Christine Quinn Archives

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May 2023

Alcalde suspende algunas reglas del ‘derecho a refugio’ en pugna por albergar a solicitantes de asilo

El alcalde defendió la medida y dijo que la ciudad tenía pocas opciones mientras lucha por mantenerse al día con una población en refugios en aumento. Pero los defensores dicen…

ByDaniel Parra

ByEmma Whitford

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

15

Sep 2022

Bill to Require Mental Health Staff at Family Shelters Spurs Worry Over ‘Unintended Effects’

Supporters of the legislation, which would require the city to fund the placement of mental health professionals on-site at all homeless shelters with children, say it would increase access to…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News Politics

Advocates’ Advice for Eric Adams? Better Coordination Between NYC’s Housing and Homelessness Agencies

“The solution to homelessness is housing,” one stakeholder said. “But the city agency charged with solving homelessness has no jurisdiction over housing, so we are setting them an impossible task.”

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Eased Rules for Families Entering Homeless Shelters. Advocates Want the Changes Made Permanent

Prior to the pandemic, city policy forced entire families—including each school-aged child—to show up at a Bronx facility known as the PATH intake center to complete an initial assessment, which…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

27

Sep 2021

News

Support NYC Journalism: City Limits to Host 45th Anniversary Celebration & Hall of Fame Induction

The event, to take place with both in-person and virtual attendance options on Nov. 18, will also honor four New York community leaders for their contributions to justice, media, housing,…

ByCity Limits 0Comments

09

Jan 2014

Government

How Will Council Reforms Affect Progressives' Power?

The progressives who lifted Melissa Mark-Viverito into the speaker’s chair have called for reforms to reduce the speaker’s authority. What will that mean for the de Blasio agenda?

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

10

Dec 2013

Economy Government Justice

MWBE Programs Face Court Scrutiny

Cities and states that want to diversify their contractor pool have to prove that genuine disparities exist. Part of our series on New York’s M/WBE initiative.

ByAdam Wisnieski 0Comments

10

Dec 2013

Economy Government Justice

NYC's MWBE Push: Cracking Down, Looking Ahead

As local law enforcement follows the feds’ lead in going after city contractors that fake working with minority- and women-owned firms, the future of the MWBE program is in a…

ByAdam Wisnieski 1Comment

10

Dec 2013

Economy Government Justice

Minority Contractors Face Hurdles, Flaws in Law

In the city’s effort to diversify city contracting, the administration is limited by procurement rules, MWBE firms by their small size and the law itself by the fuzzy process behind…

ByAdam Wisnieski 0Comments

10

Dec 2013

Economy Government Justice

Push to Diversify City Contracting Falls Short of Goals

Eight years after the Bloomberg administration began an effort to get minority- and women-owned firms a bigger share of city contracts, targets have not been met. Part 1 of a…

ByAdam Wisnieski 0Comments

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