now, a partnership between the Architecture community and community and business organizations in the four New York City neighborhoods that have been hardest hit by the pandemic: Jackson Heights, Washington Heights, Northwest Bronx, and Bedford Stuyvesant.

Friday, June 26, 9am-11am EST

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The New York City Council is considering a number of relief measures to relieve burdens on workers, renters, and small businesses. We’re urging all business owners to support the following in particular:

Renter and Small Business Protections

• Extending time for all NYC renters to repay rent, blocking evictions, and collection of debts (Sponsored by Speaker Johnson)

• Suspending personal liability on commercial leases (Sponsored by Council Member Rivera and Speaker Johnson)

• Suspending sidewalk cafe fees (Sponsored by Council Member Andrew Cohen)

Worker Protections:

• Premiums for essential workers (Sponsored by Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo and Speaker Johnson)

• Just cause rights for essential workers (Sponsored by Council Member Ben Kallos, Speaker Johnson, and Council Member Brad Lander):

• Paid sick leave for gig workers (Council Member Lander)

The full package of measures is available here: https://council.nyc.gov/press/2020/04/21/1940/

Not sure who your City Council Member is?

You can use this tool to find out. Write an email, or better yet, make a phone call and let your council member know that you’re supporting these provisions.