Paperwork madness: New burdens for businesses, city

Ever wonder why city workers are not answering your calls, returning your emails or processing your applications? They might be working on one of the hundreds of meaningless reports required by city laws. There’s even a law requiring the city to report how many reports are required. As of 2019, according to a 57-page analysis, there were 842. The City Council is trying hard to get to 1,000. Last week, by overriding Mayor Eric Adams’ vetoes, it added another, and compounded the error by forcing businesses as well to file annual reports that will accomplish absolutely nothing. Under Intro 982-A, […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.