Coronavirus
NYC Faces ‘Deep and Enduring Unemployment,’ Says Report
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As the third phase of reopening starts next week, an analysis of unemployment data points to a long road ahead for the city’s economic recovery.
consumer fireworks
In State Where NYC’s Illegal Fireworks Can Be Bought, Some Want Tighter Laws
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Pennsylvania legalized many fireworks in 2017. Several lawmakers there want to rein the sales in, citing noise, fires and ‘chaos.’
2020 15th Congressional District Primary
Allegations of Irregularities in Bronx Congressional Voting
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At least four candidates in the crowded Democratic primary to replace retiring Bronx Rep. Jose Serrano say there were irregularities in Primary Day voting.
Affordable Housing
Advocates: NYC Needs More Money, New Model to Meet Housing Crisis
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Resisting budget cuts is just part of the plan, they say. Changing how the housing market works is the deeper goal.
banking
Will New York Launch a Public Bank?
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The state legislature is considering a bill, introduced in January, which would authorize local municipalities to lend money to public banks and authorize public ownership of stock in them.
Housing and Development
Tenant Advocates Cheer Rent Freeze, Fear Housing-Court Restart
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With the RGB vote largely a fait accompli following its earlier preliminary approval of the one-year freeze, housing advocates’ biggest concern has been the looming reopening of housing court, which will allow for eviction cases to move forward.
Health and Environment
Court Cases in Inwood and Flushing Test Mayor’s Power Over Development
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An appeals court heard arguments over the annulled Inwood rezoning just days after activists sued over the approval process for the Flushing Waterfront plan.
Albany
A Wave of Legislation Aimed at Renters and Small Biz
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As much as the reopening is testing whether or not New Yorkers can avoid a second wave of illnesses, it will also reveal whether the steps taken so far are all the help that’s needed.
Affordable Housing
Advocates: Cuts to NYC’s Housing Plan Will Have Deeper Costs
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Reacting to the drastic drop in city revenue, Mayor de Blasio has proposed shifting $1 billion in capital spending on his housing plan from this fiscal year and next to later years.
Housing and Development
Pols Decry Cuts to City Capital Budget
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They say the reductions will exacerbate the housing crisis and worsen inequality—and not help the city close its budget gap.