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WEB3 days ago · Let’s give them a lifeline. The city’s excessive insurance requirements are bankrupting taxi and rideshare drivers. By Carmen De La Rosa. September 28, 2024. Magazine. City & State is the premier multimedia news organization dedicated to covering New York and Pennsylvania's local and state politics and policy.
A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island - City & State New York
WEBJul 29, 2024 · De Blasio and Johnson agreed to close the jail complex by 2026 and open four new jails at a total cost of $8.7 billion. A week later, the City Council approved the deal. August 2020. Gothamist acquired planning documents that showed delays would stretch the closing of Rikers Island well into 2027. October 2020.
Here’s how New York’s revised concealed carry law will set new ...
WEBJul 1, 2022 · Requires an interview with the licensing agency: Anyone who wishes to obtain a concealed carry permit is required to meet in person with a licensing officer for an interview and provide four character references, contact information for someone with whom they currently live, a list of social media accounts and any other information the licensing officer requests.
New York City retirees score major victory in Medicare Advantage …
WEBAug 11, 2023 · A state Supreme Court judge blocked New York City from switching municipal retirees to a Medicare Advantage plan aimed at saving hundreds of millions of dollars in health care costs, delivering retirees a key victory in a hard-fought battle to keep their current coverage. “This is now the third time in the last two years that courts have had to step in and stop the City from violating ...
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 …
Where are New York’s sanctuary cities? - City & State New York
WEBJul 3, 2019 · The center lists seven municipalities in the state that it considers to be sanctuary jurisdictions: Albany, Ithaca, New York City as well as Franklin, Nassau, Onondaga and St. Lawrence counties. Franklin, Nassau, Onondaga and St. Lawrence counties only specify that they don’t honor Immigration and …
Where are asylum-seekers living in New York City?
WEBMar 25, 2024 · That population, which includes single adults, adult families and families with children, is spread across the five boroughs, albeit not equally. Manhattan and Queens are home to a larger number of asylum-seekers staying in shelters than other boroughs, accounting for roughly 38% and 31% of all asylum-seekers, respectively, as of March 3.
Unemployed New Yorkers still can’t get through to the …
WEBJun 17, 2021 · State Sen. Jessica Ramos, a Democrat from Queens, said her office has helped hundreds of people with unemployment issues during the pandemic, including some New Yorkers who don’t live in her district. “The Department of Labor has been chronically underfunded for years,” Ramos, the chair of the Labor Committee, told City & State.
Edward Caban was just promoted to NYPD commissioner. He’ll …
WEBJul 19, 2023 · New York City Police Department Commissioner Edward Caban was just promoted to the role earlier this week from being the first deputy commissioner. With that new job, he’ll get a raise of just $579. As first deputy commissioner, Caban had a salary of $242,592, according to online city records. Keechant Sewell, the previous NYPD commissioner ...
New York state Legislature 2024 races to watch
WEBApr 30, 2024 · By Rebecca C. Lewis, Peter Sterne and Austin C. Jefferson. | April 30, 2024. Early voting has begun for the primaries taking place on June 25, and there are a lot of races to pay attention to around New York. Congressional races may be the talk of the town with New York playing a pivotal role in Democrats’ attempts to win back the House, but ...