Josefa Velasquez, Clifford Michel, Greg B. Smith, Author at THE CITY

Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin Indicted in Campaign Fundraising Scheme First Exposed By THE CITY

April 12, 2022, 3:13 p.m.April 13, 2022, 6:51 a.m.

Federal prosecutors allege the former state senator participated in “bribery” with donor charged with scamming NYC’s public matching funds system.

Amtrak police try to remove a person who started to disrupt a press conference in Penn Station.

Mental Health

Manhattan Lawmaker Takes Aim at 1960s Law That Blocks Medicaid Funds for Psych Care

March 10, 2022, 9:13 p.m.March 11, 2022, 10:11 a.m.

Sen. Brad Hoylman wants New York to pursue a waiver to allow federal funding for long-term residential treatment, which could include innovative alternatives to incarceration.

Criminal Justice

Rikers Lockups Stay Steady Under Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, Vexing Reformers

Feb. 17, 2022, 8:04 p.m.Feb. 18, 2022, 6:02 p.m.

Jail issions keep pace with predecessor Cy Vance while bail amounts go up — prompting demands for the new district attorney to shake up the office.

Housing

Landlords Wage Crusade Against ‘Good Cause’ Anti-Eviction Bill

Feb. 16, 2022, 12:08 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

A group called Homeowners for an Affordable New York is dialing voters and patching them through to their local reps.

Criminal Justice

Christina Lee’s Alleged Killer Had Arrests but No Mental Health Intervention

Feb. 15, 2022, 8:23 p.m.Feb. 16, 2022, 11:19 a.m.

At a vigil near stabbing victim’s Chinatown building, Asian leaders and groups demand action on mental illness and women’s safety.

Campaign 2022

Candidates Race to Run for Reconfigured Seats Following New District Maps

Feb. 14, 2022, 12:50 p.m.Feb. 14, 2022, 12:49 p.m.

One seat possibly in play is the newly drawn State Senate district currently occupied by Democrat Diane Savino.

Deliveristas

Hub for Gig Workers, Community Board Diversity Top Manhattan BP To-Do List

Feb. 3, 2022, 7:44 p.m.April 3, 2025, 2:19 p.m.

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine wants to create a “resource center” where deliveristas and other independent contractors can work, recharge and get information on everything from wage theft to health care.

Elections

NYC to Pick Up Two State Senate Seats Under Albany Redistricting Plan

Feb. 1, 2022, 6:44 p.m.Feb. 14, 2022, 12:49 p.m.

One new district in Brooklyn would be plurality Asian and another in Queens would be mostly Hispanic.

Redistricting

Albany’s Congressional Maps Protect Democrats, Put NYC’s Lone GOP House Seat at Risk

Jan. 31, 2022, 8:22 p.m.Jan. 31, 2022, 8:36 p.m.

The Democrat controlled Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment released new district lines for the House of Representatives seats in New York late Sunday and they are predictably partisan.

Voting

Albany Democrats Seize Control of Redistricting, With Unclear Role for Public

Jan. 27, 2022, 12:37 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

After years of championing an independent commission for the redrawing of political districts, state leaders now say they are taking over the process, as a wide coalition of advocates clamor for more transparency.

Clifford Michel

Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin Indicted in Campaign Fundraising Scheme First Exposed By THE CITY

Manhattan Lawmaker Takes Aim at 1960s Law That Blocks Medicaid Funds for Psych Care

Rikers Lockups Stay Steady Under Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, Vexing Reformers

Landlords Wage Crusade Against ‘Good Cause’ Anti-Eviction Bill

Christina Lee’s Alleged Killer Had Arrests but No Mental Health Intervention

Candidates Race to Run for Reconfigured Seats Following New District Maps

Hub for Gig Workers, Community Board Diversity Top Manhattan BP To-Do List

NYC to Pick Up Two State Senate Seats Under Albany Redistricting Plan

Albany’s Congressional Maps Protect Democrats, Put NYC’s Lone GOP House Seat at Risk

Albany Democrats Seize Control of Redistricting, With Unclear Role for Public

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