Agenda 2019
Staten Island Rezoning Begins Public Review; 1700 at Risk of Displacement
Sadef Ali Kully |
The launch of the seven-month public review process starts the clock toward the likely rezoning of 14 blocks along the Bay Street corridor.
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Video: How Criminal Justice Reform Looks from Brooklyn’s Courtrooms
Jarrett Murphy |
Are defendants in Brooklyn getting a fairer shake thanks to the reforms already undertaken?
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City Asks for Extra Time to Craft Broad Plan to Reduce Water Pollution
Jarrett Murphy |
And the advocates that often prod the city’s Department of Environmental Protection to act faster to address pollution support the move. Sort of.
Economy
Congress’s Tinkering With SNAP Could Help Some People a Little, Hurt Others Deeply
Jarrett Murphy |
The House is considering tinkering with how the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program calculates benefits.
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With a Fare Hike Looming, Activists Demand Funds to Fix the Struggling Subway
Jeanmarie Evelly, Anay Cortes, Anna Rhoads, Asha MacKay, Zaheer Bowen, Arufa Hossain, Fabliha Waseqa and Mitchell Harris-Dennis |
Advocates are pushing back against the MTA’s plan to raise fares next year, saying straphangers shouldn’t be forced to pay more until lawmakers secure a plan to fund improvements for the city’s deteriorating transit system.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Soon-to-be Senate Leader Stewart-Cousins is Cautious on Agenda
Jarrett Murphy |
The leader of Senate Democrats, who will enjoy a solid majority come January, says she has avoided getting into specifics about what the conference will accomplish in its first months in power.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: What Are the Prospects for Bail Reform in 2019?
Jarrett Murphy |
The sponsor of an Assembly measure that would sharply constrain the use of financial bail says she is optimistic her proposal will become law now that Democrats control the State Senate.
Agenda 2019
CityViews: 2019 is the Year to Totally Change Policing in New York City
Robert Gangi |
‘Our recommended changes will aim to advance meaningful and substantive remedies that no mainstream politician will currently support. Not because they don’t make sense but because they are too politically charged.’
