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City Doing Hundreds of Homeless ‘Clean-Ups’ Each Year

Critics say sending teams of cops, sanitation workers and outreach personnel to roust people from their makeshift homes is punishing victims rather than addressing the homelessness problem.

Justice

City Council Seeks To Stop ICE Abuse in New York Hospitals

A City Council hearing discussed alleged abuses committed by immigration officers against detained people who are hospitalized in the city.

Housing and Homelessness

Downzoning Differences: Clash Over Housing Projections Led to Bushwick Stalemate

The two sides disagreed on what might seem like a simple, factual question: whether or not the stakeholders’ vision for the neighborhood was a ‘downzoning.’

Government Podcasts

Listen: Juan Gonzalez on Mike Bloomberg’s New York

Super Tuesday marks the first 2020 electoral test for Michael Bloomberg, whom voters around the country are getting to know. New Yorkers, of course, are already familiar with the billionaire…

ARTS and CULTURE Video

The Children of Mother Earth: Carnaval in ‘Ecuayork’

Far from the mountains of the Ecuadorian Andes, families from the region gathered recently to celebrate Carnaval at Sisa Pakari, an Ecuadorian cultural center in the heart of Queens, which…

Government

High Risk Seen in City’s Proposed System for Feeding Seniors

Department for the Aging is being criticized by providers and some advocates for adding an array of new requirements to its program without additional funding.

Housing and Homelessness

De Blasio Admin. Says There’ll be No Southern Boulevard Rezoning

‘While the city is not undertaking an area-wide rezoning at this time, the draft strategies will serve as a guide to the community and property owners who may pursue land…

Government

Polish Woman Detained at Airport Shares Story in ‘Warning’ to Others About New Visa Policy Confusion

In an interview with Nowy Dziennik, a Polish woman shares her story of being detained when trying to re-entering the U.S. for overstaying a previous visa.

Housing and Homelessness

City’s ‘Right to Counsel’ Law Fosters National Movement in Housing Courts

After the Right to Counsel law passed in New York, it created a ripple effect around the country.

Comunidades de habla hispana Government

Uno de cada diez votantes del electorado es un inmigrante naturalizado

Más de 23 millones de inmigrantes naturalizados serán elegibles para votar en las elecciones de 2020.

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