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1. City Council's bills would increase the number of homeless people who qualify for vouchers; If changes to the program are eventually successful, the mayor will have looked quite obstinate

Author

Barkan, Ross

Subjects
New York, New York -- Social aspects, Rent subsidies -- Laws, regulations and rules, City councils -- Powers and duties -- Social policy, Bills, Legislative, Homelessness -- Laws, regulations and rules, Homeless persons -- Laws, regulations and rules, Mayors -- Powers and duties -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Eviction -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

Byline: ROSS BARKAN Not since Michael Bloomberg's mayoralty has the City Council overridden a veto from City Hall. Bill de Blasio, Adams' predecessor, never vetoed a bill, and the council [...]

Published
2023

2. Bell on ... the casualties of democracy

Subjects
City councils -- Powers and duties -- Social policy, Urban policy -- Evaluation, Business, Government
Abstract

I was just having a quiet pint when the door burst open. They spilled into the pub as if they had been pushed. Laughing, joshing, punching the air and handing [...]

Published
2009

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