On June 14, 2025, the City Council passed multiple bills and two resolutions to support tenants displaced from their homes by emergencies like fires or natural disasters, referred to as the “Back Home Act.” After these disasters, residents are often left with little to no belongings, and often struggle to get reestablished in a new home. Displacement from a home can also mean displacement from a community, school, and other local connections.
Landmarks Updates Permit Guidebook, Online Resources
On June 27, 2025, the Landmarks Preservation Commission announced the release of new and updated resources, including changes to the permit guidebook, the Discover NYC Landmarks Map, and the new Archaeology Report Finder.
NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 07/14/25
This week- Voting Rights Act Litigation in Mt. Pleasant and Newburgh Cases, Around the Nation, Upcoming Events
LITIGATION
Orange County: Clarke et al. v. Newburgh
On July 7th, the Town of Newburgh and Newburgh filed a brief with the New York Court of Appeals. The brief argued that the vote-dilution provisions of the New York Voting Rights Act (NYVRA) violate the Equal Protection Clauses of the U.S. Constitution and the New York Constitution.
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Parks Celebrates Strong Street Playground Reconstruction in the Bronx
On July 1, 2025, the Department of Parks and Recreation joined elected officials and community members to celebrate the reopening of the Strong Street playground in the Kingsbridge Heights section of the Bronx.
Congressman Goldman Outlines Solutions to Lack of Public Trust in Government
By Ili Pecullan
According to Congressman Dan Goldman, a second-term Democrat representing New York’s 10th Congressional District, the fundamental principles of American democracy are being tested like never before. But even as he identifies abuses of power by President Donald Trump and the self-inflicted fraying of checks and balances thanks to decisions by Republicans who have the majority in both houses of Congress and decisions by the conservative-led Supreme Court, Goldman also sees bipartisan problems … <Read More>
NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 07/07/25
This week- U.S. Senate Bill Limits Congressional Reapportionment Base to Citizens, N.Y.C. Charter Revision Election Recommendations, Dropping Out of an Election, Around the Nation, Upcoming Events
CENSUS
U.S. Senate Bill Limits Apportionment to Citizens Only
United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), joined by 17 Republican colleagues, reintroduced the Equal Representation Act legislation to ensure that only legal citizens are factored into the count for Congressional district reapportionment and the Electoral College map that determines presidential … <Read More>