A State Supreme Court judge from Staten Island said the measure, which would have allowed more than 800,000 noncitizens to vote, violated the State Constitution.
Tag: City Council (NYC)
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As Rents Rise, Mayor Adams Faces Pressure on New York’s Housing Crisis
“We’ve got to get it right,” the mayor says, but the City Council and advocates want him to push more and spend more to address the dire shortage of affordable housing.
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Karine Jean-Pierre’s Unlikely Rise to the White House Lectern
The first Black and first openly gay press secretary was raised in an immigrant family with “so many secrets.” Now she occupies one of the most scrutinized jobs in American politics.
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Why New York City Traffic Cameras Are Off When Drivers Speed the Most
As traffic deaths rise in the city, the State Legislature still has the final say on new safety measures, even decreeing when school speed cameras can operate.
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Looming Rent Increase of Up to 9 Percent Tests Adams’s Housing Priorities
Some Democrats are calling proposed increases for New York City’s roughly one million rent stabilized apartments “unconscionable.” Mayor Eric Adams says he wants to support small landlords.