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News of the Week

In Wake of Subway Attack, Sunset Park Grapples With What Public Safety Should Look Like
Some worry the city's response will be more focused on carceral measures than addressing structural inequalities that shape public safety. “When I think about safety here, I think of how we need stimulus relief bills, unemployment and healthcare. Not police.”

Community Land Trusts Would Get First Dibs at Buying Properties Under Revised Council Bill
The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) has the backing of organizations that preserve affordable housing, but has encountered criticism from the real estate industry and skepticism from city housing officials.

NY Air Quality is Improving, But City’s Emissions Goals Are Still Far Off
By 2050, the city’s annual greenhouse gas emissions should be no higher than 12 million metric tons of carbon dioxide—in 2020, buildings alone accounted for 34 million metric tons.

Newark Votes to Strike Law Banning Homeless Families with NYC Rent Subsidies
Newark lawmakers accused the Big Apple of outsourcing its homelessness response while squeezing New Jersey’s own affordable housing supply.

Manhattan DA Launches Application Process to Root Out Wrongful Convictions

Those with past convictions prosecuted by the Manhattan District Attorney can apply to have their closed case reviewed by the new Post-Conviction Justice Unit (PCJU), what reform-minded DA Alvin Bragg called a “significant priority” for his office.

NY Green Lights Clean Energy Projects, But Concerns Linger
Some groups have expressed concerns about the impact one project will have on Indigenous communities, and some want assurances that the state’s shift to clean energy will lead to a shutdown of fossil fuel-powered plants in the city’s most vulnerable areas.

Council Housing Chair Proposes Steeper Fees for Building Owners With Repeat Heat Outages
Bronx Councilmember Pierina Sanchez's bill Thursday would more than double reinspection fees for landlords who accrue multiple hazard violations within a 12-month period.

“When I think about safety here, I think of how we need stimulus relief bills, unemployment and healthcare. Not police.”

--Jorge Muniz-Reyes of Sunset Park, Brooklyn

City Views

Opinions and Analysis on Policy and Politics

Opinion: Congress Should Act Now to Extend School Food Waivers
"The waivers have allowed us to retain staff and pay an honest living wage and continue buying fresh produce while serving scratch-made meals to a larger student body."

Opinion: Eric Adams’ History of Respectability Politics is Holding Him Back as Mayor
"As mayor, Adams now wields more power and influence than ever before, and for this reason, his pro-respectability mindset is a serious cause for concern."

Opinion: How New York Can Get Decarceration Right This Time
"The problem is, we’re going about decarceration in the same way we went about the de-institutionalization of the mental health institutions here in New York back in the 1960s and 70s."

Una Ciudad Sin Límites

La ciudad está expulsando a las personas sin hogar de las calles y el metro ¿A dónde irán?
El gobierno de Adams ha promocionado los Safe Havens (Refugios Seguros) como una alternativa para aquellos que prefieren dormir al aire libre que en un refugio tradicional para personas sin hogar. Sin embargo, hay muy pocas instalaciones para acoger a la mayoría de los neoyorquinos sin techo.

Cientos de nuevos equipos deportivos llegan a las escuelas de Nueva York tras demanda por equidad racial
El Departamento de Educación y el Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL por sus siglas en inglés) están llamados a crear 200 nuevos equipos en los próximos dos años, como parte de un acuerdo sobre el acceso desigual a los deportes para los estudiantes negros y latinos.