Doce de las gasolineras mencionadas en la sentencia se encuentran en zonas de justicia medioambiental, es decir, zonas donde viven personas con bajos ingresos o comunidades de color, que están expuestas desproporcionalmente a los desperdicios tóxicos.
While the policy is handed down by the mayor, an array of New Yorkers—from everyday residents to top city officials to nonprofit service providers—play a role in recommending locations for sweeps, according to hundreds of internal emails reviewed by City Limits.
“More than half of Rikers inmates are affected by mental illness and almost 17 percent have a serious mental health diagnosis. Yet throughout New York State, there are 30 mental health courts, which can only serve 140 participants under the current system.”
“If we are truly invested in preventing and eventually ending this horrific blight of hatred and violence against people who are homeless, we must work to end homelessness itself. This can be accomplished in two phases: immediately offering stabilization beds to New Yorkers living on the street, and providing permanent affordable housing.”
Con el cambio, los funcionarios de los Servicios de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS por sus siglas en inglés) serían los encargados de hacer la evaluación a los solicitantes de asilo en lugar de los jueces de inmigración, en un plazo de 90 días.
“I know firsthand the toll that adult prosecution takes on teenagers. When I was 17 years old, I was arrested, charged, and sentenced as an adult, and ultimately spent 10 years in adult prisons. When I was released, I was fortunate to have family support and a place to call home. So many young people lose that support if they had it in the first place.”
“Our elected officials are threatening hard-fought reforms designed to counteract the historic – and present – racism in law enforcement that targets my neighbors and eventually will target my son. Meanwhile, they fail to invest in our communities.”
The settlement comes as legislators and organizers in New York rally for proposed legislation called Fair Pay for Home Care, which would increase the minimum wage for home healthcare workers by 150 percent.
“We must reject policies that single out, scapegoat, and sweep away the rights of our neighbors with mental illness.”
The Adams administration has touted Safe Havens as an alternative for those who would rather sleep outside than in a traditional homeless shelter. But there are too few of the facilities to accommodate the majority of unsheltered New Yorkers.
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