Under right-to-shelter settlement single adult migrants get just 30 days in shelter, unless they have extenuating circumstances
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by Ethan Stark-Miller
3d ago
Shelter stays for single adult migrants will be limited to 30 days unless there are “extenuating circumstances," following a settlement agreement reached Friday between the city and the Legal Aid Society. Read More ..read more
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Adams urges Albany to make involuntary hospitalizations easier, in wake of A train shooting
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by Ethan Stark-Miller
4d ago
On the heels of a grizzly shooting aboard a Brooklyn subway car Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams on Friday called on Albany lawmakers to give the city more power to involuntarily commit people struggling with “severe mental illness.” Read More ..read more
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East End League of Women Voters Event Promotes NY Equal Rights Amendment
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by Marc Horowitz
4d ago
As part of their efforts to persuade Congress to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment nationally, a local chapter of the League of Women Voters held an event urging East End residents to help pass a New York State version of the amendment, which will appear as a referendum on general election ballots this November. Officially... Read More ..read more
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U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez secures $11 million for projects across her Queens and Brooklyn district
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by admin
4d ago
Mar. 15, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan U.S. Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez secured over $11 million in funding for local projects in her district, comprised of southwest Queens and parts of North Brooklyn. The funding is being distributed among 14 local projects – eight of them in the Brooklyn section of Velázquez’s District 7. In Queens,... Read more ..read more
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‘City of Cement’: Bronx orgs speak out against City of Yes for Economic Opportunity
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by Emily Swanson
4d ago
Some community organizations in the Bronx are saying “no” to City of Yes for Economic Opportunity, the set of proposals that would be the most major overhaul of the city’s zoning laws since the 1960s. The plan, which was recently approved by the City Planning Commission, is now headed to City Council — the final step in the approval process. But some worry that the plan will lead to overdevelopment that will run rampant through neighborhoods in the Bronx and now refer to the policy as “City of Cement.” “Our neighborhoods are jewels, they’re unique — and they’re being disrespected,”... Read Mor ..read more
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South Fork Wind Whirls Into History Off Montauk 
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by Timothy Bolger
4d ago
South Fork Wind breezed into the history books Thursday when officials declared all 12 turbines of the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm were fully operational 35 miles off the Montauk coast. The 132-megawatt wind farm, which will power 70,000 of the Long Island Power Authority’s 1.1 million customers, took seven years to complete after the LIPA board initially approved the plan. The breakthrough came 20 years after the agency’s leadership initially proposed building a similar project off the coast of Jones Beach — a plan that was scrapped following community opposition. “This ..read more
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80,000 city-contracted nonprofit workers finally getting a long-awaited pay raise, Mayor and Speaker announce
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by Ethan Stark-Miller
5d ago
Roughly 80,000 New York City human service workers employed by nonprofits contracted with the city will see their wages increase by 9% over the next three years, Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced on Thursday. Read More ..read more
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New York legislators and transparency advocates call for stronger Freedom of Information Laws
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by Athena Dawson and Czarinna Andres
5d ago
New York State Senators John Liu and Brad Hoylman-Sigal, along with State Assembly Member Steven Raga, joined forces with a broad coalition of journalists, civic organizations, and transparency advocates in Albany on Tuesday to call for crucial enhancements to New York’s Freedom of Information Laws (FOIL). Liu, represents Northeast Queens while Hoylman-Sigal, covers much of... Read More ..read more
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‘Spread love, it’s the Brooklyn way’: Borough President Reynoso delivers second State of the Borough address
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by Isabel Song Beer
5d ago
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso delivered his second State of the Borough Address on Wednesday night, highlighting his office’s accomplishments in the past year, as well as new initiatives for 2024. Read More ..read more
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NYC to receive over $100M in remaining migrant funds unlocked by feds: Sen. Schumer
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by Ethan Stark-Miller
5d ago
New York City is due to finally receive the remaining $106 million in migrant crisis reimbursements allocated by the federal government after submitting certain paperwork last week, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer’s office confirmed to amNewYork Metro. Read More ..read more
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