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Economy

En medio de ofensiva contra vendedores ambulantes, votantes de Nueva York sopesan si ampliar control sobre venta ambulante

Daniel Parra | November 5, 2024

El Departamento de Sanidad (DSNY por sus siglas en inglés) y la Policía de Nueva York (NYPD por sus siglas en inglés), los dos principales organismos encargados de hacer cumplir las normas de venta ambulante desde 2023, han emitido en conjunto 9.028 multas a vendedores en lo que va de año. El repunte se produce cuando los votantes sopesarán el martes sobre la Propuesta de Votación 2, que ampliará la autoridad de Sanidad sobre la venta ambulante.

Economy

Amid Street Vendor Crackdown, NYC Voters Approve Enforcement Expansion

Daniel Parra | November 5, 2024

The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and NYPD, the two main enforcement agencies for street vending rules since 2023, have together issued 9,028 tickets to vendors so far this year. The uptick comes as voters last Tuesday approved Ballot Proposal 2, which expands Sanitation’s enforcement authority over vending.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: Vote ‘Yes’ on Prop 1 to Keep Politicians’ Hands Where They Belong

Annie Kapral | November 4, 2024

“We can remove the mystery of whether or not our rights can, and will, be tampered with. We can keep the power over our bodies and our futures where it belongs, in our own hands, by going out and voting ‘Yes’ on Prop 1.”

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: Why Isn’t It ‘Free to Pee’ in New York City?

Alison Wilkey, Will Woods and Nathylin Flowers Adesegun | November 1, 2024

“The lack of public bathrooms is one of the daunting challenges and cruel indignities that unsheltered New Yorkers consistently face as they draw on meager resources to survive life on the streets.”

Government

NYCHA Board Green Lights Plan to Demolish & Rebuild Lower Manhattan Developments

Tatyana Turner | October 31, 2024

Members of the housing authority’s board approved an agreement Wednesday that brings the razing and rebuilding of the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses closer to fruition, and kicks off a plan to provide tenants with repairs and upgrades while they wait.

Government

Delays and ‘Weak Monitoring’ Undermine City’s Rental Voucher Program: Audit

Jeanmarie Evelly | October 31, 2024

The audit, by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, cited lags in determining eligibility and issuing payments for participants in the CityFHEPS voucher program, causing “significant delays in families and individuals being able to obtain permanent housing.”

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: NYC Must Live Up To Its Decarceration Promises

Jay Edidin | October 30, 2024

“It has become increasingly clear that the Adams administration has committed to expand a policy of mass incarceration over community services and other less expensive, more effective alternatives. The current administration would have you believe that this is the only option. It is not.” Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeMayor Eric Adams at Rikers Island in June 2022. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits.

Brooklyn

12 Years After Hurricane Sandy, NYCHA’s Red Hook Residents Still Living in a Construction Zone

Mariana Simões and Tatyana Turner | October 30, 2024

With delayed timelines and ongoing construction, Red Hook residents are still living in limbo as they wait for a $568 million resiliency project to come to life, more than a decade after Sandy slammed the complex.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: Another Superstorm Sandy Would be an Economic Disaster for Working Families

Theodore A. Moore | October 29, 2024

“We must build a future where every New Yorker makes a living wage and earns enough to cover the basic necessities to survive and then some, so that a climate emergency doesn’t mean financial ruin and impossible existential choices.”