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☆ New York City renters are expected to soon save an average of $5,000 on apartments that used to have hefty move-in fees
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Eliza Relman | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The New York City Council passed the FARE Act, shifting broker fees from renters to landlords. AdvertisementThe New York City Council passed a law in November — the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (FARE) Act — shifting the burden of real estate broker fees from renters to landlords. "People with smaller budgets have to compete really fiercely for more affordable homes, but with broker fees," Lee said. Related storiesThe expected impact of the lawStreetEasy expects the FARE Act to enable many more renters to move and create more transparency when they sign a lease. The FARE Act passed the city council with the support of 42 of its 51 members, giving it a veto-proof majority.

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☆ Exonerated 'Central Park Five' sue Trump for defamation after debate comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The five men who make up the Central Park Five, and now call themselves the Exonerated Five, have filed a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump over his remarks during the presidential debate last month. And I said, well, if they pled guilty they badly hurt a person, killed a person ultimately. And if they pled guilty — then they pled we’re not guilty." Further the victims of the Central Park assaults were not killed." In their trials, they were charged with the assault of the female jogger as well as other assaults and robberies that occurred in Central Park.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise —, —, we’re, Trump’s, Steven Cheung, Kamala Harris’s, ” Shanin Specter, ” Organizations: Central, New, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Salaam, Member Locations: Pennsylvania, Central Park, New York, Eastern District

☆ Trump sued by Central Park Five for defamation over claims made during Harris debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on October 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Five men who were wrongfully convicted as teenagers in the so-called Central Park Five jogger rape case sued Donald Trump on Monday, saying the Republican presidential nominee defamed them by claiming they killed someone and pleaded guilty. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Philadelphia, cites several statements Trump made about the men during his Sept. 10 debate with Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. "Defendant Trump falsely stated that Plaintiffs killed an individual and pled guilty to the crime. Further, the victims of the Central Park assaults were not killed," the complaint said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Kamala Harris, Defendant Trump, Plaintiffs, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron Brown, Korey Wise Organizations: Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Democratic, New, New York City Council, CNBC Locations: Atlanta , Georgia, Philadelphia, New York

☆ NYC's short-term rental ban slashed Airbnb listings. A year later, it's unclear if it's made housing more affordable.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Eliza Relman | Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It's been a year since New York City began enforcing its near-ban on short-term rentals, including Airbnbs. While the number of short-term rentals has plummeted, the effect on the housing market is unclear. AdvertisementNew York City's ban on most short-term rentals was supposed to make housing cheaper in the city. In September 2023, NYC began enforcing new regulations — known as Local Law 18 or LL18 — that severely restricted short-term rentals. With so many Airbnbs out of the short-term rental picture, they've been able to charge more.

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☆ As Eric Adams prepares to appear in court, the number of Democrats calling for his resignation keeps growing
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to appear in court over bribery and wire fraud charges. AdvertisementAs New York City Mayor Eric Adams prepares for court, the number of Democrats calling for his resignation is growing. Meanwhile, at least four members of the New York City Council have encouraged Adams to step back, the outlet said. We deserve better, which is why Mayor Adams should step down," Sandy Nurse wrote on X. Hochul issued a statement on Thursday asking Adams to "find an appropriate path forward to ensure the people of New York City are being well-served by their leaders."

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The NYPD on Friday released body-worn camera footage from a weekend shooting at a Brooklyn subway station that started as a confrontation between police and an apparent fare-beater who they have said charged at officers with a knife. According to police and surveillance video from the station, Mickles jumped a turnstile at the subway station just after 3 p.m. Sunday, right in front of two officers. When a train pulls into the station, Mickles backs onto it once the doors open. All shots were fired by NYPD officers, authorities have said. “There was no need for any bullets to fly in the subway station, especially in a setting where the officers put innocent bystanders at risk.

Persons: Gregory Delpeche, Mickles, Jonathan Fink, ”, Fink, “, ’, Bystander’s, Nick Liakas, Gregory, ” Liakas, Derell Mickles “, Tasers, Thomas Donlon, John Chell, Loyda Colon, Chris Banks, Eric Adams, ” Adams, Mickles “ Organizations: Woodhull Hospital, NYPD, ” Police, Communities United, Police Reform, New, York City, “ Police Locations: Brooklyn, Brownsville, New York City, York

Donald Trump doubled down on questioning Kamala Harris’ race during Tuesday night’s presidential debate and refused to acknowledge his past comments about her identity. “Whatever she wants to be is OK with me,” Trump said. Either one was OK with me.”Trump made the initial comments in an interview at the National Association of Black Journalists convention. New York City later paid them $41 million in a legal settlement. One of the men, Yusef Salaam, now a New York City Council member, condemned Trump’s comments during the recent Democratic National Convention.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris ’, Trump, “, David Muir, ” Trump, Muir, Trump’s, Harris “, ”, She’s, Harris ’, Harris, Yusef Salaam, ” Salaam Organizations: National Association of Black Journalists, Trump, New York City, Council, Democratic National Convention, NBC Locations: Harris, New York, Central Park, . New York City

☆ Democrats are ironically declaring their support for Kamala Harris on social media
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Related storiesA CNN poll released on Tuesday also found that Harris performed better than Biden in a hypothetical match-up with Trump. Hillary must be so mad — Mr. Chau (@Srirachachau) July 2, 2024For some newly minted Harris supporters, the feeling is genuine. Among them is Chi Ossé, a New York City Councilor who's called on Biden to drop out and posted a sizzle reel of Harris with the caption "coconut tree summer" on Wednesday. AdvertisementIn fact, many of the X users who are tweeting their support for Harris aren't exactly the vice president's biggest fans. You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?'"

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's, Biden, Harris, I’ve, — Carter Christensen, Jim Clyburn, Brandon, Kamala, Hillary, They've, Chi Ossé, who's, Harris aren't, They're Organizations: Service, Business, Democratic, Biden, CNN, Trump . Rep, South Carolina Democrat Locations: New York

☆ NYC public libraries have their funding restored, will reopen on Sundays
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —New York City officials have agreed to restore more than $111 million in funding to libraries and cultural institutions, the City Council announced Thursday. “We are proud to announce a full restoration of funds to both our libraries and cultural institutions in the upcoming budget,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams in a statement Thursday. More than 174,000 people sent letters to City Hall in support of the “No Cuts to Libraries!” campaign since the cuts were announced in November. “This funding will allow us to resume seven-day service, a priority for many New Yorkers,” the libraries said in a statement shared with CNN. “We are running a library system today on a pre-pandemic funding level that has not kept pace with inflation,” Linda Johnson, president and CEO of Brooklyn Public Library said at the time.

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☆ Mayor Adams Fills a Key Commission With Allies and Donors
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Dana Rubinstein | Emma G. Fitzsimmons | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mayor Eric Adams has long valued loyalty, keeping his allies close as he rose through New York City’s political ranks to become mayor, and rewarding them with top administration jobs. So this week, as the mayor quickly sought to fill out a powerful commission that could reshape city government, possibly for generations to come, he predictably turned to a cadre heavy on loyalists. The roster of the Charter Revision Commission was released on Wednesday, just 24 hours after Mr. Adams announced he was creating one. The move may foil an effort by the New York City Council to exert more control over the mayor’s high-level appointments. And although the announcement came as a surprise, the mayor’s spokesman said the commission has long been in the making.

Persons: Eric Adams, Adams Organizations: New, New York City Council Locations: New York

☆ Adams vs. Adams: A Power Struggle in New York City Turns Ugly
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Dana Rubinstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Amid growing public dissatisfaction with Mayor Eric Adams’s job performance, the New York City Council speaker, Adrienne Adams, was about to make a power play. Ms. Adams was preparing to introduce legislation on Thursday that would require the mayor to obtain Council approval on 21 commissioner-level appointments, according to a draft of the bill that the speaker’s office shared with The New York Times. The move would significantly curtail the mayor’s authority by adding a level of Council oversight. It would require a citywide voter referendum, because it proposes to curb the power of the mayor. Only one member was named; other names, the release said, would be forthcoming.

Persons: Eric Adams’s, Adrienne Adams, Adams Organizations: New, New York City Council, The New York Times, Times, Commission Locations: New York City

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexual assault in new lawsuit from former winner of MTV’s Model Mission
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit filed on Tuesday by Crystal McKinney, a former model and winner of MTV’s 1998 Model Mission competition show. McKinney “felt confused but hopeful that Combs would fulfill his promises to help her career,” and Combs invited her to his recording studio later that night, the complaint continues. In the bathroom, Combs “began kissing her without her consent” and later “forced her to perform oral sex on him,” according to the complaint. “As her consciousness returned, Plaintiff realized that she had been sexually assaulted by Combs,” the complaint reads. One of the six suits names Combs as a defendant but was was brought against Combs’ son, Christian Combs.

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☆ New York City Is Closer to Getting Its First Soccer Stadium
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( David Waldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The New York City Council voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to approve construction of a 25,000-seat, privately financed soccer stadium at Willets Point in Queens, to house the New York City Football Club. The proposed stadium would be built across Seaver Way from Citi Field, where the New York Mets play. In the first phase of redevelopment, the site would include approximately 1,400 units of “permanently affordable housing,” a hotel and 80,000 square feet of retail space, according to the legislation approved Thursday. It would also include 2.8 acres of publicly accessible open space. Under the proposal, the city would retain the land, which has for decades been known as the “Iron Triangle” for its ramshackle collection of automobile repair facilities, and lease it to the club, similar to agreements with other stadiums in New York.

Organizations: New, New York City Football Club, Citi Field, New York Mets Locations: New York, Queens, Seaver

☆ GOP leaders pursue new lawsuits over 2024 election rules – including attacking methods of voting they want supporters to use
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“What he has said is that we would like ultimately there to only be voting on Election Day. Republican attorneys have filed an assortment of lawsuits across the county that vary in both what types of election rules they target and how seriously election law experts believe the case should be taken. The legal fight against mail voting has taken GOP lawyers to states beyond the typical presidential battlegrounds. In addition to the case targeting Mississippi’s post-election day mail ballot receipt deadline, Republicans filed a lawsuit challenging the major expansion of mail voting enacted by New York lawmakers last year. To arrive at the claim that the states’ voter rolls are bloated, Republicans are using a formula that has previously been rebuked in federal court.

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☆ Voting rule changes: Republicans push ballot measures in key battleground states
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Republican lawmakers and activists in several presidential battlegrounds are pushing ballot measures to change how elections are run in their states. And in Arizona, a so-called ballot referral moving through the Republican-controlled Legislature would upend the state’s widely used, no-excuse vote-by-mail system. Constitutional amendments in Wisconsin and ballot referenda in Arizona are not subject to the approval of governors in those states. “Wisconsin’s status as a swing state makes election integrity measures important locally, nationally and internationally.”If approved, the Wisconsin measures would be in effect for this year’s elections. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a raft of legislation – ranging from efforts to get rid of red-light cameras to prohibiting ranked-choice voting in the state’s elections.

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☆ Rep. Ritchie Torres quietly leaves Progressive Caucus amid tensions over Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York is no longer a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) after months of tensions with colleagues over the Israel-Hamas war. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. It's also unclear whether Torres left the caucus voluntarily, with one senior progressive caucus member telling Business Insider that the New York Democrat "never showed up" for meetings. One fellow progressive member told Business Insider that he only found out about it via social media. AdvertisementIt's also not the first time Torres has left a progressive caucus.

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☆ 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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☆ New York City Mayor Is Sued Over Refusal to Comply With New Rental-Assistance Laws
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Jonathan AllenNEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers representing New Yorkers facing eviction and living in shelters sued New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday to try to force him to comply with new local laws expanding access to rental assistance. The lawsuit by the Legal Aid Society comes after the mayor unsuccessfully vetoed the new laws expanding access to vouchers for low-income New Yorkers. The New York City Council, which had voted to override the mayor's veto last July, will soon join Legal Aid in suing the mayor after making the unusual move last week. More than 36,000 households already receive housing vouchers from the city, according to Adams' office. A spokesperson for the mayor said his office was reviewing the lawsuit and that his administration would focus on working with the city council to build more affordable housing across the city.

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☆ New York Reimagined Subsidized Housing. What Happened?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Michael Kimmelman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This story is from Headway, an initiative from The New York Times exploring the world’s challenges through the lens of progress. “A beacon.”That was how Shaun Donovan, former commissioner of New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, heralded Via Verde, the South Bronx development, in 2011. Construction was nearly done at the time, and I chose Via Verde for the subject of my first column as The New York Times’s architecture critic. Most important, its goal was larger than itself: to reimagine subsidized housing for a new century. Engineers, solar experts, community groups, architectural organizations as well as the New York City Council pulled in unison.

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☆ Mayor Adams Is Braced for Defeat on 2 Criminal Justice Bills
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Emma G. Fitzsimmons | Dana Rubinstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The New York City Council is expected to override Mayor Eric Adams’s veto of two criminal justice bills on Tuesday, delivering what would be a major defeat to Mr. Adams and his administration’s emphasis on strengthening law enforcement efforts. The bills, which would force police officers to document more of their interactions with the public and would end solitary confinement in city jails, have opened a bitter rift between Mr. Adams and Democratic leaders in the City Council. Mr. Adams, a Democrat who ran for office on a public safety message, has warned that the bills would make the city and its jails more dangerous. He vowed to fight the override until the last moment and encouraged moderate council members to support him. “Crime is down, and New York remains the safest big city in America,” Mr. Adams said in a statement, adding that the bill to document police stops would “undermine that progress and make our city less safe.”

Persons: Eric Adams’s, Adams, ” Mr Organizations: New, Democratic, City Council, Democrat Locations: New York, City, America

☆ The N.Y.P.D. Pulled Over a City Councilman. Now Both Are Under Fire.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Jeffery C. Mays | Emma G. Fitzsimmons | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An officer walked toward his car, asking him to roll down the tinted windows. When the officer reached the driver’s side, Mr. Salaam identified himself as a councilman. The officer asked Mr. Salaam if he was working; Mr. Salaam replied that he was and asked why he had been stopped. The officer did not answer but sent Mr. Salaam on his way. Other elected officials viewed it as an example of a City Council member’s invoking his position to try to get out of a ticket.

Persons: Yusef Salaam, Salaam, Mr, Eric Adams Organizations: New York, Central, Mr, City Locations: Harlem, Georgia

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Council Member Yusef Salaam, a member of the exonerated group of men known as the Central Park Five, says he was stopped and pulled over by police without being given an explanation. But after Salaam identifies himself as a council member, the officer quickly withdraws without providing further explanation for the stop. Police later said in a statement that Salaam was stopped for driving with a dark tint beyond legal limits. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThe police officer conducted himself professionally and respectfully, the NYPD said in the statement, adding that he used discretion to allow the council member to complete his official duties. Salaam won a seat on the New York City Council in November and represents a central Harlem district.

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☆ Mayor Adams Vetoes Police Transparency and Solitary Confinement Bills
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Jeffery C. Mays | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After a failed and unusually protracted effort to convince the New York City Council to rescind a bill requiring the police to document more of their interactions with the public, Mayor Eric Adams vetoed the legislation Friday, arguing that it would harm public safety. “We cannot handcuff the police,” Mr. Adams said at a news conference at City Hall, where he was surrounded by community supporters and police officials. “We want to handcuff bad people for violence.”Hours later, the mayor also vetoed a bill that would ban solitary confinement in the city’s jails. That Mr. Adams, a former police captain who ran for mayor on a platform of public safety, would oppose the bills is not surprising. The mayor said on Friday that he had conversations with numerous Council members about the bills, suggesting that he may have persuaded some to oppose the policing legislation, in particular.

Persons: Eric Adams, ” Mr, Adams, Mr, — Organizations: New, New York City Council, City Hall Locations: New York

☆ Stuart Seldowitz: Former Obama administration official arrested after video shows Islamophobic language spewed at food vendor
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Artemis Moshtaghian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“You support killing little children,” Seldowitz says to the vendor in one video. In another video, Seldowitz asks the man whether he’s familiar with Egypt’s General Intelligence Service, better known as the Mukhabarat. When asked via email for additional comment on the videos, Seldowitz said, “Happy to talk (Wednesday). Mohamed Attia, of the Street Vendor Project, said the vendor told him he did not instigate the conversation with Seldowitz. New York City Councilmember Julie Menin reached out to the organization and reported the incidents to police, Attia said.

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is requiring state health officials to develop an outreach program to educate parents and doctors about the harmful impacts of medically unnecessary treatments performed on young children born intersex. Advocates for the statewide legislation say the medically unnecessary operations on infants and young children born intersex come with a slew of potential negative impacts that parents and doctors must be aware of. Various health and human rights organizations, including the Physicians for Human Rights, a U.S.-based nonprofit that advocates against human rights violations around the world, in the past have called for an end to the medical treatments. A majority of advocacy groups estimate that there are about 5.6 million people in the United States who were born intersex, according to The Associated Press. In California, a majority of state lawmakers rejected a bill in 2020 that would have banned some medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children until they are old enough to participate in the decision.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Rebecca Seawright Organizations: —, New, Council, Physicians for Human Rights, Physicians, Human, Associated Press, American Locations: ALBANY, N.Y, — New York, New York, U.S, United States, California

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