Brooklyn
Staring Down the Wrecking Ball, These Brooklyn Grandmothers Won’t Be Moved
Emma Whitford |
A Crown Heights building in limbo could inspire more landlords to deregulate through demolition—or more tenants to fight to stay in their homes.
Government
NYC Housing Calendar, April 9-15
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Government
Budget Cuts Could Make it Harder for NYC Govt to Reduce Its Carbon Footprint
Mariana Simões |
The government agency tasked with ensuring city owned buildings and vehicles don’t contribute to climate change is facing a $1 billion cut to its preliminary capital commitment plan. Of those, $775 million directly impacts environmental efforts.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Stop Insurance Carriers From Discriminating Against Affordable Housing
Rachel Fee |
“Our findings also show jarring evidence that insurance carriers blatantly discriminate against affordable housing projects, in some cases completely refusing to provide coverage to homes just based on where they are located.”
Government
‘We Don’t Want Anything Rolled Back’: Tenants Target REBNY as State Housing Talks Drag On
Chris Janaro and Emma Whitford |
Protesters marched outside the Real Estate Board of New York’s Manhattan headquarters Thursday, while others blocked foot traffic in an act of civil disobedience. The NYPD arrested 13 people, including the city’s Public Advocate, Jumaane Williams.
Government
Inmigrantes y defensores con la vista puesta en nuevas normas de refugio de la ciudad
Daniel Parra |
Al 31 de marzo, la alcaldía había emitido unos 1.500 avisos de estadía de 30 días a inmigrantes “para hacer arreglos alternativos” y a otros 1.300 con avisos de 60 días a inmigrantes de 23 años o menos.
Education
School Staffers in Shelters Are a Lifeline to NYC’s Homeless Families. Now Their Jobs Are at Risk.
Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat New York |
Roughly $12 million in funding that pays the salaries of 100 community coordinators working across the city’s network of homeless shelters is set to run dry this summer, leaving the fate of the staffers up in the air even as the city confronts record numbers of homeless kids.
Government
Immigrants, Advocates Await City’s Rollout of New Re-Sheltering Rules
Daniel Parra |
As of March 31, City Hall has issued approximately 1,500 notices “to make alternate arrangement” to immigrants with 30-day shelter stays and to another 1,300 with 60-day notices, which are being offered to single migrants under 23.
Bronx
Adultos mayores del Bronx ponderan opciones para votación sobre financiamiento de reparaciones de NYCHA
Tatyana Turner |
Aunque decenas de votantes con derecho a voto se encuentran actualmente dispersos por la ciudad, el edificio 11 de Bronx River Addition sigue siendo una comunidad muy unida en la que viven muchos hispanohablantes. Dos opciones de votación prometen reparaciones rápidas, pero también podrían requerir que se muden temporalmente.
Government
Ask a Housing Expert: The Potential of Rental Vouchers
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits’ Deputy Editor Emma Whitford recently sat down with Baaba Halm, vice president and New York market leader at the housing nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners, for a conversation about voucher programs, the opportunities for stability and mobility they can bring as well as the challenges.
