“We have 10,000 residents and no decent park here,” Judith Dailey, a tenant association leader for the public housing complex, told a City Limits’ reporter in February 1994. “There was no one there to represent that interest.”
Bronx
Opinion: Bronx Building Collapse is a Wake-Up Call
David B. Lever |
“It will happen again. It’s not a matter of if, but when. The average building age in New York City is around 90 years, and we’re grappling with a shortage of building inspectors as well as an ongoing housing crisis—giving building owners little to no incentive to address violations.”
Bronx
Scenes From Closing Day at a Bronx Benefits Center
Emma Whitford |
Friday marked the final day of operations at 1365 Jerome Ave. in Mount Eden, where Human Resources Administration staff helped New Yorkers apply for food, Medicaid and cash assistance.
Bronx
NYCHA’s Second ‘Trust’ Vote Poses Unique Challenge: Scattered Tenants
Tatyana Turner |
For NYCHA tenants, choosing between PACT, Preservation Trust and Section 9 is a decision that can impact the future of their homes. Some seniors from Bronx River Addition haven’t seen theirs in over a year.
Citywide
New York to See Hotter Temps, More Rain, Flooding & Worse Storms, New Climate Report Says
Mariana Simões |
A new state-wide report on the impacts of climate change shows New York City will be impacted on all fronts: The Big Apple is getting 6 to 10 degrees warmer, and will see more precipitation and tidal floods in the coming decades. “We have to understand that this stuff is going to happen, it’s already happening,” one state official said.
Government
City Unveils ‘Draft Framework’ for Rezoning Jamaica, Queens
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The framework proposes to “increase density and allow housing in appropriate, key areas,” as part of a plan to rezone approximately 300 blocks of the neighborhood.
Citywide
1.600 familias con niños han visto expirar sus estancias en refugios; otras 7.200 esperan el vencimiento de sus plazos
Daniel Parra |
Los primeros desalojos de familias inmigrantes con niños bajo la política de estadía de 60 días de la alcaldía comenzó el 9 de enero. Desde entonces, unas 1.600 familias se han visto obligadas a abandonar sus refugios tras expirar su plazo, mientras que otras 7.200 han recibido avisos de 60 días que expirarán en las próximas semanas.
Health and Environment
En las carpas para inmigrantes de la ciudad, enfermedades y envejecimiento plantean desafíos
Daniel Parra |
“Parece un coro de tos en esa carpa”, dijo Luis Zambrano, de 62 años, quien contrajo neumonía este invierno mientras se alojaba en el complejo de carpas del refugio en Randall’s Island, donde la ciudad ha alojado a miles de inmigrantes recién llegados. “El frío que pasa a través y debajo del catre no se va ni con varias cobijas, así que siempre tienes frío durmiendo”.
Citywide
1,600 Families With Children Have Seen Their Shelter Stays Expire; 7,200 More Face Coming Deadlines
Daniel Parra |
The first evictions of migrant families with children under City Hall’s 60-day shelter policy began on Jan. 9. Since then, about 1,600 families have been forced to leave their shelters after their time expired, while another 7,200 have been given 60-day notices that will expire in the weeks to come.
Brooklyn
Candidates on Housing: Assemblymember Zinerman Talks Fixing NYCHA and ‘Good Cause’ Negotiations
Tatyana Turner |
Raised in Brooklyn’s Gowanus Houses, Zinerman says she wants to see more secure and better-funded developments in the New York City Housing Authority, and to support local tenants and property owners.
Health and Environment
In City’s Tent Shelter for Immigrants, Illness and Aging Pose Challenges
Daniel Parra |
“It looks like a coughing choir in that tent,” said Luis Zambrano, 62, who came down with pneumonia this winter while staying at the shelter complex on Randall’s Island, where the city has been housing thousands of newly arrived immigrants. “The cold that passes through and under the cot doesn’t go away with several blankets, so you are always cold sleeping.”