jumaane williams Archives

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Protesters marched outside the Real Estate Board of New York’s Manhattan headquarters Thursday, while others blocked foot traffic in an act of civil disobedience. The NYPD arrested 13 people, including…

ByChris Janaro

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Oct 2022

With Homeless Population at All-Time High, Public Advocate Calls for Citywide Shelter Plan

A bill introduced in the City Council this week would create a 15-member commission that includes people who have experienced homelessness to study current shelter locations, identify new sites and…

ByJulia Kaylakov 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

City’s Public Advocate Decries ‘Uninhabitable’ NYCHA Conditions After 5-Borough Tour

A new report from NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams details conditions he witnessed in public housing after visiting six NYCHA complexes earlier this year and speaking to tenants about mold…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 4Comments

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Jul 2022

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Banning Solitary Confinement in NYC Jails is Long Overdue

“Scientific research very clearly demonstrates that solitary confinement is torture. It also shows that it is counterproductive in achieving its goals because it often increases an inmate’s violent behavior.”

ByNancy Holt

ByVaishali Talwar 1Comment

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Jul 2022

Government Politics

See Who Your NYC Neighborhood Voted for in Primary for Governor

Who did most of your neighbors cast votes for? NYC Election Atlas, a project of The Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center, mapped the unofficial primary results…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Jul 2022

Government Politics Video

NYC Primary Rewind: Who Voted, Where

In New York City, 446,432 Democrats and 50,337 Republican cast ballots for governor on Tuesday—a sleepy election day during a redistricting year that’ll ask voters to return to the polls…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByAdi Talwar

ByMariam Hydara 2Comments

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Jun 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

Housing, Reproductive Rights on Voters’ Minds as Quiet NY Primary Unfolds

Tuesday marked the first of this year’s primary elections in New York. Some voters told City Limits they were motivated to show up by the recent, controversial U.S Supreme Court…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByLiz Donovan

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Apr 2022

Economy Education Government

Summer Youth Employment Expands, But Still Won’t Include Undocumented Students

Undocumented teens cannot apply to New York City’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), which advocates say offers a number of educational and economic benefits. “For some, it’s as simple as…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Apr 2022

Comunidades de habla hispana Economy Education Government

Programa de Empleos para Jóvenes en el Verano (SYEP) de la ciudad de Nueva York se amplía, pero sigue sin incluir a jóvenes indocumentados

Adolescentes indocumentados no pueden aplicar al Programa de Empleos para Jóvenes en el Verano (SYEP) de la ciudad de Nueva York, que según sus defensores ofrece una serie de beneficios…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Apr 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Podcasts Politics

City Watch: Progressive Running for Lieutenant Gov. Goes Big on Housing

Ana Maria Archila, running alongside gubernatorial candidate Jumaane Williams, has focused her campaign around housing, with a radical plan to create or preserve 1 million affordable homes statewide while cutting…

ByDavid Brand 3Comments

‘We Don’t Want Anything Rolled Back’: Tenants Target REBNY as State Housing Talks Drag On

City’s Public Advocate Decries ‘Uninhabitable’ NYCHA Conditions After 5-Borough Tour

Opinion: Banning Solitary Confinement in NYC Jails is Long Overdue

See Who Your NYC Neighborhood Voted for in Primary for Governor

NYC Primary Rewind: Who Voted, Where

Housing, Reproductive Rights on Voters’ Minds as Quiet NY Primary Unfolds

Summer Youth Employment Expands, But Still Won’t Include Undocumented Students

Programa de Empleos para Jóvenes en el Verano (SYEP) de la ciudad de Nueva York se amplía, pero sigue sin incluir a jóvenes indocumentados

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