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Elected-officials, DA and city agencies brief CB2: tenant protections, appraisal discrimination law, ICE enforcement on Canal discussed
Summary
Staff from state and city officials, the Manhattan district attorney and the comptroller briefed Manhattan Community Board 2 on recent tenant protections, an appraisal-discrimination law, an ICE enforcement incident, and agency audits.
Representatives from multiple elected offices and city agencies updated Manhattan Community Board 2 on legislative and enforcement activity affecting the district.
Caroline Wexelbaum, from State Senator Brad Hoylman-Siegel’s office, said three tenant-protection bills were signed by the governor. Details she cited included a prohibition on algorithm-enabled price-fixing, caps on bounced-check fees for tenants and a reduction in a city shelter-rent tax for Penn South residents. "Three of Senator Hoylman-Siegel's tenant protection bills were signed by the governor in the past week," she said.
Staff from Assemblymember Grace Lee’s office said their temporary district office moved to 250 Broadway and listed constituent events, including an e-waste recycling event and a November turkey drive. Senator Kavanaugh’s community-affairs liaison said several bills sponsored by the senator were signed, including a law making appraisal discrimination a violation of state human-rights law, a 90-day notice for foreclosure actions by condominium or HOA boards and extending security-deposit protections to rent-regulated tenants.
Andy Lee from Council Member Marte’s office described the office’s response to an ICE raid on Canal Street, saying the council member rapidly went to the scene, documented the arrests, and criticized the federal action as unnecessary. Council staff also raised concerns about November 4 charter-ballot questions regarding land-use review and noted ongoing participatory budgeting outreach.
From law-enforcement and finance offices: Peter Saye from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office reported indictments in separate criminal cases and highlighted the Office of Tenant Protection to address landlord harassment. Evelyn Collado from the Comptroller’s office called attention to an audit of the Department of Sanitation’s commercial-waste RFP process and a monthly economic report on generational demographics.
Board members and staff asked follow-up questions and were directed to agency contacts for case-specific assistance and next steps.
