Mapping the Future
New York City Housing Calendar, Aug 3-10
David Brand |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
housing events
New York City Housing Calendar, July 27 to August 3
David Brand |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
CLARIFY
HarperCollins Workers Strike for Better Pay, More Diversity
Tasmia Afrin, Diana Azizova, Ma-Sadio Faye, Manuel Lozano-Velez, Aniza Shabbir and Tanzina Vega |
Union employees at HarperCollins staged a day-long strike in front of the book publisher’s downtown headquarters demanding pay increases, more workplace diversity and stronger benefits.
2022 election
De Blasio Wants Impeachment Probe for Justices Who Struck Roe
David Brand |
De Blasio told City Limits that he wants to see New York City-style right-to-shelter laws for people experiencing homelessness in all cities, rent regulation across the country and a path to citizenship for 12 million immigrants living in the United States without authorization.
Election 2022
Red Caps and Red Berets—Inside a Giuliani Election Night Party
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Hours after a White House aide told Congress that Rudy Giuliani sought a presidential pardon for trying to topple American democracy, the ex-mayor—who denied that accusation—greeted a coterie of well-wishers inside a Manhattan Republican club. Some even touched his wounded back.
Health and Environment
Company Settles With Home Health Aides Seeking Unpaid Wages For Round-the-Clock Care
Liz Donovan |
State guidelines and federal regulations mandate that home health aides working 24 hours at a client’s home get eight hours for sleep and three hours of meal breaks, all unpaid. But many workers say the rule routinely leads to underpayment because their patients actually need constant care, leaving the aides little time to sleep or take breaks.
COVID-19
Court Ruling Forces State to Offer COVID-19 Vaccines to All Incarcerated NYers
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Advocates have been calling for vaccine access in the state’s prisons and jails since December. A Supreme Court Judge ruled Monday that the state’s decision to expand eligibility to others in congregate settings but exclude incarcerated people was “arbitrary and capricious.”
Una Ciudad sin Límites
Estatus de Puerto Rico, la línea divisoria entre demócratas
Daniel Parra |
Desde 1898 hasta el presente han habido más de cien proyectos entre propuestas para cambiar el estatus de Puerto Rico, referéndums y plebiscitos. La isla a menudo se ha dividido sobre qué camino tomar. Ahora, el Partido Demócrata está dividido sobre cómo presentar la pregunta a los isleños una vez más.
2021 election
Policy Shop: Candidates Propose More Shots, More SNAP, More Subways
Jarrett Murphy |
Here’s what the candidates running for mayor and comptroller proposed this week. Plus, one DA candidate targets public corruption, while another intends to monitor specific industries for wage theft and worker-safety violations.
Housing and Homelessness
New Programs Needed to Address Declining Black Homeownership in NYC: Report
Sadef Ali Kully |
Black homeowners pay more than white residents when purchasing a home and face other financial challenges that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report found.
