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    New York City Council to Hold First Ever Virtual Stated Meeting

    COVID-19  •  Citywide

    Council Speaker Corey Johnson Image Credit: New York City Council

    Follow CityLand on twitter if you cannot watch City Council’s first ever virtual Stated meeting. On April 15, 2020, the New York City Council announced that it will be holding a Stated meeting on Wednesday April 22, 2020 at 1:30 PM. The meeting will be held remotely, a first for the New York City Council. The Stated meeting will be the first since February 27, 2020. The subsequently scheduled meetings were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Tags : Corona Virus, Council Member Laurie Cumbo, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, COVID-19, karen koslowitz, New York City Council, Stated Meeting
    Date:04/21/2020
    Category : City Council
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    City Council Approves Borough Based Jails

    Borough Based Jails  •  Citywide

    Speaker Corey Johnson Image Credit: CityLand

    After modifications and a lengthy Stated Meeting, Borough Based Jails passed despite significant opposition. On October 17, 2019, the City Council voted to approve the City’s Borough Based Jails System application with modifications. The approved plan includes four jail facilities located at 124-125 White Street in Manhattan, 745 East 141st Street in the Bronx, 126-02 82nd Avenue in Queens and at 275 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn and closure of the Rikers Island detention facility.

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    Tags : borough based jails, City Council, City Council Speaker, Close Rikers, Corey Johnson, Council Member Carlos Menchaca, Council Member Inez Barron, Council Member Margaret Chin, Council Member Rafael Espinal Jr, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, De Blasio, karen koslowitz, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Mayor de Blasio, Rikers, Rikers Island, Stephen Levin, ULURP
    Date:10/18/2019
    Category : City Council
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