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City Councilmembers Erik Bottcher and Pierina Sanchez joined local groups to call on the mayor and the city’s Department of Buildings to fully implement the law, including penalizing noncompliant landlords. for loosening Local Law 97. The Durst Organization owns Bank of America Tower at 1 Bryant Park, one of the largest buildings in the city. There were nearly as many police at the protest as there were protesters.
Eric Weltman, senior organizer for Food & Water Watch, addresses the crowd at the Local Law 97 rally.“When 89% of buildings are complying with the 2024 standards, we all know that this is legal and doable,” City Councilmember Christopher Marte said through a megaphone at the rally, referring to the portion of large buildings already in line with Local Law 97. Opponents of tentative regulationsthat the Adams administration is weakening the law for the remaining 11% of buildings.