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Lawmakers are expected to vote on the rezoning later this week. A 22-item “Points of Agreement” package includes pledges to develop more affordable housing outside the rezoning area—on city-owned land…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Pass The Fair Chance for Housing Act

“Criminal records pose lifetime barriers, especially in the search for housing, where background checks are prevalent and landlords have nearly unfettered discretion to deny people with conviction records.”

ByBritny McKenzie 3Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Politics

In Speaker’s Race, Moya’s Past Ties to IDC Illustrate His Work ‘Across the Political Spectrum’

From 2011 to 2017, Moya, rumored to be one of the Speaker candidates favored by incoming Mayor Eric Adams, served in the state Assembly and collaborated closely with the IDC—particularly…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government News Politics

The NYC Council Speaker Candidates on Their Legislative Priorities

The speaker’s race—the Council’s own internal contest for electing its leadership—comes at a turbulent time, as the city attempts to rebound from the impact of the still-mutating COVID-19 virus. Each…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

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Nov 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Council Considers Bill to Probe Why Homeless Are Denied Supportive Housing

During the first 10 months of 2020, nonprofit providers scheduled nearly 3,000 interviews with supportive housing applicants, 560 of whom were outright rejected. The housing shortage allows providers to “cherry-pick”…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Nov 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Council Approves de Blasio’s Massive Gowanus Rezoning

“This is the biggest rezoning this administration has done over our eight years,” the mayor said ahead of Tuesday’s vote on the plan, which will upzone an 82-block swath of…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Nov 2021

Government

How Small-Dollar Public Financing Helped NYC Elect Its Most Diverse City Council Ever

“Disparities that we normally see in campaign fundraising were not apparent this time around in New York City,” said an analyst at the Brennan Center, which compared self-identified gender and…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

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Nov 2021

Education Government Opinion

Opinion: A City Council for Every New Yorker—What Representation Means to Me

‘Women of color like myself have historically been marginalized from politics and public discourse. When local politicians don’t share any aspect of my identity with me, it can feel like…

ByKamala Gururaja 2Comments

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Nov 2021

Housing and Homelessness News

Two Sides Clash Over SoHo Rezoning at Final Public Hearing

Opponents argued to councilmembers that the plan to add about 3,000 new units and change land use rules in a 56-block swath of Lower Manhattan would incentivize demolition to make…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Nov 2021

Government News

General Election Breakdown: NYC Republicans See Wins in Key Council Races

While turnout was not particularly high across the city, GOP wins signal that moderate and conservative voters were pushed to the polls in key districts, perhaps propelled by a rejection…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

NYC Officials Pledge More Affordable Housing, New Artists Rules in SoHo Rezoning Plan

Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Pass The Fair Chance for Housing Act

In Speaker’s Race, Moya’s Past Ties to IDC Illustrate His Work ‘Across the Political Spectrum’

The NYC Council Speaker Candidates on Their Legislative Priorities

NYC Council Approves de Blasio’s Massive Gowanus Rezoning

How Small-Dollar Public Financing Helped NYC Elect Its Most Diverse City Council Ever

Opinion: A City Council for Every New Yorker—What Representation Means to Me

Two Sides Clash Over SoHo Rezoning at Final Public Hearing

General Election Breakdown: NYC Republicans See Wins in Key Council Races

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