Adam Wisnieski, Author at City Limits

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New York City’s values have perhaps never been further from the national agenda being pushed by President Trump and the GOP-controlled Congress.

ByAdam Wisnieski 8 minRead time

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Jun 2017

Government

Next 100 Days: Worry Trump Will Stymie NY’s Fledgling Medical Marijuana Industry

New York has been among the most timid states when it comes to creating a legal way for sick people to get pot for therapeutic purposes. Investors doubtful about the…

ByAdam Wisnieski 11 minRead time

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Jun 2017

Government

Next 100 Days: NY Pols Pressed to Go Beyond Rhetoric in Resisting Trump

There are ways to oppose the administration’s policies besides speeches and symbols. But are city and state leaders willing to pull those levers of local power?

ByAdam Wisnieski 13 minRead time

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Jun 2017

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYC’s Public Housing was Turning a Corner. Then Came Donald Trump.

Gains made in recent years are threatened under the budget cuts, but they are not the only potential casualty. Rule changes at HUD may increase rents for one-in-20 New Yorkers.

ByAdam Wisnieski 12 minRead time

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May 2017

Government Justice

How Trump’s Crime Crackdown Could Affect Defendants in NYC

Some defendants as recently as three weeks ago accepted plea offers that may not exist under the new directive from Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

ByAdam Wisnieski 15 minRead time

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May 2017

Uncategorized

Next 100 Days: How Park Service Cuts Will Hurt NYC’s Most Neglected Beach

When most New Yorkers hear about cuts to the National Parks Service, they think about Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon, not the wetlands around Cross Bay Boulevard on the way…

ByAdam Wisnieski 15 minRead time

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May 2017

Government

Next 100 Days: Proposed Cuts Pit President Trump Against Youth of Cypress Hills

If you want to understand the likely impact of the president’s proposed cuts to federal programs, you need look no farther than a Brooklyn neighborhood where those initiatives make a…

ByAdam Wisnieski 11 minRead time

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May 2017

Uncategorized

Next100: Cleaning Up the City’s Most Radioactive Block Threatened by Trump’s EPA Cuts

Wolff-Alport is one of three federally designated Superfund sites in New York City, but unlike the other two, the EPA has yet to find a responsible party who can pay…

ByAdam Wisnieski 12 minRead time

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May 2017

Government Health Justice

Next 100 Days: State Drops Prisoner Medical Move Because of Trump Rhetoric

Getting prisoners on Medicaid 30 days prior to release would have been a game changer for re-entry services with national implications.

ByAdam Wisnieski 12 minRead time

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May 2016

Economy In Depth

New York’s Security-Guard Training Requirements Routinely Flouted

Becoming a licensed security guard in New York State isn’t very difficult. Yet the “diploma mill,” where schools hand out certificates for a price, as well as schools that don’t…

ByAdam Wisnieski

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Adam Wisnieski

Next 100 Days: In the Era of Trump, NYS is Out of Step and In the Crosshairs

Next 100 Days: Worry Trump Will Stymie NY’s Fledgling Medical Marijuana Industry

Next 100 Days: NY Pols Pressed to Go Beyond Rhetoric in Resisting Trump

NYC’s Public Housing was Turning a Corner. Then Came Donald Trump.

How Trump’s Crime Crackdown Could Affect Defendants in NYC

Next 100 Days: How Park Service Cuts Will Hurt NYC’s Most Neglected Beach

Next100: Cleaning Up the City’s Most Radioactive Block Threatened by Trump’s EPA Cuts

Next 100 Days: State Drops Prisoner Medical Move Because of Trump Rhetoric

New York’s Security-Guard Training Requirements Routinely Flouted

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