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“Using police to remove the homeless off the subways, we have to be very careful about that,” Councilmember Diana Ayala said in an interview on WBAI’s City Watch. “Most of…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice News Transportation

Targeted Attacks on Unsheltered New Yorkers Highlight Dangers of Homelessness

The shootings occurred amid a crackdown on New Yorkers sleeping on the subways, and reflected a recent spike in the number of homeless New Yorkers slain by assailants.

ByDavid Brand 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

Comunidades de habla hispana Economy Justice

Número de multas a vendedores ambulantes de Nueva York vuelve a estar en los niveles anteriores a la pandemia

De junio a diciembre de 2021, el Departamento de Protección del Consumidor y del Trabajador (DCWP por sus siglas en inglés), que asumió las funciones de inspección y aplicación de…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Feb 2022

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Reining in the NYPD’s Use of Surveillance Technologies

‘Contrary to Mayor Eric Adams’ recent rhetoric, there is no technology that will de-bias and constitutionalize stop and frisk. Tech-washing harmful political strategies will not transform those strategies beyond their…

ByElizabeth Daniel Vasquez 0Comments

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Feb 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Transportation

Mayor’s Budget Plan Cuts $615M from Homeless Services, as Subway Crackdown Intensifies

Service providers have urged the city to hire more workers to help move people more quickly out of shelter or public spaces and into permanent housing.

ByDavid Brand 10Comments

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Feb 2022

Justice Opinion

Opinion: DA Bragg’s Well-Intentioned Reforms Have Little Impact While Racist Policing Persists

‘Of the 33 cases we at PROP have seen this year, none entailing a serious charge, 30 involved New Yorkers of color—unsurprising since 90 percent of the more than 7,000…

ByRobert Gangi 0Comments

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Jan 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Transportation

Aggressive Subway Policing Contrasts Mayor’s Pledge to Involve Outreach Workers

Video of two NYPD officers dragging and handcuffing a man at the 8th Ave L train station Monday underscores concerns about Mayor Eric Adams’ new plan to send more cops…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jan 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Hochul, Housing and Homelessness: 5 Takeaways from the Governor’s 2022 Plan

Kathy Hochul’s first State of the State proposal included sweeping plans for affordable housing, free legal assistance for low-income tenants and sending social workers into the subways to conduct homeless…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government NYCHA Opinion Politics

Opinion: At Midnight, a New Year Begins—and History Gets its Hands on Bill de Blasio

“From the vantage point of future decades, his many flaws and huge mistakes—all so apparent to us who have watched his day-to-day mayoralty—are unlikely to be as visible as the…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

City Watch: Too Soon to Grade Subway Policing Plan, Council’s Homeless Services Chair Says

Targeted Attacks on Unsheltered New Yorkers Highlight Dangers of Homelessness

State Bill Would Vacate Past Convictions for Street Vending Offenses

Número de multas a vendedores ambulantes de Nueva York vuelve a estar en los niveles anteriores a la pandemia

Opinion: Reining in the NYPD’s Use of Surveillance Technologies

Mayor’s Budget Plan Cuts $615M from Homeless Services, as Subway Crackdown Intensifies

Opinion: DA Bragg’s Well-Intentioned Reforms Have Little Impact While Racist Policing Persists

Hochul, Housing and Homelessness: 5 Takeaways from the Governor’s 2022 Plan

Opinion: At Midnight, a New Year Begins—and History Gets its Hands on Bill de Blasio

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