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Democratic-controlled New York City Council passes slavery reparations plan
The New York City Council has approved a controversial plan to study the impact of slavery on the city and consider reparations for the descendants of enslaved people. The measure, approved by a majority of the Democratic-controlled Council,
New York City Council Passes Bill Package To Study Reparations, Establish ‘Freedom Trail’ Task Force
The New York City Council passed several pieces of legislation on Thursday, one of which would create a task force
New York City Council Expected To Greenlight Sweeping Reparations Study, Wall Street ‘Slave Market’ Sign
Nearly 200 years after slavery was outlawed in New York, proponents of a New York City reparations package tell The New York Sun they’re expecting the sweeping measures to pass in a City Council vote Thursday, in a move that could one day lead to monetary payments and public apologies.
New York City Council passes bill to study reparations for slavery
NEW YORK - New York City Council members passed legislation Thursday aimed at acknowledging, studying and addressing the impact of slavery and racial injustices in New York City. New York City had one of the highest rates of slave ownership in the country ...
New York City Council votes to investigate current impact of slavery and need for reparations
New York state already passed a similar act in December, and the City Council says both commissions will work together. The question of where the money would come from has not been answered yet ...
New York City Lawmakers Approve Bill to Study Slavery and Reparations
New York City lawmakers have approved legislation to study the city’s significant role in slavery and consider reparations to descendants of enslaved people
Council considers shifting more city money to homeownership projects
The Committee on Land Use held a hearing to discuss a bill that would require more city subsidies be dedicated to ...
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New York City Council holds hearing on options to control overcrowding in animal shelters
The city has seen a surge in people dropping of pets for adoption after seeing the opposite during the pandemic.
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New York City Council has plans to create Freedom Trails commemorating nodes on the Underground Railroad
African American Burial Ground in New York City (Carol M. Highsmith/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain) Council Members Christopher Marte (District 1) and Dr. Nantasha Williams (District 27 ...
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Jewish City Council members call on CUNY to act after protesters rally to ‘bring the war home’
(New York Jewish Week) New York City Council members are calling on CUNY to act after multiple Hillel events have been protested by anti-Israel activists calling to “bring the war home.” ...
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New York City council passes bill establishing reparations study
New York City is one step closer to conducting its own study into the effects of slavery and possible reparations after the city council passed legislation on Thursday. In recent years ...
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New York City still has 2,600 unlicensed operational cannabis shops, only 79 legal ones
The operation – which launched in the spring after state law was amended to aid in the quest to close down thousands of ...
NYC Council investigating member accused of biting police officer during Brooklyn protest
The New York City Council has launched an ethics investigation into a councilwoman accused of biting a police officer.
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‘A real overhaul is long overdue’: Lawmaker calls on state leaders to reform New York’s beleaguered guardianship system
A new bill asks Gov. Kathy Hochul and state legislators to overhaul New York’s broken guardianship system. It cites a ...