Policy
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Staffed up gun crime unit gets results, amid NYC government job vacancies
There are tens of thousands of unfilled city positions, under Mayor Eric Adams, but a small unit of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner has hit goals after hiring new employees.
Heard Around Town
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A big change in the plans to renovate Penn Station
The new plan to renovate the Manhattan train hub will no longer include funding from surrounding office towers, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.
Budget
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Hochul and fiscal watchdogs warn of larger-than-expected state budget deficits
The state’s spending is on track to outpace its revenue by more than $10 billion, leading conservatives to call for decreased spending and progressives to call for more taxes on the wealthy.
Immigration
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Appeals court considers arguments for non-citizen voting
Immigrant advocates hope the appellate court will overturn a judge’s ruling that blocked legal permanent residents from voting in local elections.
Abortion
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Hochul marks one-year anniversary of Dobbs by signing law for telehealth abortions across state lines
The governor signed a bill that will protect New York health care providers administering abortion medication to patients living in other states – insisting New York is on solid legal footing to do so.
Homelessness
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Mayor, City Council head for likely veto showdown over expanding housing vouchers
Mayor Eric Adams vetoed a package of bills expanding access to housing vouchers, but the City Council is prepared to vote to override the veto.
Policy
Policy
Nonprofits make final appeals as New York City budget deadline nears
Negotiations have “been tense since day one,” said City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.
Policy
Policy
The Legislature actually passed some (minor) housing bills
Big ideas like “good cause” eviction and the 421-a replacement never made it to the floor, but less controversial housing policies squeaked through.
Rikers Island
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Elected officials sound the alarm on proposed city budget cuts to Rikers
Amid proposed cuts to jail-based programming, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams says the Eric Adams administration is at a crossroads
Policy
Policy
As fires rage on, city looks to further regulate lithium-ion batteries
There’s been a massive increase in fires, and deaths in New York City relating to bad batteries used in some e-bikes.
New York City
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NYC Rent Guidelines Board approves 3% rent hikes for rent-stabilized tenants
Over chants of furious tenant activists, the board voted 5-4 for the increase.
Heard Around Town
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How should Congress join the AI revolution? Chuck Schumer has thoughts
The majority leader unveiled a plan to address the emerging technology – and it’s emerging threats.
Housing
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Maria Torres-Springer: New York has ‘really failed’ on housing
At the Rebuilding New York Summit the deputy mayor called for action, lamenting state government gridlock on legislation to spur housing development.
Immigration
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Report: Funding cuts threaten services for asylum-seeking kids in NYC
The city launched child care for asylum-seekers and English language learning high school programs soon after migrants started to arrive. The future of those new initiatives is uncertain.
Policy
Policy
Coverage for All hangs in the balance as Assembly returns to Albany
Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas said she worked with the governor to amend the bill but now Hochul is “moving the goalpost.”
2023 session wrap-up
Policy
The 2023 most prolific New York legislators
Assembly Member Amy Paulin passed the most bills by far.
Housing
Policy
Adams nixes ‘90-day rule’ for homeless New Yorkers – setting up possible veto of housing voucher expansion
City Council leaders believe they would have enough votes to override a mayoral veto.
Policy
Policy
No, New York wasn’t the anti-slavery hero you thought it was
In light of the state Legislature passing a bill to create a reparations commission, a look back at history shows that the state has a lot of wrongs to make right for Black New Yorkers.
NYPD
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Under Adams and Sewell, advocates allege rollback in police accountability
The city’s police watchdog said that Sewell has disagreed with or declined to pursue their recommended discipline for substantiated complaints of misconduct in most cases.
New York City
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