The new report also details how former Gov. Andrew Cuomo used state resources, including personnel, to publish his 2020 book, flouting state policy in the process.
2021 election
GOP Judge Leads in Queens for First Time in Decades. How’d That Happen?
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After a tally of machine ballots, Joseph Kasper leads Paul Vallone, the scion of a Democratic political dynasty and a term-limited city councilmember, by more than 1,700 votes in the 3rd Municipal District, which covers a broad swath of south and central Queens.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
¿Y ahora qué con la política ‘Permanecer en México’?
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El viernes 29 de octubre, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional publicó un memorando anunciando la terminación de los Protocolos de Protección al Migrante (MPP) – también conocido como “Permanecer en México”, sin embargo esto no cambiará nada de inmediato y reiniciará a mediados de noviembre.
2021 election
Flashback Friday: The Eric Adams’ Archives
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What will an Eric Adams administration mean for New York? A look through his political past can offer one answer. City Limits has been covering City Hall’s next leader for nearly two decades. Here are some highlights.
policing
Opinion: Future Mayor Adams, It’s Time for Transparency Around NYPD Discipline
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‘By personally intervening in discipline decisions as the mood strikes him, Adams will not only undermine the purpose of these rules and standards, he will defeat them, making murky the clear line of accountability that is supposed to adhere between a citizen and a police officer.’
2021 election
What About Those Judges? A Guide to NYC’s 2021 Judicial Ballot
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On Tuesday, New Yorkers will head to the polls to cast ballots for New York City’s next mayor, comptroller, public advocates, borough presidents and City Council members. Some voters will also be asked to choose from a slate of judicial nominees. Below is an overview of those on the ballot Nov. 2.
Criminal Justice
Opinion: Beyond Wrongful Convictions, The Burden of Accusation Still Weighs
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‘When it comes to unpacking the harm of police misconduct, the people who were convicted are just the part of the puzzle we see most easily. For the people who were not convicted, the harm remains, with no recourse.’
2021 election
If New York City Is So Bad, Why Does Curtis Sliwa Stay?
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“We had gone from being a very functional city, even with de Blasio and all his inabilities, to just crashing and burning,” the Republican candidate told City Limits during a recent interview inside his spartan, cat-free Midtown headquarters.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Expanding NY’s Emergency Alert System to Better Protect ‘Forgotten Victims’
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‘Institutional gaps within the emergency broadcast system, widely known as The Amber Alert, have critical flaws that have historically excluded victims who are 18 or older.’
nyc jails
Advocates, Attorneys Push Back Against Plan to Transfer Women and Transgender People Off Rikers
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Beginning this week, the city and state will begin transferring around 230 detainees being held at the troubled New York City jail complex to state correctional facilities in Westchester, what they say will help ease the ongoing humanitarian crisis at Rikers. But advocates are worried about the impact of the move, some calling it rushed and misguided.
Government
¿Cuál es el plan C o parole y qué cambios en inmigración incluiría el paquete de reconciliación del presupuesto?
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El plan ampliaría el uso de un parole (un permiso de libertad condicional y provisional) por parte del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS por sus siglas en inglés) para que las personas indocumentadas puedan solicitar permisos de trabajo de cinco años (con opción de renovación) y al obtener esos permisos, los inmigrantes no serían deportables.