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Report: Rent increases up to 4% and 7% would maintain rent stabilized landlords' profits
“I do expect the rent increase to be lower than it was the last couple of years because the data supports that,” Community Service Society’s Samuel Stein said.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
About half of New York City has been harmed by environment inequities
In a Q&A with Elijah Hutchinson, the head of the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, he talks about the “urgency and a moral obligation” of focusing on these areas of the city.
New York City
Politics
Adams, Hochul kick off National Action Network convention with praise for the Rev. Al Sharpton
The mayor burnished his activist credentials while the governor talked about budget priorities for Black families.
New York City
Politics
Who are the top NYPD officials posting controversial tweets?
In recent weeks, some NYPD leaders have used their department social media accounts to criticize journalists and a lawmaker.
Policy
Policy
Company behind gun detection tech previewed in subway faces multiple lawsuits and federal investigations
Evolv, whose weapons detection scanners were recently demonstrated by Mayor Eric Adams, is being investigated by the SEC and the FTC for allegedly making misleading statements about what its technology can do.
Budget
Policy
City has funds to reverse library, education cuts and more, Council says
The City Council’s official response to Mayor Eric Adams’ preliminary budget proposal found an additional $6.1 billion they say can be used to reverse cuts and pad reserves.
News & Politics
Politics
A look inside the book written by the woman accusing Eric Adams of sexual assault
Lorna Beach-Mathura’s self-published 2014 book is less of a how-to guide to win lawsuits than it is a reprint of a petition she filed in a past case.
Heard Around Town
Personality
Eric Adams’ communications office: Where are they now?
Several members of the mayor’s press shop have left (or are leaving) for eye-catching new jobs over the last year.
Taxes
Policy
MTA gives final approval to congestion pricing plan
Though several lawsuits against the plan are still pending, the MTA board took a major step in approving details of the road tolling program on Wednesday.
Eric Adams
Politics
Adams rings public safety alarm bells, but says city is not “out of control”
The killings of an NYPD officer and an individual on the subway tracks on Monday pointed to a trio of public safety issues for the city, according to the mayor.
Immigration
Policy
Where are asylum-seekers living in New York City?
The city’s sprawling emergency shelter system for asylum-seekers includes higher concentrations in parts of Manhattan and Queens.
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NYPD
Policy
Council leaders insist they are ‘not anti-NYPD’ as they push for transparency at police budget hearing
Council members questioned police brass on overtime, social media PR and more.
Eric Adams
Politics
‘This did not happen:’ Adams denies 1993 sexual assault accusation
The mayor and his administration confirmed on Tuesday that he will be represented by the city in the sexual assault case against him.
Education
Policy
David Banks on pre-K, 3-K budget restoration: “I have great confidence”
The New York City schools chancellor warned of inevitable “trade-offs” as City Council members grilled officials over budget cuts.
Policy
Policy
City Hall and Legal Aid Society settle right to shelter case
The temporary settlement will allow the city to limit adults’ shelter stays to 30 days.
New York City
Politics
In vision for the city, Speaker Adams lays out plan to hold City Hall accountable
Affordable housing, government accountability, mental health resources, and filling city vacancies took center stage during the speaker’s third State of the City address.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Unsatisfied with the mayor’s, NYC Council to launch its own agency report cards
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is set to announce the initiative in her State of the City address on Wednesday afternoon.
News & Politics
Politics
The Adams administration quietly hired its first AI czar. Who is he?
Jiahao Chen, who led AI initiatives at JPMorgan Chase and Capital One, is the city’s new director of AI and machine learning.
Housing
Policy
City program to incentivize upgrades to rent stabilized apartments has just one applicant
The pilot program is just one way the city is trying to help get vacant units back on the market, city officials said at a City Council hearing on housing vacancies.
New York State
Personality