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NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 12/23/24

 

By Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking

This week- NY May Lose Two More Congressional Districts, State VRA Appeal Hearing, Nassau Trial Progresses, Harvard Law Supports Even Year Elections in NYC, NYC Matching Funds Released, Understanding Census Data, Michigan State VRA Fails, January 28 Census Conference

REAPPORTIONMENT

New York Projected to Lose Two Congressional Districts After 2030

After several years of historically low growth caused in part by the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation’s population increased … <Read More>

City Planning Data Shows Lower Storefront Vacancy Post-Pandemic

On November 15, 2024, Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Dan Garodnick released new data showing the city’s storefront vacancy rate is down to 11.1 percent. This marks the fourth straight quarter of declining vacancy.

In comparison, a survey of 24 corridors across the city during summer 2020 showed inactivity rates of over 30 percent. Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island all have borough-wide vacancy rates below nine percent, although some higher vacancy rates persist, … <Read More>

DEP Starts Sweeping Meter Reader Upgrades

On December 2, 2024, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that it has begun upgrading over 600,000 Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) devices across the city. The AMR device is a small gray box attached to the exterior of a property that wirelessly transmits readings from the water meter to the agency. The device upgrades will begin in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn and will continue over the next three years, providing … <Read More>

Q&A: Understanding the NYC Campaign Finance Board’s Public Matching Funds Payments

By Ben Max

Now that the presidential election is over, New Yorkers can turn to the 2025 municipal election.  Party primaries will be in June, but a key milestone will be marked on December 16, 2024 when the New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) issues the first public funds payments for the 2025 election. These matching funds — $8 for every dollar of eligible donations — can go a long way toward helping candidates … <Read More>

Proposed Council Bill Promotes Legislative Process Education for Community Boards, Local Entities

On October 10, 2024, the New York City Council introduced Bill Int. No. 1075-2024[1] (the “bill”) proposing to improve legislative and procedural knowledge of community boards and other local civic entities. This bill, sponsored by Nantasha Williams of District 27 and Majority Leader, Amanda Faíras of District 18, seeks to assign new responsibility to borough presidents, along with the Civic Engagement Commission (“NYC CEC”).  Established in 2018 by the Charter Revision Commission, the NYC … <Read More>

Mayor Adams Names Jessica Tisch as New NYPD Commissioner

On November 20, 2024, Mayor Eric Adams announced the appointment of Jessica Tisch as commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), effective November 25th. Tisch is the second woman to serve as NYPD Commissioner in the department’s 179-year history. The first, Commissioner Keechant Sewell, was also appointed under Mayor Adams; Tisch will be the fourth person to lead the NYPD since Adams took office in January 2022. Javier Lojan will serve as Acting … <Read More>