State Senator Jessica Ramos is promoting a bill that seeks to solve the problem by lifting the limits on the number of street vending permits currently in place for sidewalk commercial activities — an effort supported by vendors.
GOVERNMENT
Update: Bumper Crop of NYC Whistleblowers in 2019
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Of the 25 cases closed in 2019, which included some that were opened in earlier years, five were deemed to qualify for whistleblower protection.
Voices of New York
NYC Election Roundup: Early Voting Reviews, Public Advocate Endorsements & More
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On Tuesday, New Yorkers will hit the polls to cast ballots in a number of races: for public advocate, for district attorneys in three boroughs, in one City Council race and for a number of judicial posts. There are also proposed charter changes.
GOVERNMENT
The Proposed New York City Charter Changes Translated into Plain English (Literally)
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Despite the chance to vote early, members of the charter commission, academics and community activists expect that these elections will see low turnout.
NYC Serbians Disconnected From Political Protests, Media Censorship Back Home
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‘Unlike Serbs in some other diasporas, most notably in the Czech Republic or in England, Serbs in New York didn’t organize a public protest or movement against the current government,’ says Marija Šajkaš, a writer and political analyst from Belgrade.
Affordable Housing
Housing Advocates Plan Another Aggressive Push in Albany
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After a landmark series of wins in 2019, groups advocating for low-income tenants and the homeless are looking to tighten rent-regulations further and create new paths from shelters to homes.
City Limits en Español
Estos son los cambios propuestos a la constitución de la ciudad de Nueva York en noviembre 5, 2019
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En términos generales se votará por cinco propuestas y al final de cada una de estas estará la pregunta: ¿Debería adoptarse esta propuesta?
2019 election
Charter Reform Proposals: One Big Change and Lots of Modest (But Important) Tweaks
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Two leading advocates say the proposed changes to police misconduct investigations, the land-use process and budget rules are substantive if not sweeping—while ranked-choice voting represents a significant change to how democracy operates in New York.
After the Injunction: Trump’s ‘Public Charge’ Rule, Explained
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‘This rule, this change that they’re trying to put into effect, it actually touches very few people. Public Charge as a test does not apply to all immigrants, does not apply to all immigration applications,’ says Sonia Lin, of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.
Elections
Early Voting Starts Soon. Meet the Citywide Candidates You Can Vote For.
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The three candidates running for public advocate provide different rationales for how to use the office. The common thread is that each sees potential for the office to make a difference, if big changes are made.
GOVERNMENT
Evidence of Growing Need for Capital in the City’s Aging Parks
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There are signs decades of too little maintenance funding and of a greater need facing aging parks across the city—something advocates says could amount to a looming crisis.