Transportation and anti-poverty advocates are pushing the Adams administration to provide an extra $55 million in the next budget to expand the Fair Fares program—through which low-income New Yorkers can qualify for half-priced MetroCards—to include people earning up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level, or about $60,000 for a four-person household.
Government
Initial Data on Forced Removals of People Deemed Mentally Ill Spurs Demand for Details
Emma Whitford |
“Every time you try to look at a piece of what’s being said here, it opens up a Pandora’s box of questions,” said Beth Haroules, director of disability justice litigation at the New York Civil Liberties Union.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Four Steps to End the Impasse at Penn Station
Sam Turvey |
“This is a once-in-a-century opportunity to raise New York and the entire region to new heights of greatness by getting Penn Station right. We can and must do better.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: TLC’s New Policy is a Wrong Turn for People with Disabilities and Drivers
Justin Wood and David Alexis |
“A free pass for Uber, Lyft, and other big corporations to add thousands more inaccessible vehicles to our streets, with drivers footing the bill, is a step in the wrong direction.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: City Services are Tattered, and Mayor Adams is Prepared to Make it Worse
Harvey Robins |
“When Mayor Adams presents his budget Thursday, consider the choices he’s made and the impact on the working class and the services they rely on government to deliver. As a matter of leadership, he’s giving away the store. At some point, we need to begin a conversation finally about who pays what and who subsidizes whom?”
Government
To Cut Truck Traffic, NYC Looks to its Waterways
Mariana Simões |
City officials are reaching out to the private sector to help shift some of the delivery of commercial goods away from New York City’s busy streets and onto its waterways.
Government
As NYC Rolls Out Mandatory Composting, Will New Yorkers Comply?
Mariana Simões |
Recycling rates around longtime existing requirements—which ask residents to separate paper, plastics, metal and glass from the rest of their trash—have failed to improve over the last decade. Getting New Yorkers to comply with yet another set of rules could be an uphill battle, experts say.
Economy
Hot on the Job: How Should New York Protect Workers From Heat?
CLARIFY News |
Workers, especially people of color and immigrants, are suffering in increasingly hot weather. But some advocates and lawmakers have solutions.
Government
Cities Are Depaving For a Cooler Future
Lucy Sherriff |
Asphalt contributes to the urban heat island effect and makes places more prone to flooding. Planners are rethinking its place in cities. This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News.
Brooklyn
Opinion: Manhattan Bridge Bike Path Crash Calls Attention to a Growing Problem
Cody Lyon |
“The crash on the Manhattan Bridge calls attention to the immediate need for visionary leadership as well as difficult conversations about the purpose of the city’s precious bike lane real estate, food delivery worker equity and the role NYPD should play in enforcing existing rules.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: A Critical Point for Penn Station’s Future
Charles Lauster |
“This July is one of the most critical months in Penn Station’s 113-year history. Madison Square Garden’s lease over the station is up this month, and the Garden’s management is insisting it be renewed. At stake is not just Penn Station itself but rail service throughout the entire New York Metropolitan Area.”