Hochul administration held off opening of NYC migrant shelter in lead-up to Roosevelt encampment
Governor Hochul’s administration dragged its feet for months on green-lighting a large-scale migrant housing facility in Queens, delaying its opening at a time dozens of asylum seekers resorted to sleeping on a Manhattan sidewalk because of a lack of city shelter space, according to a new court filing from Mayor Adams’ office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
24 Aug 20236min
NYC’s largest municipal union urges workers to confront Council members who oppose Medicare Advantage push
New York City’s largest municipal union is text-blasting its members urging them to bombard Council members with critical phone calls if they support a bill that would guarantee traditional Medicare coverage for retired municipal employees, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
23 Aug 20237min
Governor Hochul commits $20M more in aide to tens of thousands of migrants
Governor Hochul announced Monday that the state will pour an additional $20 million into aiding asylum seekers in New York City with the goal of helping them exit emergency shelters, secure work authorizations and manage their claims for asylum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
22 Aug 20236min
More than 100 NYPD cops identified as potential problem officers were flagged for a second time
An NYPD program designed to identify police officers likely to break departmental rules has red-flagged more than 100 cops for a second time — raising concerns that efforts to rein in potentially problematic officers are ineffective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
21 Aug 20237min
Mayor Adams wants permission to house migrants in notorious NYC jail
Mayor Adams’ administration wants permission from the feds to house migrants in Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center, the infamous jail that closed down in 2021 following years of complaints over dangerous conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
18 Aug 20236min
NYC bans use of TikTok on city-owned devices
New York City has prohibited the download and use of TikTok on all city-owned devices after a review by the NYC Cyber Command found the app poses “a security threat to the city’s technical networks.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
17 Aug 20235min
NYC opens migrant megashelter outside Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens
New York City opened a cavernous state-funded shelter cramped with spartan cots in eastern Queens on Tuesday, as a politically diverse group of elected officials banded together in Brooklyn to demand more federal funds for the asylum seeker crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
16 Aug 20235min
New law can punish landlords who lease to illegal NYC pot shops
The city’s efforts to weed out illegal pot shops have a new feature: a law punishing commercial landlords who knowingly lease space to the unlicensed joints. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
15 Aug 20234min
