De Blasio Administration Rejects Proposal To Strip NYPD Commissioner Of Final Discipline Authority
arrow NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea and Mayor Bill de Blasio at a press conference in February. John Minchillo/AP/Shutterstock
Mayor Bill de Blasio s administration will not support an effort by the City Council to remove the police commissioner s final authority over disciplinary matters, breaking with progressive lawmakers and reform advocates who are working to roll back the longstanding power.
The revelation came during a City Council hearing on Tuesday concerning a portion of the sweeping police reform package introduced by the body late last month. Bills to end qualified immunity for officers in certain cases and to give the council a role in selecting the police commissioner will also be opposed by the administration, according to the mayor s representative at the hearing, Chelsea Davis.
NYC’s reluctance to end contracts with notorious nonprofits
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As the homelessness crisis has worsened considerably over the years NYC has become overly reliant on a limited number of nonprofits.
NYC’s reluctance to end contracts with notorious nonprofits
The New York Times’ bombshell report about one of the city’s biggest homeless shelter providers points to its inability to hold shelter operators accountable for their troubling behavior.
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On Sunday, The New York Times published a damning investigation into Bronx Parent Housing Network’s chief executive Victor Rivera, who has been accused of sexual and financial abuse while running one of New York City’s biggest nonprofit homeless shelter systems. The report draws attention to a troubling pattern among nonprofits contracted by the city to provide shelter services: despite persistent complaints, the city is often reluctant to cancel contracts due to a need for shelter space.
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Cuando un entrenador de vida es un salvavidas Posted by: Postmaster in News January 28, 2021
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Advocates implore city to fund foster youth programs
By Gregg McQueen
A life coach is no luxury.
Not for foster youth in New York City’s Fair Futures program, which provides support, including dedicated life coaches, to individuals between the ages of 11 and 21.
Launched in 2019 at all 26 foster care agencies in New York City, the program has so far connected over 3,000 young people with one-on-one coaches, tutors, employment and housing specialists.
Fair Futures is a coalition of over one hundred foundations, non-profits, child welfare groups and youth.
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In addition to healthcare workers, people over 65, police, firefighters, and teachers, another critical population became eligible last week for coronavirus vaccines: Homeless people at high risk for infection.
New York State issued guidelines that said, starting last Monday, those who live in shelters “where sleeping, bathing or eating accommodations must be shared with individuals and families who are not part of the same household,” plus the staffers who work in these places, could get vaccinated.
That description includes shelters for single adults, where eight to 12 people on average share a room, as well as the hotels where many homeless individuals have been moved in recent months, according to service providers who’ve been briefed by the city’s Department of Homeless Services. Families with children who reside in shelters are not
Community Groups: New Yorkers are Ready to Rank
Common Cause/NY, Rank the Vote NYC, NYIC, Chhaya, CPC, and NALEO Educational Fund outline ranked choice voting voter education outreach including forums, exit polling, etc
NEW YORK, NY (12/22/2020) (readMedia) Today, Common Cause/NY, Rank the Vote NYC, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), Chhaya, the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) and NALEO Educational Fund joined together for a press conference zoom to outline past, current and future voter education outreach on ranked choice voting (RCV). The groups highlighted multilingual outreach, upcoming forums for both candidates and voters, future exit polls on RCV, and extensive community based partnerships.