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Since Sanitation took the street vending enforcement reins, the department has confiscated abandoned or non-compliant material from street vendors in 228 cases, and has donated 32,220 pounds of food and…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: City Council Must Act to Keep NYPD Radio Transmissions Public

“An independent, informed press is an essential check against the police, and it is critical that police radios remain open for journalists to monitor police actions and breaking news events.”

ByAndy Ratto 1Comment

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Aug 2023

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Closing the Loophole in NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Oversight

“The federal monitor overseeing the NYPD stop and frisk reforms has repeatedly warned that officers are under-reporting stops, leading to a likely massive undercount. In my case, this meant that…

ByTerron Belle 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

Council Bill Would Require Monthly Reports On Street Homeless Sweeps

“We think this bill will bring much-needed transparency to how the administration is conducting these sweeps, and what is involved in them,” said Councilmember Sandy Nurse. “And if you think…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Transportation

Mourners React to Manslaughter Charge in Jordan Neely’s Death

Reactions to the news were subdued in City Hall Park Thursday, where the organization VOCAL-NY had gathered to mourn not only Neely, who had been unhoused, but the at least…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Transportation

In Wake of Subway Killing, City Officials Grilled On Touchpoints With Unhoused New Yorkers

At a Council hearing, officials said the city has recorded 318,000 “engagements” since February 2022 between street homeless residents and police or outreach workers, including instances where the same individual…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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May 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Transportation

‘Justice 4 Jordan’: New Yorkers Who’ve Experienced Homelessness React to Subway Killing

“Out there you are vulnerable. It’s safer in here behind doors,” Kevin, who declined to provide his last name, told City Limits outside the 30th Street Intake Shelter Thursday. He…

ByEmma Whitford 6Comments

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May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Taking Vacant Land And Power Back from the NYPD

“These same vacant lots have 314,048 square feet of residentially zoned land on which new affordable housing units may be built, as well as 114,2071 square feet with the potential…

ByBrianna Soleyn 2Comments

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Apr 2023

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: The NYPD’s Abuse of Sealed Arrest Records Jeopardizes All New Yorkers

“Last month, a New York state judge issued a sweeping order mandating that the NYPD make major reforms to its practices and systems for using sealed arrest records—records the NYPD…

ByNiji Jain

ByNatasha Duncan 1Comment

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Mar 2023

Economy Government Transportation

Street Vendors Decry City’s Move to Put Sanitation Dept. in Charge of Enforcement

The new Vending Bureau at the Sanitation Department will have nearly 40 employees, up from 14 vendors inspectors in the current configuration. Vendors worry the shift could further penalize their…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

In First Months of Street Vendor Enforcement, Sanitation Seized—Then Donated—32,220 Pounds of Food

Opinion: City Council Must Act to Keep NYPD Radio Transmissions Public

Opinion: Closing the Loophole in NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Oversight

Council Bill Would Require Monthly Reports On Street Homeless Sweeps

Mourners React to Manslaughter Charge in Jordan Neely’s Death

In Wake of Subway Killing, City Officials Grilled On Touchpoints With Unhoused New Yorkers

‘Justice 4 Jordan’: New Yorkers Who’ve Experienced Homelessness React to Subway Killing

Opinion: Taking Vacant Land And Power Back from the NYPD

Opinion: The NYPD’s Abuse of Sealed Arrest Records Jeopardizes All New Yorkers

Street Vendors Decry City’s Move to Put Sanitation Dept. in Charge of Enforcement

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