Criminal Justice
Policy
Nearly 70% of detainees at Rikers women’s jail can be safely released: advocates
Criminal justice advocates and experts called on the city to study how it can free women and gender-expansive people housed at the Rose M. Singer Center following the death of inmate Mary Yehudah in May.
News & Politics
Policy
Another Staten Island secession task force bill, really?
New York City Council Member Joe Borelli wants to explore making the borough a city again after his last attempt failed.
Housing
Policy
Can Adams’ citywide affordable housing plan finally tear down the NIMBY wall?
When deeply affordable housing is proposed for neighborhoods other than the poorest, locals shout it down. Is the city ready to plow over the outrage?
Policy
New York City Council members blame Department of Education for budget mismanagement after cutting funding
New York City Council members said the Department of Education failed to anticipate cuts in line with declining enrollment, leaving principals “surprised” by dwindling budgets.
Gun Control
Policy
Supreme Court strikes down New York’s concealed carry law
The court ruled in favor of two upstate men who argued the state’s restrictions on who can carry a gun outside their home infringed upon their Second Amendment rights.
Housing
Policy
Why are rent stabilized tenants getting rent hikes?
New York City has a housing affordability crisis. So why are 2 million rent stabilized tenants getting a rent increase?
Criminal Justice
Policy
Eric Adams claims progress at Rikers despite several recent detainee deaths
Attorneys for one of the men who died called the mayor’s announcement “irresponsible and callous.”
New York City
Policy
Chaos at Rikers is partly due to COVID-19 quarantines
So why is the complex quarantining people for longer than the CDC recommends?
NYPD
Policy
Was the NYPD budget increased this year? Yes – but it’s complicated.
New York City plans to spend $5.53 billion on police this year. Here’s what’s changed.
New York City
Policy
Adams offers comprehensive affordable housing plan
The New York City mayor’s approach includes solutions for homelessness, promotes home ownership and improves support for NYCHA, but is short on metrics and numerical goals.
New York City
Policy
Federal takeover of Rikers Island is off the table, for now, judge says
Southern District Judge Laura Taylor Swain approved the city’s plan to reform Rikers in an order filed Tuesday.
Policy
Policy
Adrienne Adams’ City Council passes its first budget
The $101.1 billion spending plan was approved late at night, with some opposition – and possible retribution.
New York City
Policy
New York City’s FY 2023 budget by the numbers
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Mayor Eric Adams announced the early deal on Friday.
New York City
Policy
Proposed law would create web portal to ease application process for NYC small businesses
The legislation is being discussed before the City Council’s Small Business Committee Thursday
Gun Control
Policy
Eric Adams’ fears that SCOTUS ruling could permit guns on subways is a ‘worst-case scenario’
The court has indicated it is likely to overturn the state’s restrictive permitting requirements for concealed guns, except in “sensitive” public places.
New York State
Policy
Here’s some of the major legislation New York passed in the end of the legislative session
After addressing abortion, cryptocurrency and guns, members of the state Senate and Assembly now must shift gears to prepare for elections.
Gun Control
Policy
Hochul signs gun laws at the start of a tough election cycle for Democrats
Officials from across the state attended the bill signing that served as much as a rallying cry as an earnest attempt to prevent future shootings.
Policy
Shootings spike in New York City each summer. What are officials doing to stop it?
More police, summer jobs and a new task force are part of Mayor Eric Adams’ plan.
Policy
Policy
After passage of bitcoin mining moratorium, advocates push Hochul for action
The moratorium bill was revived to pass early Friday morning, despite aggressive lobbying by the crypto industry.
Policy