Planning to do work on your home or apartment building? The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) launched an updated edition of the Permit Application Guide, now named the LPC Permit Guidebook: How to Get Staff-Level Approvals and new application forms to make it easier for property owners and tenants looking to do work on landmark properties. 

The new application forms are intended to be clearer and more user-friendly to help applicants understand what forms they need to fill out when applying for a permit, and what they need to submit with their forms to ensure their application is complete upon submission.

Good news! Split tolling for the Verrazzano Bridge was included in the spending bill approved by the House on December 17. Big thanks to our local reps Nydia Velázquez, Max Rose and Jerrold Nadler for helping to reduce traffic on the BQE without increasing cost for commuters. Read more in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.