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☆ AOC and progressive allies want the federal government to build over a million homes. Even YIMBYs don't think it's a good idea.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AOC is behind a new bill to create a federal social housing developer. Unlike traditional American public housing, which is usually reserved for low-income families, social housing is intended to be mixed-income. But some pro-housing policy experts — who subscribe to the YIMBY, or Yes in My Backyard, movement — are skeptical that a federal social housing authority makes sense. Related storiesGallagher, a Democrat who represents gentrifying neighborhoods in North Brooklyn, was struck by the stability created by social housing in Vienna. Congress would likely not support a federal social housing authority until there is evidence of its success at the state level.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Sen, Tina Smith, Minnesota —, Emily Gallagher, Gallagher, Hillary Schieve, Jenny Schuetz, Shane Phillips, Schuetz, Tricky Organizations: Democratic, Service, — Rep, New, Democrat, Yorkers, Brookings Institution, Lewis Center for Regional Policy, Homes, US Department of Housing, Urban Locations: Washington, Alexandria, Minnesota, Austria, New York, North Brooklyn, Vienna, Rhode, Atlanta, California, Montgomery County , Maryland, Reno , Nevada

☆ Analysis: Eric Adams is the latest high-profile Democrat facing federal charges, further complicating Trump’s bias claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Federal prosecutors say New York City Mayor Eric Adams engaged in a “long-running conspiracy,” accepting luxury travel and gifts from foreign businesspeople and at least one Turkish government official. Adams, who’s been indicted on five federal public corruption charges, has denied wrongdoing and says he is being targeted because of his positions. Federal agents search Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the mayor of New York City, on September 26, 2024, after Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on federal criminal charges. That Adams, a Democrat, has been charged by prosecutors in the Southern District of New York on corruption charges does not, on its own, disprove Trump’s point. Adams remains defiant in the face of the charges, but they are clearly having an effect on New York politics.

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☆ A new housing plan wants to give middle-class Americans the kind of support typically reserved for low-income households
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Eliza Relman | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The HOMES Act would establish a new federal housing development authority charged with building and rehabilitating more than a million permanently affordable homes. This so-called "social housing" is notably different from traditional public housing, which is entirely reserved for the poorest households. Rent for all tenants in social housing would be capped at 25% of their income. "There is another way: social housing," Ocasio-Cortez and Smith said in their op-ed. And in California, lawmakers introduced a bill to construct mixed-income social housing on government-owned land.

Persons: —, Alexandria Ocasio, Sen, Tina Smith, Cortez, Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Smith, Baiocchi, Emily Gallagher's, Kamala Harris, she's, Donald Trump, Smith —, Harris, Walz Organizations: Service, New, New York Democrat, Minnesota Democrat, Senate, Business, Urban Democracy Lab, New York Times, New York Locations: Alexandria, Cortez, New York, Minnesota, New, California, Vienna

☆ Cuomo expresses sympathy for Covid-19 victims, criticizes Trump’s pandemic response in contentious hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Clare Foran | Gloria Pazmino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The hearing focused in on nursing home deaths and a controversial March 2020 directive from the New York State Department of Health on hospital discharges and nursing home admissions. “You own this,” Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup of Ohio, chairman of the subcommittee, told Cuomo at the outset of the hearing. The former governor has defended his handling of the pandemic, saying that the state followed federal guidelines. New York State Attorney General Letitia James issued a report in 2021 finding that the New York State Department of Health undercounted Covid-19 deaths among nursing home residents by approximately 50%. The New York health department undercounted the number of Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes by thousands during Cuomo’s time in office, an audit conducted by state officials found in 2022.

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☆ America's Surge of Dumb Neighborhood Names, Real-Estate Rebrands
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Neighborhood names are also shorthand for your rent or mortgage payments. In 2017, real-estate brokers in the historically Black New York neighborhood of Harlem sparked backlash when they tried to rebrand its south end as SoHa. At their best, new neighborhood names bring people together over a shared sense of pride in their little corner of the world. Along the way, these neighborhood names have veered into parody territory. I'm not saying that neighborhood names should be set in stone — in fact, I think it's natural for them to evolve alongside their populations.

Persons: you've, MoRA, Nashville's, they're, Let's, Gill Holland, Holland, Nestor Davidson, David Fagundes, Grant McKenzie, McKenzie, Hakeem Jeffries, Jeffries, Davidson, They're, Bob Dylan's, Marshall, Lily, I'm, Willy, Dirtbag, Little Italy — Organizations: Market, McGill University, University of Maryland, Houston, Financial, Tribeca, McGill, Google, Democratic, New York State Assembly, New York Times, Apple, North Arts District, Congress, Little Locations: Denver, Charlotte , North Carolina, LoSo, Boston, Louisville , Kentucky, NuLu, Austin, America, New York City, Louisville, Holland, North Carolina, Greenwich, Louisville's, Phoenix, Holland's, York, New York, Manhattan, Side, Chelsea, Maryland, Harlem, SoCo, Soho, Dowisetrepla, Charlotte, East Williamsburg

☆ Who Are Key Players in the Menendez Case?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Tracey Tully | Benjamin Weiser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Who Are Key Players in the Menendez Case? Mr. Menendez goes to trial on May 13 with two of the businessmen, Fred Daibes and Wael Hana. Fred Daibes New Jersey Real Estate Developer Mr. Daibes is accused of giving Mr. Menendez furniture, gold and cash. Nadine Menendez Mr. Menendez’s Wife Ms. Menendez served as a go-between for Mr. Menendez, Egyptian intelligence officials and men who were seeking political favors from the senator, according to the indictment. Defense LawyersAdam Fee Lawyer for Robert Menendez He previously spent five years as a prosecutor in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District — the same office prosecuting Mr. Menendez.

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☆ How the U.S. government is regulating artificial intelligence
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Carlos Waters | In Carloswaters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The U.S. government is considering laws to help society adapt to the introduction of artificial intelligence. Economists have worried for years that artificial intelligence could sink job prospects for white-collar workers, similar to the effects globalization has had on blue-collar workers in the past. In 2023, lawmakers in the New York State Assembly put forward a measure to limit the expected impact of tech-driven layoffs with robot taxes. Many economists have said that robot taxes, if used at all, should be set at a relatively low level. Watch the video above to learn more about the U.S. government's plan to regulate artificial intelligence.

Persons: Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Sora, Sam Altman, Erik Brynjolfsson, Brynjolfsson Organizations: CNBC, Force, European Union, Stanford Institute for, International Monetary Fund, New York State, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Locations: U.S, Brussels, United States

☆ Issues with new FAFSA may cause 'shocking' decline in the number of students getting college aid, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Under the new aid formula, an additional 2.1 million students should be eligible for the maximum Pell Grant, according to the Department of Education. "The goal of FAFSA simplification was to increase the number of lower-income students applying. The new FAFSA was meant to improve college accessIn ordinary years, high school graduates miss out on billions in federal grants because they don't fill out the FAFSA. In New York alone, students left $226 million in Pell grants on the table in 2023. Jacobson is sponsoring a bill requiring high school seniors to complete the FAFSA.

Persons: Pell Grant, Kantrowitz, Jonathan Jacobson, Jacobson Organizations: Department of Education, York, Universal, National College, Research Locations: New York, Pell, Louisiana

☆ New York Gov. Kathy Hochul apologizes for using Canada-Hamas analogy in defending Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Zenebou Sylla | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Kathy Hochul has apologized for remarks made earlier this week in which she suggested that Israel has the right to destroy Gaza in response to the October 7 attacks by Hamas. “If Canada someday ever attacked Buffalo, I’m sorry my friends, there would be no Canada the next day, right, right?” Hochul said at the UJA Federation of New York lawyers division annual event, referring to her hometown. New York state Assembly member Zohran Mamdani said on social media that Hochul was “justifying genocide, while laughing. Disgusting.”New York City Council member Shahana Hanif said she would not accept Hochul’s apology. Hochul ascended to the New York governor’s office in 2021, becoming the state’s first female governor.

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☆ Michael Bragman, 83, Dies; Led a Failed Legislative Coup in New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Sam Roberts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Michael J. Bragman, a Democratic powerhouse who was deposed as the majority leader of the New York State Assembly and retired from politics after mounting an unsuccessful and politically suicidal coup against the speaker, Sheldon Silver, in 2000, died on Oct. 13 in Syracuse, N.Y. Mr. Bragman exerted a profound influence in the Assembly. He was credited with successfully sponsoring more than 300 bills and pumping some $200 million in pork-barrel funding for local projects in his Central New York State district, which was centered in Syracuse. The legislation, which became known as Jenna’s Law, had already been approved in the Republican-controlled State Senate but was stalled in the Assembly. Mr. Silver was swayed after meeting with the victim’s parents and Mr. Bragman.

Persons: Michael J, Sheldon Silver, Leslie Bragman, Bragman, Jenna Grieshaber Honis, Silver Organizations: Democratic, New York State Assembly, Central New, Mr, Republican, Senate Locations: Syracuse, N.Y, Central New York State

☆ Descendants of Holocaust survivors protesting Israel's 'genocide' of Palestinians among those arrested in front of Sen. Chuck Schumer's house in New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Police arrested a group of Jewish pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside the home of Chuck Schumer. Among those arrested were rabbis and descendants of Holocaust survivors, per Jewish Voice for Peace. AdvertisementAdvertisementDozens of protesters were arrested outside the Brooklyn home of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York on Friday. pic.twitter.com/tFAenwSa16 — Jewish Voice for Peace NYC (@jvpliveNY) October 14, 2023At least 57 individuals were arrested, according to WABC-TV New York. Before his trip to Israel, Schumer on Friday said on X that he was having Shabbat dinner with his family.

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☆ Hakeem Jeffries is enjoying an early honeymoon leading House Democrats. But one day, he'll have to make 'hard commitments.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

House Democrats say Hakeem Jeffries is a better listener and is more consensus-oriented than Pelosi. There's one big reason for it: House Democrats can't pass any of their own bills right now. Pelosi and Jeffries on the House floor after she announced she would step down from party leadership on November 17, 2022. 'He gets it'Jeffries, 52, has enjoyed a rapid ascent to the top of the Democratic caucus. "There were always very different views within the Democratic caucus on people who voted their district," said Slotkin.

☆ New York congressman Hakeem Jeffries is the new House Democratic leader, succeeding Nancy Pelosi
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday succeeded Speaker Nancy Pelosi as House Democratic leader. Jeffries has become the first Black lawmaker to lead a major party in Congress. Jeffries, a Brooklyn native, served in the New York State Assembly before joining Congress in 2013. After being elected by his fellow Democrats, Jeffries has become the first Black lawmaker to lead a major political party in Congress. With veteran Reps. Steny Hoyer of Maryland and Jim Clyburn of South Carolina having previously stepped aside from their House leadership roles, Jeffries is now one of the most prominent figures in the Democratic Party.

☆ The enduring career of Chuck Schumer, who rose from the House of Representatives in the early 1980s to become the powerful Senate majority leader
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is one of the most powerful lawmakers in Washington, DC. He was elected to a Brooklyn- and Queens-anchored House seat in 1980 when he was just 29 years old. Schumer won his first Senate race in 1998 and became the leader of the Democratic caucus in 2017. He also served as chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee and vice chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus before succeeding Harry Reid of Nevada in 2017 as leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus. And last November, Democrats flipped the open US Senate seat in Pennsylvania being vacated by GOP Sen. Pat Toomey, securing a 51-49 majority headed into the new Congress.

☆ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who is fighting to retain Democratic control of Congress' upper chamber, faces off against Republican Joe Pinion
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Explore more race results below. Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer is running against Republican Joe Pinion in New York's Senate race. Schumer is working to extend his run as senate majority leader by at least two more years. NY-03NY-18NY-19NY-22NY-01NY-17 HouseSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer seeks a 5th Senate term — and some much needed breathing room in the 50-50 Senate — while facing off against longshot Republican hopeful Joe Pinion. Voting history in New YorkSchumer has held the seat since 1999, serving as Senate minority leader throughout the Trump administration.

Democrat Pat Ryan is running against Republican state Rep. Colin Schmitt in New York's 18th Congressional District. Democrat Rep. Pat Ryan faces off against Republican state Rep. Colin Schmitt in New York's 18th Congressional District. New York's 18th Congressional District candidatesRyan is the former county executive of Ulster County in New York. In addition to winning the special election in the 19th, Ryan handily defeated his Democratic primary opponents in New York's 18th Congressional District, bringing in over 80% of the vote. Voting history for New York's 18th Congressional DistrictNew York's 18th Congressional District is located in the Hudson Valley and encompasses the cities of Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, and Kingston.

☆ Republican incumbent Rep. Andrew Garbarino faces off against Democrat Jackie Gordon in New York's 2nd Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Andrew Garbarino is running against Democrat Jackie Gordon in New York's 2nd Congressional District. NY-03NY-18NY-19NY-22NY-01NY-17 HouseRepublican incumbent Rep. Andrew Garbarino faces off against Democrat Jackie Gordon in a rare 2020 rematch in New York's 2nd Congressional District. In 2020, Garbarino defeated Gordon by a near-7-percentage-point margin in a race to replace longtime Republican Rep. Peter King. Voting history for New York's 2nd Congressional DistrictNew York's 2nd Congressional District includes the South Shore of Suffolk County and a section of Nassau County. His challenger, Gordon, has raised $1.6 million, spent $1.57 million, and has $56,000 still left to spend, as of October 19.

☆ New York's top cannabis regulator says most of the state's pot shops won't open until next year — but illegal sellers are already filling the gap
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Jeremy Berke | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

New York state will have at least one legal cannabis shop open in 2022, but the bulk of stores won't open until at least the middle of 2023, the state's top cannabis regulator said. Wright added that most legal shops probably wouldn't open until 2023 — about two years after the state legalized cannabis. AP Photo/Steven SenneBoth Krueger and Peoples-Stokes laid some blame for New York's cannabis stumbles at the feet of former Gov. Over half of cannabis sales in California are estimated to stem from the illegal market, though the state opened cannabis shops in 2018. New York's testing requirements pose a challengeNew York's legal cannabis market could face other hurdles.

☆ Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan faces off against Republican Colin Schmitt in New York's 18th Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Democrat Pat Ryan is running against Republican state Rep. Colin Schmitt in New York's 18th Congressional District. Incumbent Rep. Sean Maloney is running for reelection in New York's 17th Congressional District. New York's 18th Congressional District candidatesRyan is the former county executive of Ulster County in New York. In addition to winning the special election in the 19th, Ryan handily defeated his Democratic primary opponents in New York's 18th Congressional District, bringing in over 80% of the vote. Voting history for New York's 18th Congressional DistrictNew York's 18th Congressional District is located in the Hudson Valley and encompasses the cities of Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, and Kingston.

For the first time in history, Black veterans are getting a monument to acknowledge their service and contributions in the U.S. military. The African American Veterans Monument (AAVM) was unveiled Saturday in Buffalo, New York, to honor Black veterans and active-duty military service members both past and present. The monument serves as a permanent marker recognizing the contributions of African Americans who served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard. “The African American Veterans Monument will enhance visitors’ understanding of the diversity in the armed forces throughout American history,” Hodges said. She said she hopes the monument will shed light on their service and contributions.

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