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dinsdag 31 oktober 2023

WORLD WORLDWIDE USA New York NY New York City NYC the city THE CITY News Journal Update - THE CITY SCOOP: State Cannabis Agency Pauses Trials for Unlicensed Shops

 

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Dear New Yorkers,

Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a stern warning to illegal pot shops this June. “If you sell illegal cannabis in New York, you will be caught and you will be stopped,” she declared. 

But since then, the state Office of Cannabis Management, the agency responsible for enforcement, has held just 26 trials and levied only $220,000 in fines. It is no longer holding any trials where judges can issue fines or other penalties.

That’s despite issuing 270 enforcement actions across the state since June and seizing an estimated $45 million worth of illicit cannabis that is being held in a locked facility at an undisclosed location.

The state cannabis agency only admitted to THE CITY that trials were paused after a reporter repeatedly asked to observe one of OCM’s enforcement hearings. The office attributed the change to a lack of resources, but did not say when it planned to restart the administrative trials. 

OCM is not only pausing hearings, but also withdrawing some cases entirely: Two lawyers who represent clients who’d had cases pending before the office told THE CITY that in the last week they had received notifications of withdrawal. 

Read more here.

In other news:

NYPD Tech Info Unlocked

In a big victory for transparency, on Thursday Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank granted the Legal Aid Society’s request to make the NYPD disclose all the information it has about the purchase of high-tech surveillance devices and other gadgets.

For years the department designated these as “special expense purchases” not subject to public disclosure. Legal Aid sought “any and all” documents related to these contracts, which include facial recognition technology and cell phone data collection software the NYPD has refused to disclose, claiming the information would undermine public safety. 

Department lawyers argued that going through each contract and redacting sensitive information would be “unduly burdensome,” but Frank ruled that’s not enough to justify keeping these critically important records secret.

— Greg B. Smith

 

Bronxlandia Gets to Serve Alcohol

Bronxlandia finally acquired a liquor license from the New York State Liquor Authority last Wednesday after a contentious approval process between owner Majora Carter and Bronx Community Board 2, which backed the application last month. At the Oct. 25 hearing, the NYSLA said Carter will need to install entrance metal detectors and adopt the board’s stipulations that included more security cameras. 

The approval caps Bronxlandia’s 18-month push for a license, during which CB2 called for the added security and NYSLA rescinded an approval this past July because they’d notified the wrong community board about the hearing. 

— Jonathan Custodio

Some other items of note:

  • Early voting began over the weekend in our local city elections, so it’s past time to get ready to go to the polls. Not sure where to go, or who’s running? Find your poll site and sample ballot here. Read up on races to watch in the City Council — especially if you live in The Bronx, Queens and southern Brooklyn where there are several close contests. Check out THE CITY’s interactive guide to learn about your newly drawn City Council district. And, in case you missed it, here’s a guide on judge races, and why only four of 22 contests are competitive.  

Weather scoop by New York Metro Weather

Monday’s Weather Rating: 4/10. Still cloudy and still humid, with periods of showers throughout the day. Clearing during the early evening hours as a cold front swings through. Not a total washout, but the vibes are damp yet again.

Things To Do

Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.

  • Tuesday, Oct. 31: Halloween. Here are 41 places to take kids trick-or-treating in the city, as compiled by Gothamist.
  • Saturday, Nov. 4: Fall Splendor Tour, a leaf peeping event at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Free with admission, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. 
  • Saturday, Nov. 4: Break down your decorative gourds at the Hudson River Park’s Pumpkin Smash. Bats, hammers and shovels are available for use. Pier 84 at W. 44 St. in Manhattan. Free from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m

THE KICKER: Over the weekend, news broke that the actor Matthew Perry, who played Chandler Bing on the sitcom “Friends,” had died at age 54. To pay tribute, people flocked to the West Village location where exteriors for the hit TV show were once filmed. 

Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Monday.

Love,
THE CITY

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WORLD WORLDWIDE BELGIUM PALESTINA SOLIDARITEIT - ACTIE VERGADERING VOOR GAZA - VANDAAG DINSDAG 13/11 - 17u ONLINE

 

 
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Actie vergadering Palestina Solidariteit voor Gaza vandaag dinsdag 31/11 - 17u Online, wees erbij en maak mee het verschil!!!

Beste vrijwilliger, sympathisant,

 

De situatie in de Gazastrook (en de rest van Palestina) beroert ons allemaal, de Israëlische agressie houdt aan, we zijn kwaad en willen iets doen!

 

Er worden in heel ons land heel wat acties opgezet, mensen komen de straat op om hun solidariteit te tonen. Deze acties betekenen veel voor de Palestijnen en maken echt een verschil, politici merken ze op en je voelt dat er toch wel wat in beweging komt…

 

Het is daarom belangrijk dat we de komende tijd op straat blijven komen en acties blijven opzetten, maar dat kunnen we niet alleen!

 

Als vrijwilligersorganisatie hebben we daarom jouw hulp nodig, jouw helpende handen, samen zijn we sterk!

 

Morgen dinsdag 31 november houden we daarom  om 17u een online actie vergadering! (Link vergadering https://meet.jit.si/actievoorgaza)

 

Agenda:

 

  1. Welkom en doel overleg (5 min)

  2. Stand van zaken betrokkenheid Palestina Solidariteit (10 min)

  3. Komende acties (15 min)

    1. Rondje van gekende komende publieke acties

    2. Belangrijke komende data 

    3. Zelf komende actie organiseren

  4. Materiaal (10 min)

    1. Bestaand materiaal bijdrukken/bijbestellen

    2. Nieuw materiaal ontwikkelen

    3. Fysiek vrijwilligersmoment om samen dingen te maken

    4. Afhaalmoment voor materiaal

  5. Communicatie (15 min)

    1. Sociale media

    2. Website

    3. nieuwsbrief/update

  6. Pers/politici/artiesten (15 min)

    1. pers

    2. politici

    3. artiesten

  7. BDS/Click4change (10 min)

  8. Varia (5 min)

  9. Opvolging (5 min)

 

 

Wees erbij en steek samen met ons de handen uit de mouwen!

 

Praktisch: Dinsdag 31 oktober van 17u tot max 19u (we zijn online vanaf 16u45 voor eventuele technische hulp)

 

Link vergadering https://meet.jit.si/actievoorgaza

 

Graag laten weten of je erbij kan zijn via secretariaat@palestinasolidariteit.be (indien je niet kan maar wel actief wil meewerken, laat het dan ook zeker weten!)

 

Solidaire groeten

 

Mathias Van Hove

 

PS 1: Op de vergadering bespreken we concreet wat we gaan doen en wat daarvoor nodig is. De vergadering is GEEN (politiek) discussie moment! We willen erg concreet actie plannen en uitvoeren!

WORLD WORLDWIDE BELGIUM BRUSSELS LEUVEN DANCE ART De Standaard News Journal Update - DANS IN STUK LEUVEN

 

 

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