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16 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP • APRIL 29 - MAY 5, 2016 Ask the MAYOR The Home Reporter and Brooklyn Spectator and the Mayor’s Office are proud to present this weekly column in which Mayor Bill de Blasio answers Dr. Marcello Sarrica your questions about issues Doctor of Physical Therapy that concern you the most. If you have a question about anything going on PT, DPT, OCS, COMT, CSCS in the city, in your neighborhood or Tel: 347 – 560 – 6920 on your block, we want to hear from Fax: 347 – 560 – 6748 you! Email us at editorial@homereporter. [email protected] com and Mayor de Blasio will get you an answer! www.sarricapt.com Does the city plan to expand its recycling program? In many areas, collections 474 Bay Ridge Parkway only take place once a week. Brooklyn, NY 11209 Expanded access to recycling and composting are critical components of 201 E. 69th Street, Suite 2C New York, NY 10021 PROTECT YOUR HOME & ASSETS our OneNYC commitment to send Zero Waste to landfill by 2030. NYCHA is working with the Sanitation Department to expand recycling throughout its developments by the end of this year. The expanded access will be complemented by a community engagement strategy. The Sanitation Department also plans to expand its innovative organics recycling program (composting) in the fall, and we are in the process of determining exact neighborhoods. Every household in the city currently receives once-per-week metal, glass, and plastic AND paper recycling pickups, which will continue. REPAIRS 12 this be 10%ANY With Coupon.Limit Excludes CUTLER’S 516-Queens Courier and the Mayor’s Offi ce are proud to present this weekly column in which Mayor Bill de Blasio answers your questions about issues that concern you the most. If you have a question about anything going on in the city, in your neighborhood, or on your block, we want to hear from you! Email us at editorial@ qns.com and Mayor de Blasio will get you an answer! Question: Many residents in southern Queens are clamoring for more public transit, and they view the abandoned Rockaway Beach line between Rego Park and Ozone Park as an opportunity to bring new rail service. But others are considering creating a public park similar to the High Line in its place. What’s your opinion on what should be done there? Mayor de Blasio: The Rockaway Beach line is an important asset, and we look forward to working with the community to explore the feasibility of options for its future. Question: Graffi ti continues to be a problem in many Queens neighborhoods. What should residents do when they see vandalism on private or public property? What is the city doing to quickly remove graffi ti from public locations? Mayor de Blasio: I’m glad you asked! We just launched CleaNYC, a new initiative that will signifi cantly expand our successful Graffti-Free NYC program, while also providing sidewalk powerwashing for key commercial corridors in Queens and around the city, and expanding Sanitation’s litter basket service and highway cleanup. CleaNYC is aimed at keeping communities clean and improving quality of life, a priority of this administration. Residents can call 311 or visit Graffi ti-Free NYC’s website at nycedc. com/program/graffiti-free-nyc to report graffi ti and learn more. Question: What should residents do if they believe a next-door neighbor has an illegal conversion in their home? When can the resident expect that their complaint will be answered, inspected and resolved? Mayor de Blasio: They should call 311. As for time frame, it depends on the problem. See below: General Background on Violations: HPDonline provides access to violations of record of the New York City Housing Maintenance Code and the New York State Multiple Dwelling Law in privately owned residential multi-family buildings in the City of New York. These laws state that it is the responsibility of owners to provide essential services, to maintain their properties in habitable conditions, and to correct and repair housing code violations. For information on having violations dismissed, go to our webpage on Correcting Violations. The violations fall in three classes: Class A: Non-hazardous, such as minor leaks, chipping or peeling paint when no children under the age of 6 live in the home, or lack of signs designating fl oor numbers. An owner has 90 days to correct an “A” violation and two weeks to certify repair to remove the violation. Class B: Hazardous, such as public area doors not self-closing, inadequate lighting in public areas, or vermin. An owner has 30 days to correct a “B” violation and two weeks to certify the correction to remove the violation. Class C: Generally, immediately hazardous, such as inadequate fi re exits, rodents, lead-based paint, lack of heat, hot water, electricity or gas. Generally, an owner has 24 hours to correct a C violation and fi ve days to certify the correction to remove the violation. If the owner fails to comply with emergency C violations such as lack of heat or hot water, HPD initiates corrective action through its Emergency Repair Program. Heat and hot water violations Parliamo Italiano • Hablamos Espanol must be corrected. 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