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The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) took over as the main city agency handling street vendor enforcement last June. But the NYPD remains active in enforcement, too. Together,…

ByDaniel Parra 12Comments

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Jul 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

New York’s New NYCHA Laws Aim to Hold Agency Accountable

The measures, signed Tuesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, will force NYCHA to create a searchable online database of work tickets and task city agencies with making public housing code violations…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Mar 2022

Comunidades de habla hispana Economy Government Justice

Proyecto de ley estatal anularía las condenas anteriores por delitos de venta ambulante

En 2021, el Departamento de Protección al Consumidor y al Trabajador (DCWP por sus siglas en inglés) emitió el 45.9 por ciento de multas (350) por venta ambulante sin licencia,…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Economy Government Justice Politics

State Bill Would Vacate Past Convictions for Street Vending Offenses

In 2021, 45.9 percent or 350 of the tickets issued to street vendors by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) were for unlicensed vending, and this year, 12.8…

ByDaniel Parra 3Comments

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Feb 2022

Economy Education Government

Expanding Child Care Subsidies Would Lift 84K New Yorkers Out of Poverty, Report Finds

The findings, released by anti-poverty nonprofit Robin Hood and Columbia University’s Center on Poverty & Social Policy, examined the impact of the Early Learning Child Care Act, which would institute…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 3Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: I’m Writing This From Rikers Island. I Hope You Get the Help I Didn’t

‘I’m telling my story in the hope that fewer people like me, struggling with drug use and mental health issues, end up in here. I am writing to ask the…

ByJiovani Sanchez 2Comments

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Apr 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Wage Theft is Rampant in NY’s Construction Industry. Albany Can Act Now to Curb It.

‘We need Albany to act now. By addressing wage theft and giving exploited workers a more secure path to recouping unpaid wages we will be taking a major step towards…

ByManuel Castro 1Comment

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Sep 2020

Comunidades de habla hispana Economy News

Empleada de lavandería en disputa con su empleador

Los defensores de los trabajadores de lavandería dicen que uno de cada cinco trabajadores recibe $ 10 o menos por hora, una violación de los requisitos de salario mínimo en…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Apr 2020

Uncategorized

Ethnic Skew in COVID-19 Deaths Reflects Gaps in Public Health Systems, Lawmakers Say

State Sen. Jessica Ramos and City Councilmember Carlina Rivera joined the Max & Murphy Show.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Nov 2019

Government

Latino Street Vendors Cheer Bill That Would Lift Permit Caps

State Senator Jessica Ramos is promoting a bill that seeks to solve the problem by lifting the limits on the number of street vending permits currently in place for sidewalk…

ByEdwin Martínez for El Diario 0Comments

Street Vending Tickets Went Up During First Year of New Enforcement Policy