By Reuven Blau
New York City lawmakers are pushing to overhaul how people jailed on Rikers Island cast their votes after just 335 of roughly 6,000 eligible detainees cast absentee ballots in the last general election, officials said Tuesday. LINK: Ballots behind bars
By Sophia Lebowitz
Delivery workers can now take the required e-bike safety training course that was a key element in the Mamdani administration’s announcement last month that it would stop hitting cyclists with criminal summonses for minor traffic infractions. LINK: A mandated safety training for delivery workers in New York City is now live…
By Gus Saltonstall
A collection of bike racks was installed this month in front of Fairway Market on the Upper West Side.
Four racks are now stationed near the corner of West 74th and Broadway, in front of the popular grocer. When West Side Rag visited the store on Wednesday morning, all four of the racks had bikes attached to them, and additional bikes had also been placed in a straight line alongside the racks.
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By Lea Tomaswick
Inside Government is a Q&A series that gives New Yorkers a glimpse inside the role of the elected officials who represent them. This edition of Inside Government with PoliticsNY, sponsored by AARP New York City, features New York City Council Member Gale Brewer. LINK: PoliticsNY – Inside Government
by Reuven Blau
Manhattan City Councilmember Gale Brewer is drafting legislation to force public tracking of complaints from Rikers Island made through the city’s 311 system, aiming to bring transparency and accountability to a largely opaque process. LINK: Closing the Rikers Island 311 ‘Black Hole’
By Thomas Tracy
Albany should join the ongoing search for elusive documents about the toxins that swirled above Ground Zero after 9/11… LINK: NYC Ground Zero 9/11 toxins
Workers with the Sesame Workers Union marked the one-year anniversary of their union with a block party and rally this week, celebrating a year of organizing while calling attention to ongoing contract negotiations with management at Sesame Workshop and its counsel at Proskauer Rose. The event drew members, supporters, and Labor allies to mark the milestone and show support for the union’s contract campaign.
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By Scott Etkin
The town hall hosted by City Councilmember Gale Brewer on Monday night covered well-trodden ground for those who follow top concerns on the Upper West Side – e-bikes, homelessness, and dirty streets, to name a few. LINK: UWS Town Hall
By Sophia Lebowitz
Upper West City Council Member Gale Brewer suggested that she supports a long-sought protected bike lane on the 79th Street Transverse through Central Park… LINK: Central Park Transevrse
By Christopher Maag
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday announced an enforcement push by the city to crack down on employers that might be violating the city’s worker protection laws, days before a new law takes effect expanding time-off protections for more than five million New Yorkers. LINK: Enforce Time-Off Protections
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