AudioFiles: TLC
Tender. Loving. Care. On the third episode of AudioFiles this season, we are going to look at how people take care of themselves and others.
Topic: Politics
via The Wall Street Journal
A Polling Place for the Vulnerable
When New York City’s poll site 094 opens on Tuesday, only a few voters will likely show up.
via Bklyner
‘Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner’
Community board members are hurt and frustrated by a ballot proposal that may impose term limits.
via BKLYNER
He’s Running, But He’s Also Driving
Adam Baumel is running for State Assembly in Bay Ridge and Staten Island — but he hasn't given up his day job. Driving an Uber keeps him in touch with the reality of his constitutents' lives, he said.
New York Votes 2018
Our reporters ask voters: What midterm election issue affects you the most and why?
via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Delivery Workers Jolted by City’s E-Bike Plan
This city wants to exempt high-end pedal-controlled electric bicycles from its ban on battery-powered two-wheelers – angering delivery workers, whose cheaper models would remain illegal.
via City Limits
Displaced Storm Victims Face Eviction
City officials are scrambling to help 86 families who fled after Hurricane María and now face being ousted from temporary housing hotels, thanks to FEMA.
via WNYC
ICE Chills New York Courthouses
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have made 150 arrests in and around New York state courthouses since President Trump took office, according to records compiled by immigrant advocates.