Housing inspectors to wear uniforms.In an effort to increase public confidence and create uniformity among the ranks, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Jerilyn Perine announced that uniforms would be issued to all of HPD's Code Enforcement Code Enforcement is the act of enforcing a set of s, principles, or laws (especially written ones) and insuring observance of a system of norms or customs. An authority usually enforces a civil code, a set of rules, or a body of laws and compel those subject to their authority to Inspectors, Supervising Inspectors and Apprentices. The inspectors and apprentices are responsible for inspecting privately-owned buildings throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island Staten Island (1990 pop. 378,977), 59 sq mi (160 sq km), SE N.Y., in New York Bay, SW of Manhattan, forming Richmond co. of New York state and the borough of Staten Island of New York City. to ensure compliance with the city's Housing Maintenance Code. "Our Inspectors and Apprentices perform an important service for the agency and the public," said Commissioner Perine. "In many cases, they are the only contact tenants in privately-owned buildings have with the agency. These uniforms will give tenants added peace of mind when they open their doors to allow the inspectors inside their homes." Uniforms for Inspectors and Apprentices include black trousers with stitched front and back creases, short and long sleeve gray shirts with shoulder epaulets and military creases, gray neckties, a black gamison belt, and a black baseball cap with "HPD HPD Honolulu Police Department (Honolulu County, Island of Oahu) HPD Housing Preservation and Development HPD Housing Preservation and Development (New York City Department) Code Enforcement" embroidered em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. in gold letters. Supervising Inspectors will wear white shirts as part of their uniforms. Black windbreakers and bomber jackets are available for cooler weather. |
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