Only two New City Council districts cross borough lines, and only the 8th district spanning Manhattan and the Bronx actually crosses a river—in this case, the Harlem River—to do so. But it’s the current politics, not the water features, that make it an interesting place.
The group says it wants more certainty that housing for low-income New Yorkers will be produced and that the work of building the new apartments goes to local workers making good wages. UPDATE: Three major community groups have chimed in with a sightly different take.
Far from the debate over immigration on the campaign trail, the reality of U.S. policy plays out in immigration courthouses, where lawyers can be hard to come by, detention without a hearing is the norm and the judge you’re assigned can be the difference between deportation or a right to stay.
More on the three measures designed to protect tenants from aggressive buyout schemes.
Vote week for Cycle IV of Participatory Budgeting NYC begins April 11th and goes through April 19th. Residents of 24 City Council districts will be able to directly decide how almost $30 Million in capital funds will be allocated in the upcoming budget.
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