What de Blasio's ID Cards Could Accomplish
A day after Mayor de Blasio announced the city would issue municipal ID cards to immigrants who don’t have legal status, advocates praised the move.Even though those immigrants already have access to...
View ArticleDe Blasio Adds a Strong Social Advocate to His Administration
Mayor Bill de Blasio added one of the city's most aggressive social-service advocates to his administration on Friday. Steve Banks, chief attorney at the Legal Aid Society, was appointed commissioner...
View ArticleMunicipal IDs
Carlos Menchaca, City Council Member for Brooklyn's 38th district (Sunset Park), and Daniel Coates, lead organizer for Make the Road New York, speak in support of the bill, co-sponsored by Councilman...
View ArticleBroad Support For Municipal IDs During First City Council Hearing
The City Council on Wednesday held its first hearing on the proposed bill to create municipal identification cards, addressing issues ranging from ensuring the card had a broad appeal, to fraud...
View ArticleMelissa Mark-Viverito on Budget and Muni IDs
Last week was a big one for the City Council of New York -- they passed a $75 billion budget and created the largest municipal ID program in the country. Melissa Mark-Viverito, City Council Speaker,...
View ArticleComing Jan 2015: NYC Municipal ID Card
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is one step closer to making good on a commitment he made in his State of the City speech this year, officially signing a law that will create a municipal...
View ArticleNew York City's Municipal ID Arrives
New York City is launching its much-anticipated municipal identification card, the largest program of its kind in the country.The card is designed to make life easier for the city’s immigrants who...
View ArticleCity Hall Sandwich; An Amazon Debate; Violence And Morality
Two New York City commissioners discuss the new (and very popular) municipal ID program. Plus: Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters on a Rikers Island report; a debate on whether Amazon...
View ArticleFive Things to Know About NYC's Ultra-Popular ID Cards
So many people want a municipal ID that you now need an appointment to get one. Nisha Agarwal, the city's immigrant affairs commissioner, and Tom Finkelpearl, cultural affairs commissioner, talk about...
View ArticleStudy Says NYC's Muni ID Program Is a Success
Since a municipal identification card was introduced a year and a half ago, 863,646 New Yorkers got it, making it the most successful such program in the country, according to an independent evaluation...
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