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‘The Public Trust would at long last empower NYCHA to leverage debt, allowing it to deploy capital funds quickly, cut through antiquated procurement rules, and make measurable improvements in the…

ByRafael E. Cestero 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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Mar 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News

NY Lawmakers Propose $250M to Launch Section 8-Style Rent Subsidy

The State Senate and Assembly included a quarter-billion dollars to fund the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP), which would create a new rent voucher for New Yorkers experiencing or at-risk…

ByDavid Brand 13Comments

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Mar 2022

Economy Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: New York Should Reject a Return to Private Prison Labor

“Gov. Hochul’s plan will not end our abusive prison labor system. New York must end the practice of forced labor and extend worker protections to all New Yorkers for the…

ByJackie Goldzweig Panitz

ByRosemary Rivera 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Government News

Bronx Residents Demand Closure of Polluting ‘Peaker Plants’ as State Ramps Up Renewable Energy

Residents in The Bronx’s “Asthma Alley,” ask the New York Power Authority to commit to transition off of costly fossil fuel-burning power plants.

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: 421-a Has Benefited Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers. That’s Why We Should Pass Hochul’s Replacement.

“The governor’s bill maintains many of the core aspects of 421-a that have been vital to our city’s economic success and is a positive first step.”

ByBrett Gottlieb 2Comments

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Mar 2022

Education Government

Flashback Friday: The Seeds of Mayoral Control for NYC Schools, 2002

State lawmakers on Friday held a hearing to consider whether to extend mayoral control of city schools for another three years. City Limits takes a look back at our early…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Feb 2022

Justice Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Epidemic of Deadly Automobile Violence on NYC Streets Dwarfs Rising Subway Crime

“Automobile crashes killed 273 people in 2021, a whopping 33 percent increase over 2018, the safest year in New York City’s recent traffic history…It’s a mystery as to why so…

ByCody Lyon 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

Opinion: Restoring Public Trust to Public Housing

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

State Bill Would Vacate Past Convictions for Street Vending Offenses

NY Lawmakers Propose $250M to Launch Section 8-Style Rent Subsidy

Opinion: New York Should Reject a Return to Private Prison Labor

Bronx Residents Demand Closure of Polluting ‘Peaker Plants’ as State Ramps Up Renewable Energy

Opinion: 421-a Has Benefited Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers. That’s Why We Should Pass Hochul’s Replacement.

Flashback Friday: The Seeds of Mayoral Control for NYC Schools, 2002

Opinion: Epidemic of Deadly Automobile Violence on NYC Streets Dwarfs Rising Subway Crime

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

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