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District Leader, Husband of Brooklyn Dems Boss Lands New Job in Adams Administration

Edu Hermelyn, a Democratic district leader married to party leader and Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, has been named “Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives” in the city’s Department of Social Services…

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¿Qué piden 26 organizaciones en inmigración previo al discurso sobre el estado de la unión de la nación?

La administración Biden ha revocado o eliminado 235 políticas sobre inmigración de las 1.059 políticas puestas en marcha por el expresidente Donald Trump.

Government Immigration Justice Politics

City Council Hearing Probes Conditions for ICE Detainees in New York

A possible COVID outbreak and a hunger strike at the Orange County Correctional Facility (OCCF) were two of the main topics Monday during the first meeting of the City Council’s…

Comunidades de habla hispana Government Justice Podcasts Politics

Dos años después del Título 42, ¿llegó para quedarse?

Han pasado 2 años desde que se creó el título 42, ahora es la administración Biden quien lo defiende.

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Bill to Create New Housing Voucher For Homeless New Yorkers Gains Traction in Albany

A proposal for the new rent subsidy, dubbed the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP), may emerge as a bargaining chip amid high-profile legislative battles in Albany. “There is no substitute…

Government Housing and Homelessness Podcasts Politics

City Watch: Bottcher Urges City and State to Fund Treatment Beds to Address Mental Illness

“The failure that we’re experiencing is the result of decades of disinvestment of mental health services,” Manhattan Councilmember Erik Bottcher, who represents Greenwich Village, Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen, said during…

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Politics

Carrión Takes Helm at NYC Housing Agency After Stint as ‘Worst Evictor’ Consultant

New York City’s new housing commissioner is returning to public office after a years-long stint working with a quick-to-evict Bronx developer recently subject to a state investigation, raising concerns among…

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Tres candidatos de ascendencia dominicana se disputan el escaño en la Asamblea por el Alto Manhattan

Nayma Silver-Matos, Manny De Los Santos y Edwin De La Cruz son los tres candidatos que compiten por sustituir a Carmen De La Rosa, quien renunció a su escaño cuando…

Government Podcasts Politics

City Watch: Queens Councilmember on Increasing Access to Mental Healthcare

“Access means a lot of different things, and language access is a huge part of it,” Councilmember Linda Lee, who now chairs the committee on mental health, told WBAI’s City…

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

District Managers Call on NYC to Boost Budgets for Community Boards

“Community Boards are currently being asked to do more with less,” wrote a task force of district managers and administrative staffers in a report released last month. “Especially in the…

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