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No Loud Music. No Smoking. No Guns. Can NYC Landlords Ban Firearms? ([link removed])
The Supreme Court’s recent decision could turn the Meatpacking District into the Heat-packing District by allowing an untold number of New Yorkers to carry guns outside their homes. But what about inside their homes? In a city where about two-thirds of residents are renters, can a private landlord prohibit a tenant from keeping a gun inside their apartment?
‘We Need More Trees’: City Council Probes Planting Progress ([link removed])
The mayor’s office has approved the highest funding for tree planting in half a decade, officials say, allowing the Parks Department to plant 20,000 trees a year for the next four years. But some councilmembers say that pace isn’t fast enough to keep up with extreme weather events that damage the city’s tree canopy.
Bronx Students Ask: What Kind of Neighbors Are The Yankees? ([link removed])
In 2009, the new Yankee Stadium opened, replacing what used to be a park. Since the Yankees were getting public land, the city said they needed to give back something. How did that go? Journalism students at CUNY Lehman college investigate.
Council Bill Could Force NYC to Report Actual Homeless Shelter Census—Eventually ([link removed])
Since Jan. 1, City Limits has been publishing more accurate homeless shelter census figures after a Council bill to force the city to publish a true number failed last year. The total commonly cited by city officials excludes thousands of people staying in shelters run by agencies other than the Department of Homeless Services (DHS), failing to count more than 15 percent of the actual population.
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** NYC’s Rent Board Votes for Biggest Increase Since Bloomberg Administration
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““I will have to work more hours and that means I will spend less time with my kids. Rent is already high.”
—Sunset Park tenant Nora Huertero, a mother of three who testified at the Rent Guidelines Board's recent hearing.
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PODCAST: Uno de cada tres migrantes encerrados en instalaciones de Patrulla Fronteriza es menor de edad ([link removed])
Una investigación publicada en conjunto por The Marshall Project y Politico reveló que uno de cada tres migrantes detenidos en las instalaciones de la Patrulla Fronteriza eran menores de edad.Más detalles en nuestra conversación con periodista Julia Preston.
Batalla entre progresistas y demócratas establecidos se desarrolla en el distrito 54 de la Asamblea en Brooklyn ([link removed]) [link removed]
Erik Martin Dilan, quien lleva cuatro periodos en el cargo, se enfrenta a Samy Nemir Olivares, respaldado por el DSA, en una de las elecciones primarias de este mes en las que los demócratas de izquierdas desafían a los demócratas establecidos.
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Opinions and Analysis on Policy and Politics
Opinion: Preservation Trust Finally Gives NYCHA Residents a Seat at the Table ([link removed])
“For the first time in public housing history, residents will be able to vote on what happens at their individual developments and be involved in selecting the vendors who renovate their homes.”
Opinion: NYCHA’s ‘Public Housing Preservation Trust’ Is A Farce of Resident Engagement ([link removed])
“Just this year alone, public budgets allocated billions of dollars in federal spending for military intervention abroad, the state subsidy of a billionaire’s football stadium in Buffalo, and even over a billion dollars in city funding for the PACT conversions of public housing to private management companies rather than for public housing itself.”
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