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City Summonses 101 — Cornegy Brings New Legal Outreach Initiative to Bed-Stuy

The event will provide Brooklynites with resources to check if they have outstanding summonses and to learn how to respond to them

City Releases Bushwick Neighborhood Plan and Rezoning Proposal

The plan outlines the city's strategies to create affordable housing and jobs, small businesses opportunities, health services and more
Judge Temporarily Blocks Controversial Crown Heights Towers

Judge Temporarily Blocks Controversial Crown Heights Towers

The Brooklyn Supreme Court granted a restraining order that prohibits the city from issuing permits to the developers until a pending court hearing on May 3.
Espinal to Host Neighborhood Pop-Up Court in East NY

Espinal to Host Neighborhood Pop-Up Court in East NY

East New Yorkers who were issued civil summonses can resolve them at the Pop-Up Court without having to leave the neighborhood.
Clinton Hill Public Hearing Gets Heated over NYC Borough-Based Jails

Clinton Hill Public Hearing Gets Heated over NYC Borough-Based Jails

Residents concerned over proposals to close Rikers that involving expanding the Atlantic Detention Center

BP Adams Calls for Financial Education in NY Schools

Burdened by student debt and the rising cost of living, only 16 percent of young Americans feel optimistic about their financial future.
NYC Bans Pre-Employment Testing for Marijuana

NYC Bans Pre-Employment Testing for Marijuana

“Testing is an impediment to opportunity that dates back to the Reagan era -- a war on drugs,” said Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.
NY Senate Passes Law to Provide Greater Protections for Victims of Deed Theft

NY Senate Passes Law to Provide Greater Protections for Victims of Deed Theft

Senator Montgomery's Deed Theft Bill provides greater protections for homeowners whose properties are either in default or foreclosure

Espinal Pushes for Affordable Commercial Rent Laws to Protect Mom-and-Pop Shops

Espinal's bills include provisions to require affordable commercial space set aside in city-subsidized housing developments
Congestion Pricing Is Coming to NYC, But Details Are Still Unclear

Congestion Pricing Is Coming to NYC, But Details Are Still Unclear

Drivers traveling into Manhattan’s central business district south of 60th Street will have to pay; the revenue will go towards the 'crumbling MTA'