“In the 2020 Census, the New York City metro area was found to be running just behind Milwaukee and Detroit as the third most segregated region of the country according to Black-white segregation data. This is not by accident.”
Economy
Vendedores ambulantes se oponen a que Departamento de Sanidad se encargue de hacer cumplir la ley del sector
Daniel Parra |
La nueva oficina de investigación de Venta Ambulante del Departamento de Sanidad tendrá casi 40 empleados, frente a los 14 inspectores de vendedores de la configuración actual del Departamento de Protección del Consumidor y del Trabajador (DCWP por sus siglas en inglés). A los vendedores les preocupa que el cambio pueda penalizar aún más a su sector, que ha experimentado un reciente aumento de las infracciones municipales, como informó City Limits.
Economy
New York Considers First-in-the-Nation Bill to Charge Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Change Destruction
Mariana Simões |
Known as the Climate Change Super Fund, the legislation was included in the Senate’s one-house budget proposal, but didn’t make it into the Assembly’s proposition. Lawmakers are pushing for the bill to make it into the final budget due April 1.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Helping Asylum Seekers in New York’s Immigration Courts
Priscilla Hernandez* |
“For many asylum seekers like me, the United States is a beacon of hope, providing refuge and safety from the violence many of us experience at home. Yet the sense of relief and security we find here quickly evaporates as we navigate an expensive and confusing court system by ourselves.”
Economy
Street Vendors Decry City’s Move to Put Sanitation Dept. in Charge of Enforcement
Daniel Parra |
The new Vending Bureau at the Sanitation Department will have nearly 40 employees, up from 14 vendors inspectors in the current configuration. Vendors worry the shift could further penalize their sector, which has seen a recent uptick in city-issued violations, as City Limits reported previously.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: To Deliver for New York’s Working Families, Mayor Adams Needs a Trifecta of Change
Harvey Robins |
“If Mayor Adams wants to make a positive impact on the city and take his ‘working people’s agenda’ beyond rhetoric, he needs to embrace a trifecta of change that establishes a culture in City Hall centered on the needs of everyday New Yorkers. This means establishing a re-imagined social contract, ending the austerity mindset that has dominated the city’s budget and policymaking, and managing for consequential change.”
Government
Mapping Tenant Vulnerability: New Data Tool Compares NY’s Legislative Districts
Emma Whitford |
A new data tool by the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University breaks down a trove of housing-related data for each of the state’s Senate and Assembly districts. It comes just over a week before the state budget deadline, in a year dominated by debates over how elected officials should address New York’s affordable housing shortage.
Economy
State Lawmakers Pitch Budget Funds to Help NYCHA with Mounting Rent Debt
Tatyana Turner |
In a budget resolution unveiled last week, the State Senate earmarked $389 million for public housing and Section 8 tenants statewide who applied for, but were left out from, New York’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). The Assembly proposed $385 million for the same purpose.
Government
¿Cuáles fueron las condiciones de resguardo para inmigrantes ucranianos en Tijuana en 2022?
Daniel Parra |
Según la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP por sus siglas en inglés), entre febrero y finales de abril de 2022, hubo más de 20.000 encuentros con ucranianos, muchos de estos ocurrieron en la frontera con México.
Government
Housing Policy Faultlines Emerge Ahead Of Final Albany Budget Deal
Emma Whitford |
The Senate and Assembly on Tuesday released their annual budget resolutions, responding to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $227 billion spending proposal unveiled last month. They rejected the bulk of Hochul’s strategy to increase housing production statewide, while entertaining eviction protections the governor has ducked.
Economy
Policía de Nueva York emitió la mayoría de las multas a vendedores ambulantes en 2022
Daniel Parra |
La policía de Nueva York y el Departamento de Protección del Consumidor y del Trabajador (DCWP por sus siglas en inglés) emitieron en conjunto 5.197 multas a vendedores ambulantes el año pasado. La policía sacó mucho más multas, a pesar de la promesa del exalcalde de Blasio de retirarlos. Después de ocho meses de retraso, el DOHMH (por sus siglas en inglés) empezará a expedir las solicitudes para nuevas licencias de supervisión a vendedores ambulantes a finales de mes.
