Demolition Workers’ Plight Reveals Enforcement Flaws in New State Safety Law
Under the NY HERO Act, workers can request the creation of a workplace safety committee to assess the effectiveness of security protocols and raise health concerns, among other tasks. But so far, workers have little recourse when employers fail to comply. An amendment to the law awaiting the governor’s signature would create stricter penalties for noncompliance. Read the story.
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‘No Recording’ Policy in City Shelters Draws Backlash From Residents and Advocates The new regulation could have a “chilling effect” on advocacy by residents who use photos and videos to show proof of problems inside New York City homeless shelters. Read the story.
Live Next to a Vacant Apartment? This Housing Group Wants to Know In the absence of specific data, the housing organization Open New York has launched a project asking everyday residents to crowdsource the locations of vacant apartments—rent-stabilized and unregulated units alike—to paint a more complete picture. Read the story.
Data Drop: Where the NYC Heat Complaints Are (So Far) City Limits looked at complaints received between Oct. 1 and Nov. 21 broken down by community district and found the pattern is similar to previous “heat seasons,” with the greatest number of 311 calls found in neighborhoods in upper Manhattan and several districts in The Bronx. Read the story.
¿Qué tan viable es que haya una reforma migratoria en las últimas semanas del Congreso? En julio representantes demócratas en la Cámara presentaron un nuevo proyecto de ley titulado “Renovación de las Disposiciones de Inmigración de la Ley de Inmigración de 1929”, que proporcionaría una vía para la obtención de la ciudadanía a ocho millones de inmigrantes. En septiembre, este mismo proyecto de ley se presentó en el Senado de la mano del senador demócrata, Alex Padilla.Leer la historia
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Opinion: One Easy Fix Could Help Thousands of Recent Venezuelan Immigrants “Simply by re-designating Temporary Protected Status to include recent arrivals from Venezuela, thousands of asylum seekers would have their legal posture drastically altered, for the better. The Department of Homeland Security has the sole authority to make this change. It could happen with the flick of a pen.”Read the story.
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Major Gifts Manager | Madre MADRE is an international women's human rights organization and feminist fund that partners with community-based women's groups in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East who face war and disaster. Reporting to the Associate Director of Individual Giving and working closely with the Executive Director, the Major Gifts Manager (MGM) is responsible for managing and growing MADRE’s Major Donor program and working collaboratively with the Development and Communications, Marketing and Information Systems teams to create and implement strategies that result in greater individual giving at the major giving level.
Chief Strategy Officer for Anthos|Home The Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) will be responsible for supporting the strategic direction and growth of the organization. It is an exciting opportunity to be at the ground level of a new nonprofit that will improve the voucher housing experience and landscape in New York City to be more effective.
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Administrative Officer for Anthos|Home The Chief Operating Officer/Chief Administrative Officer (COO/CAO) will be responsible for overseeing the Operations, Administrative and IT activities of Anthos|Home. The position is a member of the executive team and reports to the Chief Executive Officer. The COO/CAO will develop and implement operational and technical controls, administrative and reporting procedures, and ensure there are systems in place to ensure operational excellence.
Vice President of Housing Acquisition for Anthos|Home The Vice President of Housing Acquisition (VPHA) will be responsible for establishing relationships with landlords and brokers and securing units for use by households with vouchers. The VPHA will have access to “Flex Pool” funding to support efforts to secure apartments and work collaboratively with landlords, brokers and other key stakeholders in the NYC housing market.
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