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.
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.”
Government
Need Help Applying to Affordable Housing Lotteries? Ask a ‘Housing Ambassador’
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The revitalized “Ready to Rent” program partners with community based organizations to offer one-on-one assistance to New Yorkers vying for affordable apartments through the city’s competitive housing lotteries.
Government
‘People Were Scrambling’: Officials Press for Better Emergency Plans for NYC Wildfires, Flash Floods
Mariana Simões |
Councilmembers and the NYC Comptroller’s Office have raised concerns about the city’s ability to handle climate emergencies. They propose more preparation ahead of wildfires, and legislation to offer shelter during downpours.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: The Country is Still Anxious About Affordability. For Older Adults, This is Nothing New.
Jeremy Kaplan |
“The city can minimize emergency housing and long-term care costs by investing in organizations that help older adults access the benefits they’re entitled to.”
Housing and Homelessness
NYC Housing Calendar, Feb. 3-10
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Wall Street Fuels Predatory Real Estate. It’s Time for a Public Bank Alternative
Jodie Leidecker |
“Redirecting our public funds to a public bank would enable the city to divest from banks that harm New Yorkers, and invest in tenant-owned housing, community land trusts, worker cooperative small businesses, and green energy projects—leveraging our tax dollars to strengthen communities rather than prey on them.”
Government
New City Rules Make It Harder to Access ‘Low-Barrier’ Homeless Shelters: Lawsuit
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The lawsuit targets new criteria around who qualifies for safe haven and stabilization shelters, saying it makes it harder for street homeless people to access those beds and discriminates against recently arrived immigrants.
Housing and Homelessness
New Toolkit Offers a Guide for Improving NYCHA’s Open Spaces
Tatyana Turner |
NYCHA has the equivalent of 2,000 football fields worth of land, and two organizations are partnering up to help residents claim those spaces.
