The city’s Dining Out NYC program creates new rules restaurants must follow when offering sidewalk or roadway seating, which go into effect Aug. 3. CLARIFY News’ student reporters spoke to restaurant owners and employees near Midtown about their outdoor dining setups.
Health and Environment
Rain, Rain, Go Away. New York Kids Are Trying to Play.
Aria Young, Feet in 2 Worlds |
Across New York City, workers are tearing out concrete and asphalt from schoolyards and replacing them with rain-absorbing surfaces that are more climate resilient, according to reporting by Aria Young of Feet in 2 Worlds.
Bronx
Advocates, Lawmakers ‘Baffled’ By Exclusions in Basement Legalization Plan
Chris Janaro |
“I’m surprised, I’m baffled, I’m angry,” said City Councilmember Sandy Nurse, who represents East New York, where the city ran an earlier basement conversion pilot in 2019. The area is excluded from the new program, which will only apply to 15 of the city’s 59 community districts.
Brooklyn
Alcaldía aconseja a inmigrantes dormir en sillas en los “centros de acogida” nocturnos
Daniel Parra |
Según la alcaldía, dormir en el suelo supone un riesgo en caso de incendio. Pero las normas parecen estar sembrando confusión al menos en un “centro de acogida” en Brooklyn, donde a los residentes se les dijo a principios de este mes que no se les permitía dormir hasta las 2:30 a.m., de acuerdo con un video obtenido por City Limits.
Brooklyn
City Advises Migrants to Sleep in Chairs at Overnight ‘Drop-In Centers’
Daniel Parra |
The mayor’s office said sleeping on the floor could be a fire hazard. But the rules appear to be sowing confusion, at least at one overnight site in Brooklyn, where residents were told earlier this month that they weren’t allowed to sleep before 2:30 a.m., according to a video obtained by City Limits.
Brooklyn
Migrantes que vuelven a solicitar refugio siguen sufriendo esperas y falta de camas a pesar de nuevo acuerdo
Daniel Parra |
La alcaldía dice que aún no ha comenzado a aplicar las evaluaciones de “circunstancias atenuantes” que podrían alargar la estadía en un refugio, mientras que migrantes siguen durmiendo en el suelo de una iglesia que ahora se utiliza como “overnight hospitality center” (centro de acogida para pasar la noche).
Government
Bill Would Codify City Government Ban on Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles
Mariana Simões |
Legislation introduced in the City Council Thursday would stop government agencies from buying water in plastic bottles smaller than one gallon. The ultimate goal is to use water coolers or water packaged with paper cartons and aluminum instead.
Brooklyn
Migrants Reapplying for Shelter Still Face Waits, Lack of Beds Despite New Settlement Rules
Daniel Parra |
City Hall says it has not yet begun implementing assessments of the “extenuating circumstances” that could earn newly arrived immigrants an extended shelter stay—while some seeking another placement continue to sleep on the floor of a church now being used as an “overnight hospitality center.”
Government
‘We Don’t Want Anything Rolled Back’: Tenants Target REBNY as State Housing Talks Drag On
Chris Janaro and Emma Whitford |
Protesters marched outside the Real Estate Board of New York’s Manhattan headquarters Thursday, while others blocked foot traffic in an act of civil disobedience. The NYPD arrested 13 people, including the city’s Public Advocate, Jumaane Williams.
Government
Inmigrantes y defensores con la vista puesta en nuevas normas de refugio de la ciudad
Daniel Parra |
Al 31 de marzo, la alcaldía había emitido unos 1.500 avisos de estadía de 30 días a inmigrantes “para hacer arreglos alternativos” y a otros 1.300 con avisos de 60 días a inmigrantes de 23 años o menos.
Government
Immigrants, Advocates Await City’s Rollout of New Re-Sheltering Rules
Daniel Parra |
As of March 31, City Hall has issued approximately 1,500 notices “to make alternate arrangement” to immigrants with 30-day shelter stays and to another 1,300 with 60-day notices, which are being offered to single migrants under 23.