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Jim sits down with NYS Assemblymember Charles D. Lavine (D-13th District, Nassau County) and Jeffrey M. Wice, Adjunct Professor/Senior Fellow, NY Census & Redistricting Institute, NY Law School to discuss the NYS State Court of Appeals ruling that the State’s Congressional district maps set in 2022 must be redrawn yet again.
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On December 12, 2023, the New York State Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court, ruled that the State’s Congressional district maps set in 2022 must be redrawn pursuant to a process that broke down that year, but remains obligated to be completed pursuant to the State’s Constitution and laws. Chief Judge Rowan Wilson stated…
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New York City Comptroller Brad Lander’s Nov. 14th newsletter provided these figures for the census in the shelter system as of Oct. 31, 2023. Non-migrants comprised about 54,000 persons and migrants about 65,000. Since August 2023, the numbers have been rising about 5,000 a month and have risen about 20,000 since June 2023. There are…
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Jim interviews three knowledgeable guests about the current migrant crisis in NYC in this episode of Jim’s new podcast series.
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Mayor Eric Adams announced on October 19th that New York City had regained the nearly 1 million jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to September 2023 NY State Labor Department data ( with analysis by the New York City Office of Management and Budget). The City’s private sector employment, at 4.126 million, had broken…
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Mayor Eric Adams’ doomsday outcry about the impact of the increasing numbers of migrants coming to New York City, that “this issue will destroy New York City,” brought national attention to the unforeseen plight of the migrants and their effect upon the City of New York. I winced when I saw the Mayor’s over-the-top rhetoric;…
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Let me start with the good news: New York City has regained nearly one million jobs, 29.9% above its lowest pandemic level in April 2020. Total employment in NYC for June 2023 is reported to be 4,688,900, which represents an almost total job recovery of 99.56%. This is an incredible performance, especially given that New…
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The Congressional elections in New York have become pivotal to both political parties for control of the House of Representatives in 2024. Upset victories by the Republicans in four New York House seats held by the Democrats were critical to their winning a five-seat majority in the House in the 2022 midterms. CONTROVERSIAL NEW CONGRESSIONAL…
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Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Council are negotiating the adoption of the City budget, Fiscal Year 2024, that begins July 1, 2023. Despite the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants from the U.S. southern border and the expenses of sheltering them, a report by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the City…
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Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature finished passing the 2023-2024 state budget on May 3, about a month after the April 1 start of the fiscal year. The budget includes generous increases in funding for schools, health and mental health care, the MTA, and more. The budget is, of course, intended to be…
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