Advocates worry that the reinstated rules will inevitably lead to some New Yorkers losing the aid they rely on to make ends meet, especially in the face of a steep rise in the number of people getting the assistance—alongside increased bureaucratic hurdles for recipients since the pandemic began.
Last year, marshals served more than 13,000 evictions, up from 5,000 in 2022, and just 268 in 2021, when the pandemic eviction moratorium was still in place. Over the past five years, six of the city’s 28 marshals were cited for errors during evictions.
The Affordable Connectivity Program, which offered up to $30 a month towards broadband service for low-income and other eligible households, ran out of funds early this summer.
Un reciente informe del Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, una organización sin fines de lucro que analiza política tributaria en los Estados Unidos, calcula que los inmigrantes indocumentados pagaron $96,700 millones en impuestos federales, estatales y locales en 2022.
New York City officials secured agreements from Uber and Lyft to “drastically reduce access restrictions” for drivers. But the New York Taxi Workers Alliance called the deal “a corporate give-away” that doesn’t do enough to improve workers’ conditions.
“With legal services to obtain work authorizations, language access so they can navigate our government bureaucracy, childcare so they can go to work, and education so their kids can get on the pathway to future success, immigrant families will be able to contribute even more to our city.”
“Physicians serving the city’s most vulnerable populations are not seeking extravagant salaries. Instead, we advocate for fair compensation to address the worsening shortages, ensuring the full staffing levels necessary to deliver the quality care that all New Yorkers deserve.”
El 4 de junio el presidente Joe Biden anunció una orden ejecutiva que suspende el procesamiento de solicitudes de asilo entre los puntos de entrada oficiales a lo largo de la frontera sur, y autoriza a los funcionarios de inmigración a deportar inmigrantes sin procesar sus solicitudes de asilo.
“We must accumulate data to understand how the city has supported work permit applications, entrepreneurship, workforce development initiatives, and access to health care in order to identify the gaps in our efforts,” said the bill’s sponsor, Councilwoman Carlina Rivera.
Over 100 unionized workers at Mobilization for Justice could return to work as soon as Wednesday morning, members said.
Mobilization for Justice has been operating for more than 12 weeks without the workers who typically execute its mission to combat economic injustice—its more than 100 unionized staff.
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