Six leading candidates running in the Democratic primary for New York City Comptroller in the June election appeared at a forum on Tuesday to offer their perspectives on the role of the office, solutions to the city’s uncertain fiscal future, and how they would wield their powers to ensure city government is effective and fiscally responsible.
The candidates at the forum, hosted by Citizens Budget Commission, a nonprofit fiscal watchdog group, included Brooklyn City Council Member Brad Lander, military veteran and entrepreneur Zach Iscol, Manhattan State Senator Brian Benjamin, financial journalist Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and Queens Assemblymember David Weprin. The candidates, selected by CBC from about 10 who will be on the ballot, seemingly based on their fundraising and polling, sought to tout their credentials and set their campaigns apart with just six weeks till the primary, which will be run with ranked-choice voting for the first time
Last year, as the pandemic crushed the economy and public life, annual new housing construction in New York City dropped by 4,600 units to 20,200, the lowest since 2015, according to the city Department of City Planning. While new affordable housing kept pace with previous years and overall housing production picked up in the latter half of 2020, building permits remain relatively low in the first several months of this year, portending an uncertain future for the city s housing stock.
New York has faced a housing emergency for years before the onset of the pandemic, with low vacancy rates and a large portion of residents rent-burdened. The number of units on the rental market more than tripled last summer and remains more than double what it was pre-pandemic. But the ratio of new jobs to housing has remained high since the Great Recession and there is broad agreement among city planners and developers, among others, that more housing is a critical need in the near- and long-term.
“Three incidents in less than four hours involving people threatening harm to NYCT employees is a stark reminder of why the City needs to surge essential mental health services and police officers ASAP, the MTA said in a statement.
For months, the transit agency and the TWU Local 100 union have been asking the city to do more to address the problem that has many New Yorkers afraid to take public transit. A woman was brutally attacked by a robber who stole her purse in Manhattan. Marc Santia reports.
The NYPD, who says the department recently added more than 600 officers underground, has said the MTA and the union have been scaring riders with overreaction and Mayor Bill de Blasio maintained that homeless outreach efforts are working.
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New York City Executive Order 64 (the Order )
imposes new sexual harassment reporting requirements on
organizations that contract with New York City agencies for human services. The order, which took effect on March
3, 2021, requires city agencies to amend existing contracts to
impose these reporting requirements; the Department of Social
Services has begun to inform contracting agencies of their
obligations under the Order.
The Order covers any organization that provides services to city
agencies related to day care, foster care, home care,
homeless assistance, housing and shelter assistance, preventive
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New York City Executive Order 64 (the “Order”) imposes new sexual harassment reporting requirements on organizations that contract with New York City agencies for “human services.” The order, which took effect on March 3, 2021, requires city agencies to amend existing contracts to impose these reporting requirements; the Department of Social Services has begun to inform contracting agencies of their obligations under the Order.
The Order covers any organization that provides services to city agencies related to “day care, foster care, home care, homeless assistance, housing and shelter assistance, preventive services, youth services, and senior centers; health or medical services including those provided by health maintenance organizations; legal services; employment assistance services, vocational and educational programs; and recreation programs.”