‘Many vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness or in need of other services are shuttled into the criminal justice system in a cruel and costly revolving door, often leaving them rightfully distrustful of social services providers.’
Health and Environment
Vehicle Pollution Caused an Estimated 2,000 New Yorkers’ Deaths in One Year: Study
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42 percent of those estimated deaths were linked to vehicle pollution from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. The findings support an argument for interstate vehicle emissions policies, researchers explained.
2021 Mayoral Race
Eric Adams Offers Tour of Brooklyn Brownstone as Proof He Lives in NYC
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With less than two weeks to go before Primary Day, the mayoral hopeful — who leads the large field in recent polls — is facing questions raised by reporters who have examined his financial records, his voting addresses and his late-night comings and goings.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC’s Recovery Hinges on How We Treat Our Children. Our Next Mayor Must Focus on Their Future.
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‘Unless New York’s next mayor steps up to address the barrage of crises facing New York’s children, an already untenable situation is on track to become much, much worse.’
NYC Council
Advocates Urge NYC to Ban Criminal Background Checks for Apartment Applicants
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The Fair Chance for Housing Act would bar landlords and brokers from conducting criminal background checks on prospective tenants, a barrier to housing for the formerly incarcerated and their families.
2021 election
Mercedes Narcisse Makes Second Run at Council District 46
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The candidate goes up against establishment-backed opponents in the southeastern Brooklyn district.
Election 2021
How the NYC Mayoral Candidates’ Housing Platforms Stack Up
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‘If NYC’s leadership can commit to ending traffic deaths—not just to the tools they’ll use to achieve it but to the actual goal—then they should be able to do the same on the housing issues that shape our lives,’ housing advocates ANHD said in their analysis of the candidates’ written policies.
Election 2021
Opinion: If South Bronxites Want Change, We Need to Turnout on Primary Day
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‘The South Bronx needs a mayor and a borough president who will fight for our values and prioritize our needs without excuses or distractions. The South Bronx has power, but we have to use it if it’s to translate into change for families and our community’s future.’
COVID-19
Análisis: ¿cuáles son los gastos de la ciudad de Nueva York en servicios de traducción?
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Un análisis de la oficina independiente que analiza el presupuesto de la ciudad de Nueva york (Independent Budget Office o IBO por sus siglas en inglés) muestra cuáles son los gastos en servicios de traducción y de empleados de la ciudad que prestan estos servicios.
Housing and Development
Will New York Make Good on Pledge to Convert Hotels into Affordable Homes?
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The Assembly’s Housing Committee is scheduled to vote on a measure Tuesday morning that would unlock $100 million in state funds to purchase unused hotels and convert them into affordable housing, what advocates say would serve as a template for future commercial-to-residential conversions.
New York State legislature
Opinion: It’s Time for State Lawmakers to Reform NY’s Severe Parole System
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‘New York State sends more people to prison for parole rule violations than any other state in the country – and sends Black New Yorkers back to prison for these violations at five times the rate of white New Yorkers.’