By Patrick Reilly and Bernadette Hogan, April 12, 2023
New York City Council members have introduced two bills that would ban businesses and residential buildings from using facial recognition technology to identify customers or tenants without their consent.
Both bills are scheduled to be introduced at the City Council meeting on April 27 following a Committee on Technology meeting two days earlier.
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By Cayla Bamberger, April 8, 2023
The New York City Housing Authority failed to act on perennial maintenance problems at a community center in the East Village, leading to a foul sewage flood that for two months has shut hundreds of children and families out of after-school and other programming at the complex.
The Campos Plaza Community Center at 611 E.
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by Michael Jacobson & Carlina Rivera, April 5, 2023
Every day on the Lower East Side and throughout the city, teams of dedicated, trained outreach workers walk the streets, searching out folks who seem like they may need a helping hand.
Perhaps the people they meet are unhoused and would benefit from a hot meal, fresh clothes, or a medical check-up.
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By Anna Sterling, February 15, 2023
Walking into the local bodega, passing through the subway turnstiles and going to a show at Madison Square Garden are all regular New York City occurrences.
They’re also situations in which New Yorkers’ faces could end up on a computer screen or get scanned for biometrics — all without their consent.
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, February 14, 2023
The Board of Correction will vote on February 14 to block detained people from receiving physical mail from loved ones.
New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, loved ones of people in custody on Rikers Island, people previously detained on Rikers, and advocates called out the Department of Correction (DOC) for attempting to replace physical mail with images scanned onto tablets.
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By Roshan Abraham, February 9, 2023
New York City is inching closer to passing crucial legislation that would strengthen its community land trust movement. A bill that would give nonprofits and community land trusts the right of first refusal when a private landlord sells residential housing has enough co-sponsors to become law, as does another piece of legislation requiring the city to prioritize nonprofits when developing public land for public use.
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By Michelle Ross, February 9, 2023
EAST VILLAGE, Manhattan (PIX11) – Three years and $24 million later, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the East Village is back in business.
The theater helped launch many successful careers for big stars like Bette Midler, Sam Shepard and Tony winner Andre De Shields, who said he thinks of La MaMa as a dinner and welcoming feast.
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By Jennifer Broski, February 9, 2023
As the theater community in NYC continues to get back on its feet following the pandemic, two new theaters have just been added to the mix as La MaMa re-opened its landmark theaters at 74A E. 4 St. – following a 3-year, $24 million renovation. The building that had no roof or back wall when La MaMa’s late founder purchased it (for a song!) in the 1960’s is now home to two state-of-the-art theaters, including a new venue dedicated to use by members of the city’s theater and arts communities.
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Por Univision, 8 de febrero
Según se informó durante una audiencia del Concejo, de los 161,585 apartamentos disponibles de NYCHA en toda la ciudad, 5,964 están vacíos. La situación ha generado controversia, pues actualmente hay 250,000 residentes que están a la espera para acceder a una de esas viviendas. NYCHA argumenta que tras ser desocupados los apartamentos necesitan muchas reparaciones;
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Manhattan District Attorney, February 7, 2023
D.A. and Mayor’s Office Unite to Protect New York’s Fledgling Legal Cannabis Industry, Health and Wellbeing of Consumers and Young New Yorkers
D.A.’s Office Sends Letters to 400+ Known Smoke Shops in Manhattan Warning of Potential Eviction Proceedings for Unlawful Cannabis Sales
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L.
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