The expected win means Adams, the current Brooklyn borough president, will become the city’s second Black mayor, following David Dinkins’ historic election to the post more than three decades ago in 1989.
Citywide
Pro-immigrant Groups Join BLM Protests at City Hall
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Activists representing immigrant rights groups joined Black Lives Matters protestors at City Hall, calling for the city to protect funding for immigration nonprofits.
The Bushwick Project
In Bushwick, (and the City) Families are the Majority of the Homeless
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Families and homeless students makeup the majority of homeless people living in Bushwick. 1,039 of the neighborhood’s 1,462 shelter residents (71 percent) lived in family shelters in April.
Age Justice
10 NYCHA Senior Centers to Remain Open
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Funding was restored to 10 senior centers at NYCHA buildings that were slated to close due to budget cuts.
Mapping the Future
De Blasio’s Sixth Year in Office Could Feature Three Neighborhood Rezonings
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The mayor in 2015 set a goal of rezoning up to 15 neighborhoods in a drive to create more density and more affordable housing. Five rezonings have passed and at least three are likely to move forward in 2019.
Bus Action Plan
MTA’s Bus Overhaul Could be Lifeline for Healthcare Workers, Who Face City’s Longest Commutes
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The MTA’s Bus Action Plan may benefit healthcare workers, who have the city’s longest commutes and rely heavily on the bus network.
Citywide
City Must Tackle Barriers to Career-Track Jobs in Construction, Advocates Say
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The De Blasio administration has expanded partnerships with unions and amped up construction safety requirements, but advocates say the city could go farther to ensure low income residents access real careers in the industry.
Affordable Housing
Council Report Lays Out Agenda to Address NYC’s Segregation
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The report interrogates the meaning of integration in a gentrifying city and sets out 12 policy recommendations related to housing, schools and infrastructure.
CHR
Call for Crackdown on ‘Rent Fraud’ in Rezoning Neighborhoods
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Rent-stabilized tenants made a lot of policy wins last year, but advocates say there’s still more the state and city could do to fight rent overcharges in rent-stabilized apartments.
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With De Blasio Rezonings, City’s Scarce Industrial Land Becomes Scarcer
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Industry and neighborhood advocates have concerns about the continuing conversion of industrial land to residential land, but the administration says it is carefully striking balance of ranging city priorities.
Budget
Housing Advocates See Meager Gains, Some Threats in State Budget
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There is a $15 million allocation for rental subsidies and a modest allocation for NYCHA, but also language on state oversight that concerns some advocates.