Lawmakers in Albany will approve key parts of the new $237 billion state budget for the next fiscal year after nearly three weeks past the deadline for approval. Governor Hochul signed the agreement this past Saturday. The Gov. pointed out Kathy Hochul in what she calls the first of several wins in her $237 billion … Read more
Shekar Krishnan, councilman for the 25th district of Queens returned to Pura Política to talk with Pura Política host Julio César García about his legislative priorities. Regarding his bill called the “Back Home Act,” the councilman said that “the most urgent crisis we, as a city, face is housing. And in this crisis there is … Read more
Prospect Park is an urban park in the Brooklyn borough of New York. It encompasses the neighborhoods of Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Flatbush and Windsor Terrace, and is located adjacent to the Brooklyn Museum, Grand Army Plaza and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Spanning 526 acres, Prospect Park is the second largest public … Read more
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In order to offer protection to the women and men who protect citizens on a daily basis through urgent medical services, the Municipal Council approved two new bills on the subject this Thursday. Joseph Borelli, leader of the Republican minority in the municipal entity, is the one who led the legislation that seeks for the … Read more
Do you remember Flaco, the Eurasian owl who escaped from the zoo and became the most famous escapee in the city? Well, he continues making noise from beyond. “The evidence showed that Flaco consumed a lot, a lot of rat poison,” said Councilman Shaun Abreu. Flaco died from exposure to rodenticides before crashing into a … Read more
The NYPD plans to step up dress code enforcement for uniformed officers, and among the changes is that they will not be able to wear shorts, turtlenecks, or non-black shoelaces. . The possible application of this measure has generated reactions from the Police Benevolent Association (the police union). The president of this organization, Patrick Hendry, … Read more
Honduran David Campbell, one of the main suppliers of drugs and weapons to MS-13 in that country and extradited this Tuesday to the United States, was charged this Wednesday with several crimes in a federal court in New York along with other high-ranking officials. leaders of that gang. The United States Attorney’s Office for the … Read more
_ES_MN_Housing_Crisis_Rally_CLEAN_129486606_1395 "Housing Affordability Crisis in NYC: ‘Yes for Housing’ Coalition Advocates for Policy Reforms")
In recent years, New York City has been immersed in an ever-growing housing affordability crisis That’s why the ‘Yes for Housing’ coalition, made up of more than 120 pro-tenant organizations, met at City Hall on Wednesday to support a series of policy reforms. of housing in the city. “In themselves, they are very old rules, … Read more
We spoke with Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine about the issues New Yorkers care about, including housing, transportation safety, and public spaces. One of these is the elimination of the so-called 12 FAR Cap, a law from the sixties that limits the height of buildings. “As you know and viewers know, we are in the … Read more
A man dies after being stabbed early this Sunday in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Police say the incident occurred shortly before 3 a.m. on Third Avenue, near 73rd Street. Citizen App images show the scene of the events. Investigators say the 37-year-old victim was stabbed in the chest with an unknown object. The injured man was … Read more