Councilmember Oswald Feliz, a former tenant attorney who now represents the victims of this month's deadly Twin Parks fire, is vowing to overhaul New York's fire safety laws while requiring landlords to provide more heats to tenants in freezing weather.
Hundreds mourned the death of loved ones and neighbors who died in the Bronx fire this month.Alex Kent / Gothamist
But as he pledges to remake the city’s approach to fire safety, experts say Feliz may face pushback from New York’s real estate lobby, whose cost concerns could wind up watering down some of the most vital proposals. Under one proposal, Feliz said he would strengthen heating requirements for apartments when the temperature drops below freezing – up from the current minimum threshold of 68 degrees during the day and 62 degrees overnight.
Jim Bullock, a retired deputy chief for the FDNY who now runs the NY Fire Safety Institute, echoed the need for the city to improve oversight of its fire code.
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