Search results
Results from the Go Local Guru Content Network
The New York City Law Department, also known as the Office of the Corporation Counsel, is the department of the government of New York City responsible for most of the city's legal affairs. The department is headed by the Corporation Counsel , currently Sylvia Hinds-Radix, the 81st official to hold this position.
Law enforcement in New York City is carried out by numerous federal, state, city and private agencies. New York City has the highest concentration of law enforcement in the United States .
The sugary drinks portion cap rule, also known as the soda ban, was a proposed limit on soft drink size in New York City intended to prohibit the sale of many sweetened drinks more than 16 fluid ounces (0.47 liters) in volume to have taken effect on March 12, 2013.
The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services ( DCAS) is a City of New York government agency. Its mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. It is responsible for:
NEW YORK CITY — "Sammy's Law" is finally part of New York City's rules of the road. With a stroke of a pen, Gov. Kathy Hochul enacted the hard-fought law Thursday that allows city officials to ...
The New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) is a law enforcement agency of the government of New York City that has been referred to by some observers [who?] as New York City's "secret police" because its investigations are confidential and its investigators are not uniformed.
The New York City Department of Correction (NYCDOC) is the branch of the municipal government of New York City responsible for the custody, control, and care of New York City's imprisoned population, housing the majority of them on Rikers Island.
The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) is the department of the New York City government that enforces the city's building codes and zoning regulations, issues building permits, licenses, registers and disciplines certain construction trades, responds to structural emergencies and inspects over 1,000,000 new and existing buildings.
With respect to New York City, the codified local laws are contained in the New York City Administrative Code consisting of 29 titles, the regulations promulgated by city agencies are contained in the Rules of the City of New York consisting of 71 titles, and The City Record is the official journal (newspaper of notice) published each weekday ...
The New York City Cabaret Law was a dancing ban originally enacted in 1926, during Prohibition, [1] and repealed in 2017. [2] It referred to the prohibition of dancing in all New York City spaces open to the public selling food and/or drink unless they had obtained a cabaret license.