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The production of maps ceased after the new 2003 law, but—as of 2009—there are still thousands of cases utilizing the maps from injuries predating the law. [1] A December 18, 2008 ruling by the New York Court of Appeals, D'Onofrio v. City of New York, significantly lessened the liability the city faces as a result of the maps.
Borough, Block, and Lot (also called Borough/Block/Lot or BBL) is the parcel number system used to identify each unit of real estate in New York City for numerous city purposes. It consists of three numbers, separated by slashes: the borough , which is 1 digit; the block number, which is up to 5 digits; and the lot number, which is up to 4 digits.
The boroughs of New York City are the five major governmental districts that comprise New York City. They are the Bronx , Brooklyn , Manhattan , Queens , and Staten Island . Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of the State of New York : The Bronx is Bronx County, Brooklyn is Kings County, Manhattan is New York County, Queens is ...
Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) is a process mandated by the 1975 revision of the New York City Charter that is invoked when a proposed development will affect certain legal protections afforded to the existing area and/or its inhabitants.
PropertyShark was founded by real estate investor and software developer Matthew Haines following his work on renovating a five-family brownstone in Harlem. [7] The initial website launched on New Year's Day in 2003 and was first named MatthewHaines.com and later changed to NYCpropertyresearch.com. [4] [8] Haines reportedly created PropertyShark to make real estate data more accessible and ...
The community also has Italian-American and Jewish American populations, and is home to a large number of New York City police officers and firefighters, both active and retired. [13] A commercial center is located on Beach 129th Street. A larger shopping area used by some residents of Belle Harbor is located on Beach 116th Street in Rockaway ...
StreetEasy provides access to real estate listing information and data via their website and mobile application. [14] Real estate listings are often accompanied by building information including number of total units, current and past units for sale and for rent, building amenities and public permit information.
In 2012, Councilman James Sanders Jr. was elected to the 10th district of the New York State Senate, triggering a February 2013 special election for his seat. Like most municipal special elections in New York City, the race was officially nonpartisan, with all candidates running on ballot lines of their own creation.