The former city and federal housing commissioner says he’s a progressive who can get things done. And he believes NYCHA is a city, not a federal, problem.
Government
Nueva propuesta de reglas para asilo restringe a solicitantes LGBTQI
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La norma propuesta eleva el listón de lo que se necesita para calificar para asilo permitiéndole a los jueces de inmigración ser más selectivos y que puedan rechazar solicitudes de asilo sin una audiencia judicial.
Albany
Fearing Evictions, Tenant Groups Push Rent Cancellation, New Housing Voucher
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Landlords support the voucher but warn a rent cancellation could hobble New York’s economic recovery.
2021 election
Slow Flow of Money into NYC’s 2021 Campaigns
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Aspiring city politicians raised money at a slow place in the first half of 2020, reflecting the impact of the coronavirus and new campaign finance rules.
Elections
New Protest Movement Poses Challenges for Queens Progressives
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Across the country, the sudden growth of demands to defund and even abolish the police has taken by surprise not only conservatives and centrists but many progressives as well. Perhaps nowhere have these intra-left debates broken out more publicly than in Western Queens.
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 Max & Murphy Show
A Budget that Either Clobbers or Coddles the NYPD
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Two things can be said about the fiscal 2021 budget. One is that it made almost no one happy.
The other is that it did not meaningfully reduce the operational size of the nation’s largest police force.
Affordable Housing
Council Softens but Doesn’t Stop Hit to Housing Budget
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The final fiscal 2021 spending plan staved off cuts to smaller housing programs, but retained a shift of roughly a billion dollars in capital spending on the mayor’s affordability plan.
consumer fireworks
In State Where NYC’s Illegal Fireworks Can Be Bought, Some Want Tighter Laws
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Pennsylvania legalized many fireworks in 2017. Several lawmakers there want to rein the sales in, citing noise, fires and ‘chaos.’
2020 15th Congressional District Primary
Allegations of Irregularities in Bronx Congressional Voting
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At least four candidates in the crowded Democratic primary to replace retiring Bronx Rep. Jose Serrano say there were irregularities in Primary Day voting.
Age Justice
Snags Seen in Pandemic Policies for Senior Centers and Home Meals
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Providers expressed frustration with the Department For The Aging (DFTA) and the mayor’s office, who they say made abrupt changes with little input from the aging services sector.