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THE QUOTE

“It was a clean race, really about the issues. I thought, going into this, that they were going to try and crush me.”

–Republican nominee Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, asked by City Limits on Election Day what surprised her about the 2017 campaign

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FACT CHECK

The Continuing Argument About Sex Crimes in the City

The mayor and his Republican challenger are arguing over nomenclature and a relatively small number of crimes. The bigger issue is the way we’ve turned crime stats into a barometer on civic leadership.
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POLICY SHOP

Quick looks and deep dives on big issues

On the Environment, De Blasio Defied Expectations with Bold Goals, but Now Must Deliver

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What can you do to provide your district and the residents of New York City affordable housing?

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LOOK BACK
This week in campaign history

Tuesday, November 2, 1969
Lindsay is Backed by Many in UFT in Switch from ’68

“A year ago, with most city schools shut by a lengthy strike, Mayor Lindsay was being bitterly denounced by officers and members of the United Federation of Teachers. Now although the leaders of the 56,000-member teachers’ union have maintain neutrality in the mayoral campaign, many members are actively supporting Mayor Lindsay’s bid for reelection. Other members are just as vigorously supporting his opponents — Controller Mario A Procaccino, Democratic-Non-Partisan, and State Senator John J. Marchi, Republican-Conservative. But the fact that an active Lindsay faction has emerged with the union has heartened the mayor’s forces.”
-The New York Times

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Election Watch 2018

Video: Brooklyn’s Role in the ’18 Vote & What the Results Mean for the Boro

Kings County was center stage on Election Night 2018, helping to flip the State Senate and the U.S. House blue. What drove the electoral shift behind those results, and what will their impact be on the borough? We asked two veteran journalists.

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Workers Await Gov’s Action to Make Wage-Theft Deadbeats Pay

The legislature passed a law allowing workers to place a lien on owners' personal property to prevent them from absconding with cash and starting fresh without making court-mandated payments to workers. It awaits Gov. Cuomo's signature.

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  • Opinion: To Truly Address Affordability, Subsidized Housing Must Pay Decent Wages
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The Ride

NY Air Quality is Improving, But City’s Emissions Goals Are Still Far Off

By 2050, the city’s annual greenhouse gas emissions should be no higher than 12 million metric tons of carbon dioxide—in 2020, buildings alone accounted for 34 million metric tons. “It kind of paints a very stark picture of how much work we have to do and how it can't just be business as usual."

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  • Targeted Attacks on Unsheltered New Yorkers Highlight Dangers of Homelessness
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City of Water

  • How Should NYC Address Environmental Justice? Let Officials Know
  • NY Lawmakers Seek Stricter Lead Safety Standards for School Water Fountains. What About Parks?
  • What Do You Think About a Hike in Water Rates?

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Mapping the Future

NYC Aims to Restaff Wiped-Out Housing Discrimination Unit as Voucher Values Rise

The budget plan proposes moving six staffers from the Human Resources Administration to the Source of Income (SOI) discrimination unit at the Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), which had zero attorneys working on those cases after its final employee departed last month following years of employee exits and unfilled vacancies, City Limits previously reported.

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  • City’s Homeless Services Head Hails Moves Out of Subway, But Won’t Say How Many Stay in Shelter
  • 17 Units Here. 8,555 There. See Where NYC Builds Its Affordable Housing
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  • Eric Adams’ Revised Housing Budget ‘Just Not Enough,’ Despite Boost for Shelter Beds
  • In Wake of Subway Attack, Sunset Park Grapples With What Public Safety Should Look Like

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    Opinion: Price Gouging is Crushing Low-Income New Yorkers. Here’s What Gov. Hochul Should Do
  • Opinion: I Didn’t Know What Qualified Immunity Was—Until I Had To
  • Opinion: NYC’s Buildings and Streets Fail to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change
  • Opinion: NYC Communities of Color Face Increased Eviction Filings, Displacement Risk, and Soaring Unaffordable Rents 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The New York City Charter Revision Commission will hold its first public meeting at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 19th, 2018.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The New York City Charter Revision Commission will hold its first public meeting at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 19th, 2018.

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Justice

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    Opinion: Price Gouging is Crushing Low-Income New Yorkers. Here’s What Gov. Hochul Should Do
  • Concejales manifiestan su preocupación por la seguridad de los detenidos después de su visita a centro de detención de ICE en NY
  • Building Owners File Lawsuit to Block Key NYC Climate Law

Art at the Limits

  • City Watch: Council Arts Chair Urges NYC to Boost Budget in ‘Cultural Capital of the World’
  • Councilmember Wants to Make ‘Open Culture’ Program, Which Stages Art Shows on NYC Streets, Permanent
  • Across NYC, Millions of Daffodils Will Mark Lives Lost to 9/11 and COVID

Podcasts

  • ¿Cómo es vivir siendo monitoreado por el programa alternativo a la detención (ATD)?
  • Discriminación entre latinos y ¿cuántas personas se identifican como afrolatinas en EE.UU.?
  • Dificultades para determinar los resultados de dos décadas de operaciones fronterizas financiadas por contribuyentes en Texas

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  • Prime-Time Debates Coming in Bronx Council Races
  • What Would NYC’s Mayoral Candidates Do About Homelessness? Let’s Go to the Video

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    Opinion: Price Gouging is Crushing Low-Income New Yorkers. Here’s What Gov. Hochul Should Do
  • NYC Aims to Restaff Wiped-Out Housing Discrimination Unit as Voucher Values Rise

Economy

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    Opinion: Price Gouging is Crushing Low-Income New Yorkers. Here’s What Gov. Hochul Should Do
  • NYC Aims to Restaff Wiped-Out Housing Discrimination Unit as Voucher Values Rise
  • In Debate Over Schools Funding Formula, Advocates From 2019 Task Force Push For More Resources


From Chalkbeat:

The country’s largest school system — and one of the most segregated — just released its ‘school diversity’ plan. Here are the highlights.


Education

  • Concejales manifiestan su preocupación por la seguridad de los detenidos después de su visita a centro de detención de ICE en NY

    Uno de los detenidos dijo a City Limits que ha estado detenido por ICE durante más de seis meses, pero solo le han dado dos tapabocas de tela durante ese tiempo, a pesar de que el personal de la cárcel dijo a los concejales que tienen tapabocas en abundancia. Councilmember Shekar KrishnanThe Orange County Jail Este artículo apareció originalmente en inglés.

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