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Right now, about 750,000 New Yorkers face potential discrimination when they try to rent an apartment because landlords can look up their past criminal convictions. But a new city law would ban most criminal background checks for prospective tenants.

 

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KeithPowersNYC This proposed law is more NYC insanity. Will harm marginalized and low income communities and families and reduce safety information and transparency. Just a bad idea. And much better ways to manage reentry into society. Another lose-lose proposal from the NYCCouncil

Oh dandy. Now you can live next to a person that committed robbery, rape, etc. Beware of repeat offenders.

'Discriminating' against 'Criminals' Show where you live. Would the authors of WNYC live with their children next to criminals? Or do you live in luxury communities where you don't actually have to worry about it? Try living like the other half. You are hyper privileged.

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