Some groups have expressed concerns about the impact one project will have on Indigenous communities, and some want assurances that the state’s shift to clean energy will lead to a shutdown of fossil fuel-powered plants in the city’s most vulnerable areas.
The site opened to people moving off the streets and subways on March 28, amid significant backlash to ongoing homeless sweeps and calls by advocates and some elected officials for the city to use hotel rooms as low-barrier, private spaces for people bedding down outdoors.
“The tragedy occurred despite the massive resources poured into NYPD and the continued expansion of its law enforcement powers.”
A federal court approved the terms of a settlement agreement that requires the NYS Board of Elections create a statewide remote mail-in system so that voters who are blind, or have other print disabilities, can read and mark their ballots independently.
Doce de las gasolineras mencionadas en la sentencia se encuentran en zonas de justicia medioambiental, es decir, zonas donde viven personas con bajos ingresos o comunidades de color, que están expuestas desproporcionalmente a los desperdicios tóxicos.
En este episodio conversamos con el comisionado encargado de la oficina del alcalde de Nueva York para asuntos de los inmigrantes (MOIA por sus siglas en inglés), Manuel Castro, para saber cuál es la agenda del nuevo alcalde de la ciudad en el tema de inmigración.
“COVID-19 was a wake-up call. The phrase ‘underlying health condition’ was a trigger to all Queensbridge/Ravenswood residents, who knowingly live where air quality is poor, and suffer disproportionately from asthma due to the ‘Big Allis’ smoke stack.”
While the policy is handed down by the mayor, an array of New Yorkers—from everyday residents to top city officials to nonprofit service providers—play a role in recommending locations for sweeps, according to hundreds of internal emails reviewed by City Limits.
“More than half of Rikers inmates are affected by mental illness and almost 17 percent have a serious mental health diagnosis. Yet throughout New York State, there are 30 mental health courts, which can only serve 140 participants under the current system.”
There were roughly 145,723 English language learners (ELL)—representing 13.3 percent of all students, including school-age and preschool students—in New York City public schools last year. Two years after the pandemic hit the city, there are several academic areas in which ELLs have not recovered.
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