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Operations and Improvements of the Department of Buildings

Testimony last updated October 16, 2007

Task Force on Operations and Improvement of the Department of Buildings

October 16, 2007

Good afternoon. My name is Jennifer Barrett, and I am the Policy and Research Associate of the New York Industrial Retention Network (NYIRN). NYIRN appreciates the opportunity to suggest ways to improve the operations of the Department of Buildings.

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Increasing Fines for Illegal Conversions

Testimony last updated June 28, 2007

Committee on Housing and Buildings

June 28, 2007

Good afternoon. I am Adam Friedman, Executive Director of the New York Industrial Retention Network (NYIRN). NYIRN is a citywide economic development organization that works with manufacturers to promote a diverse economy to provide employment opportunities for all New Yorkers.

NYIRN strongly supports the efforts of the City Council and the Bloomberg Administration to strengthen enforcement of zoning, now embodied in Intro. 34 introduced by Councilmember
Reyna.

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