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How NYC’s right to shelter mandate works - City & State New York
WEBOct 7, 2021 · It’s been over 40 years since the Callahan v.Carey case led to New York City’s right to shelter mandate, laying the groundwork for the city’s billion-dollar shelter system.. In 1979, attorney Robert Hayes, co-founder of the Coalition for the Homeless, sued the city in the New York State Supreme Court, arguing every homeless man had …
Power Lists - City & State New York
WEBNew York’s Top 50 Political Clubs. Smoke-filled rooms might be on the decline, but old-school institutions, campaign-driven operations and advocacy-oriented organizations still harness political power. By Jonathan Lentz. August 5, 2024.
Five big takeaways from the new Assembly draft map
WEBDec 1, 2022 · The new map does away with the Bay Ridge to Coney Island seat in Assembly District 46, currently held by Assembly Member Mathylde Frontus and was recently won by Assembly Member-elect Alec Brook-Krasny. The draft of the Assembly District 46 now includes parts of Bensonhurst in Brooklyn, while parts of Coney Island have been moved to District 45.
Who’s who in Eric Adams’ administration - City & State New York
WEBBy City & State. | October 27, 2023. More than two years into New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ first term, a growing list of top appointees have left the administration. Laura Kavanagh, then-commissioner of the New York City Fire Department, resigned in early August amid tension with the agency. Within an hour alone on May 16, 2024, three ...
What you need to know about NYC retirees’ health care fight
WEBJul 11, 2023 · New York City can’t switch up retirees’ health care plans just yet. On July 7, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank temporarily blocked a move by the city to automatically switch more than 250,000 retired New York City employees to a privatized Medicare Advantage insurance plan. The planned switch has received steady pushback from some retirees since it was proposed in an agreement ...
Which counties are closing their doors to asylum-seekers?
WEBSep 22, 2023 · Another batch of cases were dismissed because some counties didn’t currently have orders in effect. As of Sept. 18, four lawsuits – against Rockland, Orange, Onondaga and Dutchess counties – are ongoing, Politico New York reported. More than half of New York’s 62 counties have tried to shut their doors to asylum-seekers.
A timeline on New York’s chaotic redistricting process
WEBMay 13, 2022 · Within hours after the state Legislature approved new redistricting maps for the Assembly, Senate and Congress in January, the election process was thrown into chaos with the filing of a Republican-backed lawsuit claiming the maps were unfairly drawn in Democrats’ favor. Since then, the lawsuit, along with subsequent legal actions involving ...
Who’s who in Kathy Hochul’s administration? - City & State New …
WEBJul 25, 2023 · Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado. Usually, the LG runs for the role and is elected independent of the governor. In Antonio Delgado’s case, though, Hochul appointed him to replace former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin and got the Legislature to change the law to put Delgado on the ballot, replacing Benjamin weeks before the primary election. Benjamin resigned in April 2022 after being arrested on campaign ...
The 2021 Construction Power 50 - City & State New York
WEBFeb 16, 2021 · City & State’s first Construction Power 50 List identifies the leading contractors, public officials, construction managers, consultants and advocates who are building – and rebuilding – New York. 1. Rick Cotton. Executive Director, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
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