The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and NYPD, the two main enforcement agencies for street vending rules since 2023, have together issued 9,028 tickets to vendors so far this year. The uptick comes as voters Tuesday will weigh in on Ballot Proposal 2, which would expand Sanitation’s enforcement authority over vending.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC Must Live Up To Its Decarceration Promises
Jay Edidin |
“It has become increasingly clear that the Adams administration has committed to expand a policy of mass incarceration over community services and other less expensive, more effective alternatives. The current administration would have you believe that this is the only option. It is not.” Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeMayor Eric Adams at Rikers Island in June 2022. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits.
Brooklyn
12 Years After Hurricane Sandy, NYCHA’s Red Hook Residents Still Living in a Construction Zone
Mariana Simões and Tatyana Turner |
With delayed timelines and ongoing construction, Red Hook residents are still living in limbo as they wait for a $568 million resiliency project to come to life, more than a decade after Sandy slammed the complex.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Another Superstorm Sandy Would be an Economic Disaster for Working Families
Theodore A. Moore |
“We must build a future where every New Yorker makes a living wage and earns enough to cover the basic necessities to survive and then some, so that a climate emergency doesn’t mean financial ruin and impossible existential choices.”
Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 28-Nov. 4
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Government
More Than 10,000 Public Housing Apartments Abated for Lead, NYCHA Says
Tatyana Turner |
The milestone, which includes an additional 3,000 units abated under the PACT program, signals progress after a 2019 agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that requires the housing authority comply with federal lead protection laws.
Economy
NYCHA distribuirá $185 millones de dólares para ayudar a los hogares que deben alquiler
Jeanmarie Evelly |
La autoridad de vivienda dice que ha identificado alrededor de 61.500 hogares con deudas de alquiler que pueden calificar para los nuevos fondos de asistencia, que podrán solicitar completando un formulario de consentimiento en el Portal de Autoservicio de NYCHA.
Government
As City Unveils Results of Controversial Subway Gun Scanner Pilot, What Do New Yorkers Think?
Suhani Cuenot, Andrew Vera, Allen Mantilla, Cesar Jimenez and Jovanna Wu |
The NYPD said Thursday that the month-long gun detector pilot yielded 12 knives, 118 false positives, and zero firearms. This summer, City Limits’ CLARIFY youth journalists spoke to transit riders and advocates to get their thoughts on the use of weapon scanners in the system.
Government
Bill Would Make It Easier for New Yorkers Leaving Jail to Qualify for Supportive Housing
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Manhattan City Councilmember Carlina Rivera introduced legislation Wednesday that would expand eligibility criteria for city-funded supportive housing to include people with justice system involvement in the last year—a change long sought by advocates, who say it would increase options for New Yorkers cycling between jail and shelter.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Employment Matters to the Disabled Community
Harvey Epstein and Sharon McLennon Wier |
“Vocational salience allows all human beings to find purpose, social involvement, aspiration, life achievement, monetary reward, and the opportunity to offer themselves to the world as a change agent.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: For Our Children, Say ‘Yes’ to Housing
Jennifer March |
“Housing insecurity is directly correlated with negative impacts on the lifelong development and well-being of children, causing struggles in school and worse health outcomes, among many other long-term consequences.”