New York is the only state with a refundable child tax credit that excludes low-income families from accessing the maximum amount, limiting its anti-poverty effect, experts say. If the governor’s proposal is enacted, that would finally change.
Government
Meet Your Tenant Leader: Jackie Lara, NYCHA’s Fulton Houses
Tatyana Turner |
Lara, who’s lived at the Fulton Houses for 22 years, is among those fighting NYCHA’s plan to demolish and rebuild the campus and neighboring Elliott-Chelsea Houses. “I don’t need a dishwasher. I don’t need a washer and dryer. I don’t need all this luxury that you’re offering,” she said. “Just leave us alone. This is our home.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Expand NY’s Residential Solar Tax Credit
Kate Selden and Alex Lee |
“The money New York State invests to accelerate solar is missing the households and communities that need it the most.”
Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Jan. 20-27
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
ARTS and CULTURE
New Exhibit Explores NYCHA’s Open Spaces, Which Once Made Neighbors Jealous
Lauren Hakimi |
“Living in the Shade” opened last week in a Downtown Brooklyn gallery, and will be on view through Feb. 27 before moving to LaGuardia Community College.
Government
What Does ‘Code Blue’ Mean for Homeless New Yorkers?
Jeanmarie Evelly |
With frigid weather in the forecast this week, City Limits spoke to Department of Homeless Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park about what Code Blue entails, and what it means for people experiencing homelessness.
Brooklyn
Empate: inquilinos de NYCHA en Brooklyn deben votar de nuevo sobre modelo de financiación
Tatyana Turner |
Tras una decisión dividida entre dos opciones de financiación, los residentes de las Hylan Houses deberán volver a las urnas a partir del 26 de febrero para resolver el empate.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Everyone Deserves a Lawyer. Pass the Access to Representation Act
Priya Vaikuntapathi |
“Providing legal support will likely result in an additional 53,000 New Yorkers being able to remain in their communities. And yet, the government is not required to give them a lawyer, even though the rulings of these cases can result in traumatizing, life-altering consequences.”
Brooklyn
As Tent Shelter Shutters, What’s Next for the Children of Floyd Bennett Field?
Christine Stoddard |
Child advocates worry that the city’s school system does not efficiently track migrant students, including those who’ve been living at the tent shelter complex in East Brooklyn that’s closing this week.
Government
Hochul Looks to Ban Algorithm-Based Rent Price Fixing in New York
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Hochul announced the proposal in her State of the State speech Tuesday, a week after the U.S. Justice Department sued six of the country’s biggest landlords for allegedly using “anticompetitive pricing algorithms” to set rents.
Government
State of the City: Housing Takeaways From the Mayor’s Speech
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Among Mayor Eric Adams’ promises for the year ahead: 900 new Safe Haven shelter beds, a plan to build 100,000 new units in Manhattan, and a program to connect unhoused expectant parents with homes.
