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Yesterday morning, two members of Congress were refused entry to Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention areas inside 26 Federal Plaza — a day after the city comptroller was detained there — despite rules laid out by Congress allowing members to conduct unannounced visits for oversight.
Federal law allows members of Congress access to any facility used by the Department of Homeland Security to “detain or otherwise house aliens.”
But the local ICE official’s explanation, as overheard by THE CITY: Those staying at the facility, some for nights at a time, are “in transit” and not actually in federal detention.
Bill Joyce, the deputy director of the New York ICE field office, took questions from Reps. Dan Goldman (D-Manhattan/Brooklyn) and Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan) — and delivered terse answers that indicated people have been held on the 10th floor of the federal building, sometimes for days at a time, without anywhere to sleep other than benches or the floor.
As ICE has dramatically ramped up its arrests in New York, in part by staking out the courthouse at Federal Plaza, our reporter Gwynne Hogan has returned day after day to report on the scene.
Read more here about the members of Congress seeking more information on how immigrants are being treated by ICE.
Weather ⛈️
Sun in the morning and thunderstorms in the afternoon, with temps in the mid to high 80s.
MTA 🚇
In Brooklyn, there’s no B train between Kings Highway and Brighton Beach from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. — you can take the Q instead. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
A Brooklyn subway station now features an art installation highlighting the works of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
We normally don’t post our Summer and the City newsletter to the website, but yesterday’s was too good not to share: read it here for the lowdown on everything Juneteenth.
Reporter’s Notebook
Hundreds of Gripes in First Days of New Broker Fee Law
In the week since the FARE Act took effect, the city Department of Consumer and Worker Protection received 293 complaints and questions related to the law.
The Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses Act was passed by the City Council in November and went live on June 11. It requires whoever hires a real estate broker to pay the broker’s fee — as opposed to putting the burden on the renter every time — and mandates the disclosure of all upfront tenant fees.
DCWP can fine brokers and companies that violate the law, and anyone can file a complaint if they see illegal activity. The complaint should include evidence, such as links and screenshots.
Councilmember Chi Ossé (D-Brooklyn), who sponsored the act, encouraged New Yorkers to keep an eye out and report. “Become a community enforcer of the FARE Act,” he said in a video.
— Samantha Maldonado
Things To Do
THE CITY is off today for Juneteenth, so there won’t be a newsletter tomorrow morning. Here are some free and low-cost things going on around the city this weekend.
Friday, June 20: Celebrate the Summer Solstice at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens with food from local vendors, activities, meditation and more. 5 p.m.
Saturday, June 21: See the annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade, the nation’s largest art parade. Starts at 1 p.m. on West 21 Street and Surf Avenue.
Saturday, June 21: Explore popup concerts all over the city with Make Music New York, a music festival “for the people and by the people.” All day (plus one today for Juneteenth).
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