Primary Spending by 29th District City Council Candidates: Lynn Schulman, Ethan Felder and Sukhi Singh
Source: Campaign Finance Board, Campaign Finance Summary and Independent Expenditure Summary.
2023
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Brief History of NYC Legal Right to Shelter
Callahan v. Carey (1979) lawsuit by Robert Hayes, co-founder of Coalition for the Homeless, mandated adequate provision for housing single men of “all of the destitute and homeless alcoholics, addicts, mentally impaired derelicts, flotsam and jetsam, and others during the winter months.” The suit asked for 750 beds. The Constitution of the State of New…
NYCHA Code Violations are not known, but yours are!
“(F)or the city’s 400,000 public housing residents, whose code violation histories remain invisible.” Check out yours here.
A perspective from Alexis of East New York
We hear protests against migrant shelters in Manhattan, Staten Island and Queens, but not so much in Bronx and Brooklyn. A lot of people living there are on government assistance, and they have chosen to keep quiet. We want fairness from the government on all issues. The ability to raise our family without worrying about…
110-34 67 Drive: Abandoned lot?
A single-family 7,370 sf detached home was approved in 2008. Lot sits vacant since with overgrown grass. Neighbors are still in contact with owner.
One of the worst corners in Richmond Hill? 109 Street and 97 Avenue
Water bugs, not rats, are everywhere at dark. Lamppost lighting is weak. Parking space is hard to find. Cars covered and parked for months. It is harder to keep the area clean. Drug selling is observed regularly. “No Parking Anytime” installed meaninglessly… at PS62.
Homeless: Obnoxious vs. Needy
Do they need help? Do they want help? I am empathetic of those who are considerate, but not of those who feel they own the street.
Speed Cameras: Friend or foe?
Then Governor Cuomo authorized it in 2013 Section 1180-b of New York State’s Vehicle and Traffic Law allowing it in 20 NYC school speed zones. In 2014, it expanded to 140 school speed zones. In 2019, 750 zones. Starting on August 1, 2022, from 6 am to 10 pm to 24/7. Objective: Eliminating traffic deaths…
Fining landlords for leasing to illegal cannabis shop is political theatre!
$10,000 penalty is anti-landlord hurting honest ones, and will not solving the problem. The Local Law 2023/107 passed July 23, 2023 includes unlicensed selling of cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, tobacco products, including illicit cannabis. All this law has done is to transfer the selling to other shops and streets. Voters would say it’s about time! But…
ALL STOP pedestrian cross walk request at Myrtle and Park Lane South?
This corner/area deserves a special attention because of the number of children and seniors using Forest Park and its facilities. When heading to the park from the tongue at Myrtle and Park Lane South, the two pedestrian crossing lights have mixed signals: go and stop. A mistake or intentional? Residents are asking that the City…