DailyNews — By Shahana Hanif
PUBLISHED: December 8, 2024 at 5:00 AM EST
It’s rare that I find myself agreeing with Mayor Adams. As a co-chair of the City Council’s Progressive Caucus, I’ve been a vocal critic of his education cuts, his anti-immigrant rhetoric, and his frequent mismanagement of city agencies.
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Back in 2017, the City Council created the sexual health education task force to review the curriculum and made suggestions in a 2018 report.
News12 Bronx | by Rob Taub — Dec 4, 2024, 10:41 PM
Members of the New York City Council on Wednesday debated how sex education is being taught in schools.
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Neighbors in the new location say they have already dealt with dust pollution and air quality issues due to the facility.
News12 Brooklyn | by Karina Gerry — Nov 26, 2024, 5:57 PM
Residents gathered near the Columbia Street Waterfront Tuesday to voice their concerns over a city-run concrete recycling plant.
The facility moved to the Columbia Street Waterfront neighborhood in February from the South Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park.
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Hell Gate | by Max Rivlin-Nadler 4:04 PM EDT on November 25, 2024
Residents of the sliver of land that borders Red Hook and Cobble Hill aren’t
strangers to heavy industry. Their neighborhood, also known as the Columbia
Waterfront District, is sandwiched between commercial piers and the
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Their streets carry plenty of big trucks belching
noxious fumes from the nearby shipping terminal and Amazon distribution
centers.
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November 25, 2024
Investments will strengthen affordability, homeownership, neighborhood infrastructure, tenant protections, agency capacity, and planning efforts while advancing zoning reforms to produce over 80,000 new homes
City Hall, NY – The New York City Council highlighted the $5 billion in commitments the Council secured for its City for All housing plan, as part of its agreement on the Zoning for Housing Opportunity (ZHO) citywide zoning text amendment.
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As a Council Member representing over 170,000 constituents in District 39, transparency is central to my role, and my constituents should be informed about the reasoning behind my decisions, even in cases where opinions may differ. On April 27, 2023, I voted against Resolution 487, a symbolic, non-substantive resolution to proclaim April 29th as an annual “End Jew Hatred Day” in our City, because I was deeply troubled by the national organization backing it and would rather focus on material interventions to combat antisemitism.
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Council also voted on bills authorizing Charter Revision Commission and establishing plant waste composting in city parks
City Hall – Today, the New York City Council voted to pass legislation that would reform broker fees to increase affordability for renters. New York City is in the midst of a housing and affordability crisis, with working- and middle-class residents struggling to keep up with high rents and other rising costs.
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A final look at the races and issues that matter most to New Yorkers before Election Day.
News 12 Staff — Nov 3, 2024, 12:21 PM
Hundreds of thousands of ballots have been already cast during early voting – and many more will head to the poll on Tuesday as voters decide the next president of the United States, the state Legislature and several citywide ballot proposals.
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November 1, 2024
Housing plan addresses lack of commitments for affordability, infrastructure and housing protections in mayoral administration’s proposed zoning reform
City Hall, NY – Today, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Members announced City for All, the Council’s inclusive housing plan to holistically address New Yorkers’ wide range of housing challenges with policy actions and investments.
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Tenants called for the passage of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act and Community Opportunity to Purchase Act so they could buy the building.
BK Reader Staff | Nov 1, 2024 12:08 PM
Residents of 63 Tiffany Place, one of the few affordable housing buildings remaining in the Brooklyn’s Carroll Gardens, say they face potential rent increases and eviction at the beginning of the new year.
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