Desde la pandemia, uno de cada tres habitantes de Nueva York ha recurrido a una despensa de alimentos, según un estudio reciente de Robin Hood y la Universidad de Columbia. City Limits presenta una lista de lugares donde la gente puede encontrar ayuda alimentaria y otros recursos contra el hambre.
ARTS and CULTURE
From NYC to Chicago: Nation’s First Public Housing Museum to Feature NYCHA Artist’s Work
Tatyana Turner |
The National Public Housing Museum will open early next year in Chicago, and will feature the artwork of a NYCHA artist on its membership card.
Education
City Limits to Launch Internship for Emerging Hispanic and Latino Journalists
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Grant support from the Scripps Howard Fund will allow City Limits to host interns for three semesters beginning in the summer of 2025, who will produce stories and investigations for the Spanish/English news initiative, Una Ciudad sin Límites.
Government
Alcaldía pondrá en marcha un “centro de correo centralizado” para inmigrantes tras quejas por desaparición de correspondencia
Daniel Parra |
El anuncio se produce después de meses de quejas de inmigrantes y solicitantes de asilo por la falta de correo en los refugios de la ciudad, lo que complica sus casos de inmigración y otros esfuerzos para establecer sus vidas aquí, como City Limits informó en julio.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: City of Yes for Housing is the Wrong Remedy for the Wrong Problem
John Low-Beer |
“Its free market approach is an inefficient way to alleviate the affordability crisis. Really doing so would require that the government subsidize or invest more in permanently affordable housing.”
Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Nov. 15-Dec. 1
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
Will Trump’s New EPA Pick Move His ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Agenda Forward?
Mariana Simões |
Drilling for more oil and gas may not have legs in progressive New York, where local laws bar these efforts. But larger climate goals could suffer a blow.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Ground Lease Co-Op Tenants, Trapped By Their Landowners
Tony Santiago |
“Lawmakers up in Albany have already proposed legislation to protect ground lease co-op residents around the state. We need standard rights and protections and New York has the chance to grant them.”
Government
City to Launch ‘Centralized Mail Center’ for Migrants in Shelter After Complaints of Missing Correspondence
Daniel Parra |
The announcement follows months of complaints by immigrants and asylum seekers about missing mail in city shelters, complicating their immigration cases and other efforts to establish their lives here, as City Limits was the first to report in July.
Economy
NYC Food Resources for the 2024 Holiday Season
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Since the pandemic, one in every three New York City residents has used a food pantry, according to a recent study from Robin Hood and Columbia University. Here, City Limits rounds up a list of where people can find food assistance and other anti-hunger resources.
Government
A ‘Yelp’ For NYCHA Repairs? Audit Calls For More Oversight and Resident Feedback on Vendors
Tatyana Turner |
“An app which allows residents to give real-time feedback on the repair vendors in their apartments that adds up to a vendor’s scorecard so we will have real accountability for NYCHA contractors, which the audit shows is so badly needed,” said Comptroller Brad Lander.