Kerry Hannon, The New York Times
Published: 10 Feb 2021 01:57 PM BdST
Updated: 10 Feb 2021 01:57 PM BdST New online tools and an array of remote classes and programmes are ramping up education and training for adults. The New York Times
Deb Livingston, a former business consultant, was always curious and eager to learn just about anything. );
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“When the pandemic hit, I was confined at home and found myself diving into online exploration,” said Livingston, 61. She discovered GetSetUp, an interactive website that delivers virtual education to older adults.
Even former chief executives like Jeff Mihm, a Miami resident who led Noven Pharmaceuticals, sometimes need a new life direction.
Andrew Yang has double-digit lead in the race for New York City Mayor with almost a third of the vote, while Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and City Comptroller Scott Stringer trail in second and third place respectively
Andrew Yang, 46, is the frontrunner in the race for Democratic nomination for New York City mayor, according to the most recent polling
Tech entrepreneur currently has 28 per cent support, according to a survey of Democratic Party voters done by Core Decision Analytics
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams trails Yang with 17 per cent and City Comptroller Scott Stringer placed third with 13 per cent support, poll found
The Senate never took up the Moving Forward Act. But housing advocates continue to focus on repealing the Faircloth Amendment. The New York Times recently ran an op-ed labeling a repeal of the rule as the “first step to addressing the country’s housing affordability problem.” On the other side, Jenny Schuetz, a senior fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at The Brookings Institution, recently argued that “focusing debate on the Faircloth Amendment is a red herring a political distraction from more tangible obstacles to low-cost housing.”
Here’s a look at the basics.
What is the Faircloth Amendment?
The Faircloth Amendment was a provision of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. It amended the Housing Act of 1937, which authorized federal financial assistance to help states and housing authorities provide housing for low-income people. The amendment says, “a public housing agency may not use any of the amounts allocated for the agency from
Police reform is likely to be as big a challenge for NYC’s next mayor as it’s been for de Blasio Michael Gartland
Reforming the NYPD has been one of the toughest challenges of Mayor de Blasio’s tenure, and will likely be just as vexing for his successor in the years to come.
The next mayor will be faced with whether to significantly cut the police department’s budget, whether to require cops to reside within the five boroughs, and the looming possibility that an additional monitor, or monitors, could be appointed to oversee aspects of the department.