The average price for a bagel with cream cheese and a large coffee in the Financial District will run you about $6.50, according to an informal survey by student reporters…
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Some Rikers Detainees Had No Air Conditioning During Heat Wave, Lawmakers Say
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasIn the week before the recent heatwave, Department of Correction officials testified at a hearing that nearly 200 individuals incarcerated at the jail with conditions that are exacerbated by heat…
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theillinois.news rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. Adi Talwar June 11, 2021: A view of Inwood…
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Opinion: The Penn Station Plan is a Job Well Done. It’s Time We Acknowledge That
by Helen Thomasby Helen Thomas“The one thing that unites all New Yorkers is our collective disdain for the derelict old Penn Station. That’s why it makes no sense why some would come out against a…
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Immigration officials confirmed the moves to theillinois.news Tuesday, and lawyers say some 35 detainees have been sent from the Orange County Jail to as far away as Mississippi. Josh Denmark/DHS…
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Opinion: Supportive Housing is NYC’s Best Tool for Addressing Homelessness
by Helen Thomasby Helen Thomas“Shelters are not a stand-alone solution and just because we remove homeless people from our subways and streets doesn’t mean they have found a home.” Adi Talwar A supportive housing…
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So far this year, city marshals have executed at least 1,527 residential evictions, according to statistics maintained by the Department of Investigation (DOI). The true number of legal evictions is…
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Representante Espaillat explica detalles y posible futuro de la Ley de Registro para inmigrantes
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasCon el cambio propuesto en el proyecto de ley titulado “Renovación de las Disposiciones de Inmigración de la Ley de Inmigración de 1929” (Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act…
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The 15-member NYC Districting Commission released a set of preliminary maps this month for the public to review, updating Council districts to reflect population changes based off the 2020 Census…
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NYC Struggles to Make Shelter Space for Rising Homeless Population
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasMayor Eric Adams on Thursday doubled down on his claim that thousands of asylum-seekers have strained New York City’s homeless shelter system, causing his administration to break state law by…