New York City school safety agents will get bullet-resistant vests
School safety agents across New York City will be outfitted with bullet-resistant vests as soon as next school year as the NYPD tries to tamp down the growing increase in youth-on-youth violence, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
17 Heinä 20234min
City Council overrides Mayor Adams’ veto of rental assistance bills in major rebuke
Mayor Adams suffered a stinging political setback Thursday as the City Council overrode his veto of a package of bills aimed at vastly expanding a rental assistance program for low-income New Yorkers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14 Heinä 20236min
City Council members attack Mayor Adams’ response to wildfire smoke that enveloped city
Elected leaders continued to attack Mayor Adams and top city officials Wednesday for their response to the wildfire smoke that blew into New York City from Canada in early June — claiming that Adams and his team were unprepared and failed to effectively communicate the risks to New Yorkers in a timely way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
13 Heinä 20234min
Governor Hochul signs campus hate crime prevention bill to ‘defeat the haters’
Governor Hochul on Tuesday urged New Yorkers to beat back bias and “defeat the haters,” signing legislation to bolster hate crime prevention policies at colleges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
12 Heinä 20234min
Details on the Mayor's alleged campaign straw donor?
Campaign finance records show Mayor Adams has been receiving campaign contributions from the man described as the ringleader in a sprawling straw donor scheme since at least 2005 — earlier than has previously been reported. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11 Heinä 20234min
NYC judge pauses minimum wage increase for DoorDash, Uber delivery workers
A New York judge on Friday hit the brakes on a planned city-ordered raise for food delivery workers, as he considers a court challenge to the wage hike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10 Heinä 20234min
NYC homeless advocates claim housing voucher expansion will save money, Mayor Adams disagrees
A package of bills approved by the City Council and vetoed by Mayor Adams could save the city more than $730 million annually on housing and social services costs, according to a report released Thursday by a homeless services provider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7 Heinä 20236min
Dozens of senior apartments in NYC left vacant amid housing crisis
Dozens of apartments that are reserved for seniors and managed by New York City have been left vacant for years amid a citywide housing crisis, New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli revealed in an audit released Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
6 Heinä 20235min
