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Targeted Attacks on Unsheltered New Yorkers Highlight Dangers of Homelessness ([link removed])
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.
State Bill Would Vacate Past Convictions for Street Vending Offenses ([link removed])
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.
For Lower-Income New Yorkers, COVID Rents Never Really Went Down ([link removed])
For many low-income tenants in unregulated apartments, rents remained relatively flat or even increased during the pandemic because available housing was still hard to find.
Looking Back: COVID-19 in New York City, Two Years Later ([link removed])
Two years ago on Monday, New York City saw its first COVID-19 death. In the days to follow, public schools, restaurants and bars would shut down, and the five boroughs would enter an eerie state of lockdown while the city emerged as an early epicenter of the pandemic.
NY Lawmakers Propose $250M to Launch Section 8-Style Rent Subsidy ([link removed])
The State Senate and Assembly included a quarter-billion dollars to fund the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP), which would create a new rent voucher for New Yorkers experiencing or at-risk of homelessness—including immigrants without legal status—with values pegged to fair market rent levels.
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COVID-19 in New York City, Two Years Later
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Opinions and Analysis on Policy and Politics
Opinion: New York Should Reject a Return to Private Prison Labor ([link removed])
'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.'
Opinion: Want To Keep Employees Engaged? New York’s Nonprofits May Have the Answer ([link removed])
'The pandemic changed how we think about work and many workers are no longer satisfied with jobs that only offer a paycheck. An ingrained culture of service in a company gives employees something deeper to connect to.'
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Too Soon to Grade Subway Policing Plan, Council’s Homeless Services Chair Says
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Proyecto de ley estatal anularía las condenas anteriores por delitos de venta ambulante ([link removed])
En 2021, el Departamento de Protección del Consumidor y del Trabajador (DCWP por sus siglas en inglés) emitió 350 multas a vendedores ambulantes por venta sin licencia, representando el 45.9 por ciento de multas totales en el año. Este año ya van 22 multas por el mismo motivo, es decir, el 12.8 por ciento de multas totales.
¿Cómo funcionaría el programa piloto alternativo a la detención de Biden? ([link removed])
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.
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