Andrew Giambrone
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Editing and reporting news stories for @Gothamist / @WNYC . proud South Brooklynite. get in touch at agiambrone @wnyc .org.
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Inbox: NYC is launching “a major new visioning process to reimagine Fifth Ave.—from Bryant Park at 42nd St. to Central Park at 59th St.—as a safer, less congested, pedestrian-centered boulevard that also prioritizes cyclists, mass transit, & the public realm,” mayor’s office says
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NYC could lose 10,000 Airbnb listings because of new short-term rental regulations
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bets on a Tina Fey cold open on SNL this weekend?
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Inbox: NYC is kicking off construction on a redesign of Broadway from Madison Square to Herald Square, including two new plazas, shared streets, & a two-way bike lane from W 25th st. to W 32nd st., Mayor Eric Adams announces. the project is meant to improve street safety, he says
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SCOOP from
@lizkimtweets
: Eric Adams told at least 1 member of the City Council he would restore cuts to their favorite programs if they agreed to vote against a police transparency bill the mayor & NYPD officials vigorously opposed, per 4 people familiar
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“There are nearly 40,000 Airbnb listings in New York City alone, according to InsideAirbnb, which tracks these numbers. More than half of those listings, according to the database, are for an entire home, or apartment.”
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.
@nysfocus
reported earlier this week that dozens of law professors opposed LaSalle’s potential nomination because of what they called his “activist conservative jurisprudence,” including on issues related to abortion, unions, and criminal justice:
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bonkers: two-thirds of Manhattan homes were bought with all cash in the last quarter of 2023 (via
@axios
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what Fifth Ave. looks like pedestrianized around the holidays:
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one of the holes inspectors found in a ramp in the parking garage looks straight down into the Amtrak tunnel, photos shared with me by the city's buildings department show
Partial Amtrak shutdown prompted by discovery of cracked steel beams at Midtown parking garage (with
@DavidFBrand
for
@Gothamist
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams is part of a new national advisory board being built by President Biden’s team who “will travel and speak on Biden’s behalf during his expected reelection campaign,” the WaPo reports:
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“Jonathan Capehart quit the Washington Post editorial board after a dispute over an editorial about 2024 politics, leaving the paper with an all-white editorial board, Axios has learned. He was the only Black person on the board for the past 15 years.”
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one reason Adams has grabbed headlines lately —>
Today in New York Today: Mayor Eric Adams’s recent comments dismissing the separation of church and state.
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“New York City parks are poised to lose more than 1,400 staffers under Mayor Eric Adams’ latest budget cuts, a dramatic staffing reduction that could result in certain parks being cleaned as little as once a week,”
@lizkimtweets
reports for
@Gothamist
:
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“This is a disastrous move. Politically, it reinforces the precedent that Republicans can extract concessions through legislative terrorism, and by signaling weakness and timidity in the Democratic leadership, it will further enable GOP extremism.” (via
@TheProspect
/
@ryanlcooper
)
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“White homeowners can expect their homes’ values to increase at twice the rate of homeowners of color, a stark confirmation of systemic racial bias in home appraisals, according to a new report.”
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new: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul has nominated Hector D. LaSalle, the presiding justice of the state supreme court’s second department, as chief judge of the state court of appeals, NY’s highest court. if appointed, LaSalle would be the first Latino chief judge on the court, says Hochul
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state assemblymember —>
LaSalle’s record against unions and siding with anti-abortion fake clinics is clear. This is the wrong move and I urge Senate colleagues to reject this nomination. We can't be a reproductive justice haven with an anti-choice chief judge.
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ZERO migrant families have relocated from NYC homeless shelters to housing in other parts of NY through a $25M state program launched this past spring in response to the migrant crisis. details have been relatively opaque—until now. my scoop for
@nysfocus
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Adams gave an interview to CBS News NY this morning and made some of his usual tough-on-crime points—first, that NYC has a “catch release and repeat system” with a small number of people who are creating an “extreme recidivism” problem (“catch & release” is usually GOP language):
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so Jacobs is cool with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s judicial nominee requiring multiple Republican votes to be confirmed, even as Democrats have a supermajority in the state senate?
New York Democratic Committee Chairman Jay Jacobs in an interview says a confirmation hearing for Judge Hector LaSalle should go forward, warns Democrats in the state Senate don't want to be like Mitch McConnell and block judicial nominees.
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“I don’t think this is a close call. Justice LaSalle represents the status quo on the Court of Appeals,” New York State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris tells
@BrianLehrer
on air about Gov. Kathy Hochul’s chief judge pick Hector LaSalle after panning the outgoing CJ
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state senator —>
Deeply disappointed in the Governor's nomination of someone with a clear anti-union, fundamentally conservative record on the bench to be Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals. I'm a hard no on Justice LaSalle's nomination.
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the above renderings are credited to the Fifth Avenue Association as a conceptual proposal for the redesign. here’s an outline on the planning process, including “early action improvements in 2023, with the vision plan and construction plan expected to be completed in two years”:
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second, when asked about NYPD officers’ conduct during the 2020 George Floyd protests—which led to a legal settlement—Adams said, without evidence, that outsiders “came to this city [and] had one thing in mind…that was not to protest for valid concerns, but to disrupt our city”:
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early airing of the kind of stuff that could come up if New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s chief judge nominee gets a hearing in the state senate —>
This is fun! Here's another awful LaSalle case that I haven't seen floated publicly: People v. Bridgeforth, in which LaSalle joined an opinion that would have allowed prosecutors to exclude people from juries based on their skin color.
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✍️🎧 some personal news i'm stoked about. feeling very lucky to be in such good company at
@WNYC
/
@Gothamist
/
@NYPRPR
!
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new from
@samanthaellimax
: NYPD officers will no longer be allowed to kettle protesters — or encircle them before arresting them — under a federal court ruling today (via
@gothamist
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a 2017 NYC law guaranteeing free legal representation for tenants facing eviction has been hailed as a national model for leveling the playing field b/w tenants & landlords.
but now the % of cases where a tenant has an attorney is in the single digits:
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incoming state senator —>
Today
@GovKathyHochul
had the opportunity to nominate a Chief Judge that prioritizes the needs of vulnerable New Yorkers. Instead she chose one of the most conservative justices on the appellate bench. I hope my colleagues join me in voting NO on Hector Lasalle.
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after dark!
The proof is in the pudding. People love walking ON fifth Ave.
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“Rent is growing faster than incomes around the country, piling pressure on inflation-burdened households” (via
@axios
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third, Adams defended the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group unit, saying “it’s an appropriate tool used effectively” to reduce crime. the NYPD failed to show up at a City Council hearing on the unit last week (screenshots are from official interview transcript from mayor’s office):
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of note: “the plan announced today will be funded in part by a novel public-private partnership, led by several Midtown stakeholders, including the Fifth Avenue Association, the Grand Central Partnership, the Bryant Park Association & the Central Park Conservancy.” $ amt. unclear
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TIL Pearl Jam boycotted Ticketmaster in the ‘90s over exorbitant service fees (via
@matthewstoller
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serious question: doesn’t DC’s Metro system have a lot bigger problems to worry about than fare evasion?
EXCLUSIVE: Metro is considering more restrictive faregates as a way to cut down on fare evasion. The transit agency estimates it loses over $25 million a year from riders skipping out on fares.
#wmata
@nbcwashington
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“Reuters & Politico report that the White House is preparing to offer concessions in the form of cutting discretionary spending to the level of fiscal year 2022, & then capping the rate of increase at 1% per year for an indeterminate period, maybe 2 years”
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asked what he meant by "when we took prayers out of schools, guns came into schools," Adams said kids are "leaving home, stopping at the local cannabis store, taking gummy bears lace[d] with drugs and sitting in classrooms."
he also said teenage girls are getting liposuction(??)
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@verainstitute
first, nearly 87% of the more than 5,700 in custody in NYC jails as of last Friday were being detained pre-trial, so they hadn't been convicted of any crimes, violent or otherwise
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OK i know NY has had a big news day … but a government-mandated rent *reduction* (not just a freeze) is, well, a BFD
Y’all Kingston’s brand new RGB just voted to reduce rents by 15%
Incredible work to
@ForTheMany
@citizenactionny
and others in Kingston and … more of this is coming upstate.
Electeds who don’t support the basics like good cause need to start paying attention
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not the first time the lack of statehood has allowed for this kind of threat to DC’s public health. see: syringe exchange funding, abortion access
Ted Cruz says he plans to introduce a bill that would overturn a vaccine mandate for school kids in D.C., which is more than 1,100 miles from the border of the state he actually represents in the U.S. Senate.
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i asked Brooklyn Borough President
@ReynosoBrooklyn
for his thoughts about the Brooklyn Democratic Party acting against fellow Dem Justin Brannan in his competitive NYC Council reelection race in southern Brooklyn (which he won in a landslide). here’s what he said in a statement:
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LaSalle’s opinions “too often tip in the direction of the already-powerful,” including by favoring corporations’ interests over those of workers,
@SenGianaris
says
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wow. just wow.
this is why local journalism matters: accountability. support
@THECITYNY
BREAKING: Mayor Eric Adams personally asked outgoing NYPD commissioner Keechant Sewell to not discipline a top cop.
It was a breaking point, per a source close to her, reports
@yoavgonen
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Gianaris says he met with LaSalle to discuss his record and reviewed each of his opinions, and his opposition to LaSalle’s nomination is grounded in that vetting
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another state senator opposes confirming LaSalle —>
In Oct/Nov,
@GovKathyHochul
came to our communities to curry Black votes. This week she's tried to push through bail reform rollbacks & just nominated a former prosecutor to our highest court
It's indefensible to ask for Black votes and then work to incarcerate us. No on LaSalle
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in an interview with PIX11 this morning, Adams said "some of these characters going into stores that are wearing their mask, they're not doing it because they're afraid of the pandemic, they're doing it...to exploit the safety of the pandemic by wearing masks, committing crimes":
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"’This is not about going back to pre-2019 rent regulation. This is about ending rent regulation for half of regulated households,’ Ellen Davidson, a staff attorney for the
@LegalAidNYC
Society, said of the proposed legislation.”
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.
@jenny_schuetz
nails the generational gaps in US homebuying here. we're in a totally different scenario than a generation or two ago, and policy hasn't caught up:
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as immigration advocates constantly point out, seeking asylum is a right under US and international law
NEW: on possibility of right to shelter changing in NYC, chief advisor to
@NYCMayor
, Ingrid Lewis Martin says in the meantime “we need the federal government, the congress, the senate and the president to do their job, close the borders.”
#PIXonPolitics
@PIX11News
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👇🏼 this sort of pushback from a key labor group may affect some state senators who are on the fence
The nomination for Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals is troubling. New York needs a Chief Judge that supports workers and their unions. (1/2)
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.
@publicpowerny
says the NY Power Authority's award of low-cost hydropower to Amazon for a $550M storage & distribution center in Niagara—an award announced today—"is laughable" when "almost 30% of NYers were unable to pay at least part of their energy bill in the past 12 months"
Hochul announces $20B in “investments” for economic development — including “Niagara hydropower allocation to Amazon”
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Friday news dump: NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ office shares out statement from company that originally tested water at the JRH public housing complex, retracting findings of arsenic, “trace levels” of which the co. says were introduced into samples during the initial testing process —>
Update on the water situation at
@NYCHA
's Jacob Riis Houses:
Today, Environmental Monitoring and Technologies — the original lab that provided the initial test results claiming there was arsenic in the water at Riis Houses issued a full retraction: 1/10
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Adams also says “No one is going to Rikers because they stole an iPhone, in a store somewhere, you’re going because you are a violent offender.”
but data on current NYC jail cases tracked by
@verainstitute
paints a different picture:
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state of play for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s chief judge pick: a 14th state senator and fellow Democrat has come out against Hector LaSalle’s nomination, while…
Statement of Senator Shelley Mayer Regarding PJ Hector LaSalle Nomination
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incredible news for the DC tenants who've been fighting for control of their longtime homes through years of neglect, court battles, and forced displacement
BREAKING: My office just won a huge legal victory stopping slumlords from displacing longtime District residents in Congress Heights.
The property will be sold to a nonprofit developer, ensuring that approximately 180 units will remain affordable housing.
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Adams proposed that stores tell people they can't wear masks while entering but can don them once inside. "if someone came into my store & I tell them please take off your mask as you come in & they are unwilling, now I'm a little concerned. I'm going to be operating differently"
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NEW: the NYC DOB says a 911 call from an engineer on Fri. led inspectors to visit the parking garage. then on Sun., as initial protections were installed, "additional structural defects including cracked and deteriorated steel beams were found." property owner declined to comment
Amtrak service between New York City and Croton-on-Hudson in Westchester County remains suspended Monday morning after officials said a parking garage in Midtown had structural issues that potentially endangered tracks below it.
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new: the NYPD denied my public records request for any after-action reports about the "wellness check" they conducted at the home of Mayor Eric Adams' key fundraiser the night before the FBI raid there, b/c disclosure "would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy"
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the reason for businesses enforcing this sort of mask protocol is to detect people who might steal or rob, Adams suggests: "if someone is violating the basic rules, they may be there to violate a substantial rule as to commit a crime. Right now you are unclear of who's coming in"
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during an appearance on NY1 earlier this afternoon, Adams was asked to clarify his recent eyebrow-raising comments on the separation of church and state. he responded, in part, "we should use our faith when we make policies. My humane policy on homelessness is based on my faith":
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second, more than a quarter of those being held were charged with a non-violent felony or misdemeanor
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“Interviews with Asian American voters revealed that their discontent with the Democratic Party was, in many cases, deep-rooted and based on frustrations built over years.”
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the Manhattan Democratic Party, one of largest county parties in New York, says it opposes Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pick for chief judge, both because of his record and because the Court of Appeals already has enough members who are former prosecutors
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DC attorney general --->
NEW: We're suing Mark Zuckerberg for his role in Facebook’s misleading privacy practices and failure to protect millions of users’ data.
Our investigation shows extensive evidence that Zuckerberg was personally involved in failures that led to the Cambridge Analytica incident.
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highly recommend following
@nysfocus
&
@SamMellins
for updates: “The state Senate will vote on the nomination soon after it reconvenes on January 4. If they confirm him, LaSalle will begin a 14-year term as chief judge of the seven-member Court of Appeals”
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new data on New York City’s overdose prevention centers, per Mayor Eric Adams’ office: “Since opening in November 2021, the two OPCs operated by OnPoint NYC have intervened in more than 390 potential overdoses to avert injury or death.” city to expand drug-checking services there
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on
@BrianLehrer
, Mayor Eric Adams says NYC must build more housing in the face of NIMBYism. he says, on some days, he hears people marching saying "housing is a human right," and then, the next day, "not in my backyard."
"it really yells we need to build more housing," he says
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new from me at
@Gothamist
: the Brooklyn Democratic Party faces a reckoning after its chair attacked a Dem incumbent seeking reelection in a tight City Council race in s. Brooklyn. “We’re at less than zero here,” the councilmember says of their relationship
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.
@NYWFP
's
@AnaMariaforNY
on Eric Adams' current political woes: "The last several weeks have shown that this mayor is not only not strong and not popular but he might not be the mayor for his whole term."
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gotta be honest, this was not on my
#NY10
bingo card
I'm geeking out a little bit about this endorsement...
Thank you to Bowen Yang for supporting our campaign!!
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seems as good a time as any to plug the best way to get in touch with me off here for tips, story ideas, general complaints you’d like to share: email in bio
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new: DC Attorney General Karl Racine is suing Amazon “for stealing tips from delivery workers through a deceptive, illegal scheme that tricked consumers into thinking they were increasing drivers’ compensation” but were in fact defraying Amazon’s labor costs, his office announces
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💔 let me just say about the great
@Darrow_M
: you won’t find a kinder, more generous soul in the news business. absolutely one of kind.
solidarity forever with City Paper staff, and cheers to more than 40 years of scrappy print journalism that faithfully punched above its weight
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“The police commissioner followed CCRB recommendations in 55% of cases last year, down from 71% in 2021, according to the board's report.” (via
@BaharOstadan
for
@Gothamist
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NYC’s failure to shelter dozens of migrants waiting on line outside a “reticketing site” in the East Village this week, in below-freezing temperatures, is an “egregious breach” of the city’s right-to-shelter obligations,
@LegalAidNYC
and
@NYHomeless
say in a statement
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state senator —>
While I recognize that this may be an important moment for our Latino communities, at this moment I cannot support Gov. Hochul's nomination of Judge LaSalle as Chief Judge given his anti-choice & anti-union decisions when these rights are being attacked nationally.
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“Milling & paving work will take place over the coming several months with markings, signage installation, & signal work, as well as the addition of planters & street furniture,” per release. “The project is expected to be completed this summer, w/ capital improvements to follow”
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.
@nysfocus
and
@chrisgelardi
are doing excellent watchdog reporting on New York state prisons' failure to implement solitary confinement-related reforms enacted *by state law* back in the spring:
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this is a big deal:
@LegalAidNYC
says it'll ask a federal judge to appoint a third-party known as a receiver to oversee safety reforms at the Rikers Island jail complex & will file a formal motion Dec. 15. they're also asking for NYC to be held in contempt
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and lastly, most of those being held were deemed by corrections officials to have "at least some symptoms of mental illness"
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new: poll results I just obtained from before the federal probe surrounding Eric Adams’ campaign show he had a 72% disapproval rating among voters in District 47 in South Brooklyn, which includes Bay Ridge, Coney Island, & parts of Bath Beach. Biden also polled at 54% disapproval
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren in new NYT op-ed: “Democrats should fight back by making this lame-duck session of Congress the most productive in decades. We can start by lifting the debt ceiling now to block Republicans from taking our economy hostage next year.”
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this
@nicolesjchung
piece is so good: “I think about whose work we may be losing—whose stories we aren’t reading—because they, and perhaps their families, simply cannot afford for them to hang around and wait.”
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"The average American would have had to put in more than 64 hours of work in September to pay the typical monthly rent, according to an analysis by Zillow."
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in new statement, NYC Mayor Eric Adams slams Texas Gov. Greg Abbott following reports that he's planning to send more migrants on buses to cities including NYC, Chicago, and DC: "Put plainly, Abbott is using this crisis to hurt Black-run cities."
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why are there so many vacant apartments in NYC amid a huge housing and homelessness crisis? two key stories on that topic today:
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many interesting replies here, but this one sticks out: "I wonder how many of these homes are primary residences."
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New York’s housing crisis isn’t just contained to NYC. progressive advocacy group
@ForTheMany
says Newburgh could become the second upstate city, after Kingston, to enact rent stabilization under a state law that allows for that when less than 5% of eligible properties are vacant
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"People need to understand that throughout correctional facilities across the country, this is a particularly acute crisis right here, in our city, on Rikers Island,"
@tiffany_caban
told
@BrianLehrer
today. "It's a failure...of management, transparency..."
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this Friday news dump on Rikers Island is not to be missed (via
@_charleslane
for
@gothamist
): NYC jail staff shut off sprinkler system before April fire, report finds
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