This week, City Council committees will vote on the mayor’s ‘City of Yes’ for housing plan, and hold hearings on deed theft, basement apartments and more.
Government
Back of the Ballot: New York Voters to Weigh In On Equal Rights Amendment This Election
Mary Cunningham |
Dozens of other states have embraced some version of an Equal Rights Amendment in their constitutions. New Yorkers will get a chance to vote in November on whether to expand the class of people protected against discrimination in the Equal Protection Clause of the state constitution.
Government
As City Unveils Results of Controversial Subway Gun Scanner Pilot, What Do New Yorkers Think?
Suhani Cuenot, Andrew Vera, Allen Mantilla, Cesar Jimenez and Jovanna Wu |
The NYPD said Thursday that the month-long gun detector pilot yielded 12 knives, 118 false positives, and zero firearms. This summer, City Limits’ CLARIFY youth journalists spoke to transit riders and advocates to get their thoughts on the use of weapon scanners in the system.
Government
On the Issues: What the Presidential Candidates Have Said About Immigration
Daniel Parra |
While they differ in their approach, some see a convergence between the two main presidential candidates when it comes to border policy, noting with surprise that Vice President Harris has put forth some of the most restrictive proposals in decades from a Democrat.
Brooklyn
Opinion: Brooklyn Subway Shooting Demands a Different Approach to Fare Evasion
Funmi Akinnawonu and Brad Martin |
“Rather than addressing public safety or cost of living concerns, New York City risks backsliding towards the alarmism of criminalizing the poor.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: The Mayor’s Ballot Questions Are a Quiet Power Grab
Darío Maestro |
“In the midst of a five-count federal indictment, Mayor Adams is rushing to ask New Yorkers at the ballot for more power and less oversight.”
Government
In Wake of Bribery Scandal, NYCHA Tightens Requirements for Small-Dollar Vendors
Tatyana Turner |
Eight months after what federal prosecutors called the “largest single-day bribery takedown in the history of the Justice Department,” NYCHA is tightening requirements when awarding small contracts, among other reforms.
Government
Council Files Appeal Over Adams Admin’s Refusal to Expand Rental Vouchers
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The appeal announcement included the launch of a website tracking the number of days since the Council says its laws should have been implemented—447, as of Tuesday—and the number of evictions filed across the city during that time.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Shaping the Future for Our Youths, Through Our Youths
Orayne Williams |
“It is vital that we increase programming opportunities for youth and make them meaningful options in Youth Parts, a special court created after the Raise the Age law was passed.”
Government
‘Again & Again, For Years’: Read the Corruption Allegations Against Mayor Eric Adams
Jeanmarie Evelly, Mariana Simões, Tatyana Turner, Chris Janaro and Daniel Parra |
A federal indictment unsealed Thursday accuses Adams of accepting bribes—including illegal campaign contributions and luxury travel perks—from Turkish nationals and at least one official, during both his time as mayor and as Brooklyn borough president.
Government
Lo que necesita saber sobre: ¿Cómo cónyuges indocumentados pueden aplicar al programa Manteniendo a las Familias Unidas?
Daniel Parra |
El 19 de agosto, el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS por sus siglas en inglés) empezó a aceptar solicitudes para el primer paso del permiso de permanencia temporal (parole in place) en el país como parte del programa Manteniendo a las Familias Unidas (Keeping Families Together). Sin embargo, una semana después un juez de Texas suspendió temporalmente el permiso de permanencia temporal en el país. Esto es lo que sabemos.
