The shootings occurred amid a crackdown on New Yorkers sleeping on the subways, and reflected a recent spike in the number of homeless New Yorkers slain by assailants.
In 2021, 45.9 percent or 350 of the tickets issued to street vendors by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) were for unlicensed vending, and this year, 12.8 percent (22 tickets) have already been issued for the same reason.
Two years ago on Monday, New York City saw its first coronavirus death. As the city and the world enters its third year of life with COVID-19, here’s a look back at some pivotal moments, as told through City Limits’ coverage of the crisis since March 2020.
El número de inmigrantes en programas alternativos a la detención (Alternatives to Detention o ATD por sus siglas en inglés) inscribió a más de 60.000 personas en los últimos meses llegando a más de 182.600 personas en enero de este año.
“Gov. Hochul’s plan will not end our abusive prison labor system. New York must end the practice of forced labor and extend worker protections to all New Yorkers for the sake of our communities and families before we consider bringing private companies into the fold.”
“Actualmente no existe el derecho a la defensa pública en los procedimientos de inmigración, pero contar con un abogado para navegar por este sistema notoriamente complicado hace avanzar la causa de la justicia”.
De junio a diciembre de 2021, el Departamento de Protección del Consumidor y del Trabajador (DCWP por sus siglas en inglés), que asumió las funciones de inspección y aplicación de la ley a los vendedores ambulantes en 2021, emitió 762 multas y en lo corrido del año ya van 171 multas. Los cinco códigos postales en los que más se aplicó la ley fueron aquellos con una gran población inmigrante.
From June to December 2021, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), which took over street vendor inspection and enforcement duties in 2021, issued 762 fines, and another 171 fines so far this year. The top five zip codes that saw the most enforcement were those with large immigrant populations.
El posible brote de COVID-19 y la huelga de hambre en el centro penitenciario del condado de Orange (OCCF por sus siglas en inglés) fueron dos de los temas principales durante la primera reunión del comité de inmigración del Concejo de la ciudad en 2022.
“Automobile crashes killed 273 people in 2021, a whopping 33 percent increase over 2018, the safest year in New York City’s recent traffic history…It’s a mystery as to why so many city residents, as well as city and state politicians, seemingly accept such a heartbreaking level of carnage as just another unfortunate trade-off of city life.”
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