Rivera, Maloney to Hold Town Hall Meeting on 2020 Census
City Councilwoman Carlina Rivera (D-East Village, Gramercy Park) and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney will be holding a town hall meeting this month about the 2020 Census.
Rivera, who was just appointed by Corey Johnson as co-chair of the 2020 Census Task Force, will be explaining why the census is so important to New York State and what can be done to ensure that everyone is counted.
The meeting is slated for Sunday, Feb. 10 from 1-2:30 p.m. at the East End Temple at 245 East 17th St.
Brad Hoylman Speaks Out About Lethal Hit-and-Run in His District
State Senator Brad Hoylman was incensed to find out about an elderly cyclist who was killed in a hit-and-run in Midtown yesterday morning.
Chaim Joseph, 72, was struck by an oil truck around 6 a.m. around the intersection of West 45th Street and Eighth Avenue. The motorist then fled the scene of the crime, according to police reports. Joseph died from the injuries soon afterward at the Bellevue Hospital Center.
“Riding a bike shouldn’t be a death sentence,” said Hoylman in a tweet. “I am angered and devastated to learn of a cyclist fatality in my district this morning. The driver must come forward.”
Johnson Launches Citywide Evictions Map
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen) has recently released an interactive map tracking evictions throughout New York City.
The map is available on Johnson’s website, and covers eviction data ranging from January 2017 to the present. Johnson hopes that the public release of this information will help advocates and lawmakers in their fight for tenants’ rights.
“We are facing an affordability crisis and the only way we will be able to fix it is to truly understand the scope of the problem and provide tenants with tools and resources to stay in their homes,” said Johnson. “The Council took a big step forward in this battle with the Universal Access Law in 2017, but this map shows how much more work we have left to do to as a city and state. As the movement to protect tenants gathers momentum, it is my hope that this map will be an invaluable tool in the arsenal used by policymakers, tenants, and advocates.”
