Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
Jobs Stall, a Sign NYC’s Economy Is ‘Treading Water’ in Uncertain Times
Last May when Mayor Eric Adams presented his executive budget proposal, his administration forecast that the city would add 150,000 jobs in 2025. Now, the administration admits the gain will be only about 40,000 jobs. Worse, say other analyses, all the added jobs are coming from low-wage health care positions paid for almost entirely with […]
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LISTEN: A Plan To Pay for Parks
Zohran Mamdani has promised to have 1 percent of the city budget go to the Parks Department — but so did Eric Adams, who never came close to delivering. Three experts and advocates — Katie Denny Horowitz of NBK Parks, Anthony Samma of the Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park and John Surico of the […]
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Gov. Hochul Touts Prison Reform Bill. Advocates Charge It Falls Short of Needed Overhaul.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a long-sought package of prison reform bills into law Friday, calling it “landmark” legislation that would improve safety for staff and incarcerated people alike. But days later, the scope and significance of the measure is still being fiercely debated, with some advocates saying that while it amounts to real progress, it […]
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Trump Puts Brakes on Two New York Offshore Wind Projects
The Trump administration on Monday renewed their campaign against two offshore wind projects in New York waters. Citing unspecified national security risks, the U.S. Department of the Interior “paused” the leases for the Empire Wind and Sunrise Wind projects, both already under construction, plus three additional major offshore wind projects in other states. “Today’s action […]
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In Freezing Cold and Long Lines, Families Wait to See Detained Migrants at Delaney Hall
On a recent frigid evening, visitors outside Newark’s Delaney Hall huddled under blankets while waiting to see family members or friends locked up inside the huge, privately operated immigrant lock-up. Visitors are required to show up to the grim cinderblock building at least an hour before their scheduled 30-minute visit and often wait at least […]
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