“New York’s proposed Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act offers a practical solution to two pressing challenges: preserving historic houses of worship and addressing the state’s severe housing crisis.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Don’t Let City Charter Changes Silence Your Voice on Land Use
Graham Ciraulo |
“The Uniform Land Use Review Process, or ULURP, is a public and transparent review that injects a degree of democracy into major land use changes by giving communities limited influence over our built environment.” Adi TalwarResidents hold up signs at a 2018 hearing about the Inwood rezoning. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! City planners don’t like communities.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: It’s Time For a Late Checkout on NYC’s Airbnb Ban
Adam Kovacevich |
“In New York, the hosts most impacted by Local Law 18 aren’t wealthy property magnates. They’re working families who rely on the supplemental income from short-term rentals to make mortgage payments, pay bills, and navigate the rising cost of living.”
Government
Demanda: nuevas normas de la ciudad dificultan acceso a albergues para personas sin hogar
Jeanmarie Evelly |
La demanda se centra en los nuevos criterios para acceder a los refugios “Safe Haven” (seguros), alegando que dificultan el acceso a esas camas a las personas sin hogar que viven en la calle y discriminan a los inmigrantes recién llegados.
Housing and Homelessness
What Happened This Week in NYC Housing? Feb. 7, 2025
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here.
Economy
Las dos caras de la ciudad: informe revela una marcada desigualdad racial de la riqueza entre neoyorquinos
Daniel Parra |
En Nueva York, acumular riqueza es mucho más difícil para los neoyorquinos latinos y negros, según un reciente informe de la Fundación Robin Hood.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Biofuels Are a ‘Right Now’ Solution to NY’s Decarbonization Problem
Allan Cohn and Chris Fazio |
“To pass on the immediate carbon reduction benefits of biofuels while continuing to spin our wheels in endless debate would be a setback that will only make future efforts to reduce our carbon emissions more challenging.”
Economy
Tale of Two Cities: Report Finds Stark Racial Wealth Gap Among New Yorkers
Daniel Parra |
In New York City, accumulating wealth is many times more difficult for Latino and Black New Yorkers, according to a recent report by the Robin Hood Foundation.
Health and Environment
NYCHA Tenants Can Apply For Up To $5,000 For Climate Projects For Their Communities
Tatyana Turner |
In the three years since the grant launched, recipients have planned programs like community gardens and tree planting at their campuses. Applications will close March 23.
Bronx
NYC Voucher Households Are Concentrated in a Handful of Neighborhoods, Data Shows
Patrick Spauster |
CityFHEPS vouchers are supposed to give low-income New Yorkers more choice in where they live, but data shows that voucher holders are predominately renting in certain Bronx and Southeast Brooklyn neighborhoods.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Building the Type of Housing New York Needs the Most
Perry Perlmutter |
“We must build upon the newfound flexibility provided by City of Yes by making direct, meaningful investments in supportive housing.”
