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In this week’s podcast episode, Executive Editor Jarrett Murphy offers the rundown on the five special elections slated to take place in the coming months, where candidates are vying to…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Nov 2020

Government Opinion

Opinion: NYC Should Restore Noncitizens’ Right to Vote Before the 2021 Elections

Passing the “Our City Our Vote” bill would allow nearly a million of the city’s legal permanent residents, or green card holders, to vote. What stands in the way of…

ByAliya Bhatia 3Comments

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Nov 2020

Government

With Five NYC Special Elections Ahead, Concerns Over Timing and Turnout

The problem with special elections is that they attract a pathetic level of turnout. The City Council has two vacancies now and three more looming, with special elections slated for…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Oct 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time to Fix the City’s Rental Assistance Vouchers

‘At current payment levels, the CityFHEPS voucher falls close to $500 below fair market rent, leaving thousands of voucher holders competing with each other for the one or two units…

ByShawntel Williams 15Comments

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Oct 2020

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Council Bills Look to Protect Homeowners from Deed Fraud Amidst Pandemic

Lawmakers say the COVID-19 crisis and resulting unemployment makes this a time in which city homeowners may be particularly vulnerable to scams.

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Sep 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Council Bill Would Boost Land Trusts as Way to Keep Housing Affordable

While other hurdles to community land trusts remain, the bid by Queens Councilmember Donovan Richards would nudge open the door to an approach used in several other states.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Dec 2015

Justice

Immigrants’ Fates Depend on Access to Lawyers

Statistics show the whether or not an immigrant is detained during their case, and whether or not they have a lawyer, have enormous bearing on outcomes in immigration court. New…

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 3Comments

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Dec 2015

Justice

Immigration Court Crisis Weighs on Lawyers, Families

The courtrooms where immigration justice plays out in and near New York City are where overtaxed lawyers, desperate families and shackled inmates bear the human weight of a broken system.

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 0Comments

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Apr 2015

In Depth