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Hunger-Striking ICE Detainees Sue Over Conditions at NY’s Orange County Jail

According to ICE’s detention management tool, 55 immigrants are detained at the upstate New York jail. Nahum Ortiz, one of the plaintiffs, says ICE is only renting one of the jail’s wings. “The ICE wing shouldn’t be treating us the same way as criminals. We’re not waiting for our sentencing, but we get the same treatment.”

April 5, 2023 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2023/04/05/hunger-striking-ice-detainees-sue-over-conditions-at-nys-orange-county-jail/

Opinion: To Deliver for New York’s Working Families, Mayor Adams Needs a Trifecta of Change

“If Mayor Adams wants to make a positive impact on the city and take his ‘working people’s agenda’ beyond rhetoric, he needs to embrace a trifecta of change that establishes a culture in City Hall centered on the needs of everyday New Yorkers. This means establishing a re-imagined social contract, ending the austerity mindset that has dominated the city’s budget and policymaking, and managing for consequential change.”

March 23, 2023 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2023/03/23/opinion-to-deliver-for-new-yorks-working-families-mayor-adams-need-a-trifecta-of-change/

Opinion: Addressing the Plight of New Yorkers Aging Behind Bars

“We witness firsthand the challenges that our older participants face when they come to us, usually because they no longer have family to turn to after such long periods of incarceration: physical health issues that might be less severe if treated properly sooner; unaddressed trauma, greatly exacerbated by incarceration; lack of financial resources; and homelessness.”

March 8, 2023 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2023/03/08/opinion-addressing-the-plight-of-new-yorkers-aging-behind-bars/

¿Se debería permitir que los arrendatarios en NYC tengan en cuenta los antecedentes penales de sus inquilinos?

El Concejo de la ciudad de Nueva York celebró una audiencia el jueves para discutir la Ley de Oportunidad Justa para la Vivienda, que haría ilegal que arrendatarios y agentes inmobiliarios tengan en cuenta los antecedentes penales al considerar un inquilino. Los partidarios dicen que la vivienda estable es clave para prevenir la reincidencia, pero los críticos han criticado el proyecto de ley, alegando preocupaciones de seguridad.

December 16, 2022 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2022/12/16/se-deberia-permitir-que-los-arrendatarios-en-nyc-tengan-en-cuenta-los-antecedentes-penales-de-sus-inquilinos/

Opinion: NYC Jails Criminalize Mail Correspondence, Just In Time For the Holidays 

“No blurry scan of a letter can ever replace homemade gifts from children or physically holding the familiar handwriting of a loved one. This cruel, misguided approach to curbing overdoses will only further isolate incarcerated New Yorkers this holiday season.”

December 15, 2022 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2022/12/15/opinion-nyc-jails-criminalize-mail-correspondence-just-in-time-for-the-holidays/

Should NYC Landlords Be Allowed to Consider a Tenant’s Criminal Record?

The New York City Council held a hearing Thursday to discuss the Fair Chance for Housing Act, which would make it illegal for landlords and realtors to factor in criminal backgrounds when considering a tenant. Supporters say stable housing is key to preventing recidivism, but critics have slammed the bill, citing safety concerns.

December 8, 2022 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2022/12/08/should-nyc-landlords-be-allowed-to-consider-a-tenants-criminal-record/

Opinion: Vulnerable New Yorkers Deserve Dignity. Mayor Adams’ Mental Health Proposal Misses That Mark

“We learned decades ago that institutionalizing people, or locking them away in state mental hospitals, was not the solution. This practice demonized people with mental health challenges, disappearing them, and led to facilities that were dirty, dangerous, and inhumane.”

December 7, 2022 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2022/12/07/opinion-vulnerable-new-yorkers-deserve-dignity-mayor-adams-mental-health-proposal-misses-that-mark/

NYC Needs Thousands of Apartments for the Formerly Incarcerated. 50 Face Furious Opposition

“Just Home”—a NYC Health + Hospitals (HHC) plan to convert an empty staff residence on the Jacobi Hospital campus into supportive housing for a few dozen people with serious medical problems discharged from Rikers Island—is a pressure cooker for many of the most fraught issues in the city: homelessness, mental health, development, and the risk of crime, whether real or perceived.

December 5, 2022 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2022/12/05/nyc-needs-thousands-of-apartments-for-the-formerly-incarcerated-50-face-furious-opposition/

NYC Housing Calendar, Nov. 3-9

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

November 2, 2022 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2022/11/02/nyc-housing-calendar-oct-27-nov-2-2/

Opinion: ‘Just Home’ Project Planned for The Bronx Deserves Community Support

“Fear aside, will our city recognize health care as a human right? If these sick people can’t be placed in a hospital campus, then where else can they go?”

September 28, 2022 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2022/09/28/opinion-just-home-project-planned-for-the-bronx-deserves-community-support/