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NYC Housing

NYC’s Latest Vacancy Survey is Bad News for Affordable Apartment-Seekers

The number of available apartments for low- and middle- income New Yorkers reached a 30-year low in 2021, according to the results of a vacancy survey used to determine whether rent stabilization laws will remain in place in the five boroughs.

By David Brand
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York

Opinion: NYC’s Buildings and Streets Fail to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change

By John Massengale
The Coronavirus Crisis

1 in Every 200 NYC Children Have Lost a Parent or Caregiver to COVID. That’s Almost Twice the National Rate.

By Fazil Khan, Columbia Journalism Investigations
Housing and Development

What Will it Take To Remove the Mold From This Washington Heights Apartment?

By David Brand

News

  • COVID-19
    1 de cada 200 niños en la ciudad de Nueva York han perdido a un padre o cuidador debido al COVID. Esto representa casi el doble del índice nacional.

    Un nuevo análisis revela que los niños negros, hispanos y asiáticos en la ciudad tienen una probabilidad alrededor de tres veces mayor de haber perdido un padre o cuidador, en comparación con sus pares blancos.

    By Fazil Khan, Columbia Journalism Investigations
  • Tom Sheppard, the only elected member of the city's Panel for Educational Policy, at the steps of the Tweed Courthouse building.
    Una Ciudad sin Límites
    ¿Renovar o reconstruir? Albany considera alternativas al control municipal de las escuelas de Nueva York

    Los legisladores de Nueva York tienen hasta el 30 de junio para decidir si quieren extender el control de la alcaldía y, en caso de hacerlo, por cuánto tiempo. Si deciden no extender tendrán que pensar en un nuevo sistema, ya que pocos legisladores parecen estar interesados en volver a la estructura de los consejos escolares que existía antes de 2002.

    By Julian Roberts-Grmela
  • Una Ciudad sin Límites
    En el primer trimestre de 2022 las multas a vendedores ambulantes de Nueva York continúan en los niveles anteriores a la pandemia

    Las agencias de la ciudad, incluida la policía de Nueva York, emitieron 570 multas a vendedores ambulantes durante los tres primeros meses de 2022, superando el número de multas durante el mismo período de 2019: 366.

    By Daniel Parra
  • Government
    Street Vendor Enforcement Continued at Pre-Pandemic Levels During First Quarter Under Mayor Adams

    City agencies, including the NYPD, issued 570 tickets to street vendors during the first three months of 2022, exceeding the number of fines during the same period in 2019: 366. Zip codes with a large immigrant population continue to be one of the most inspected areas both in 2021 and during 2022’s first trimester.

    By Daniel Parra
  • CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
    Opinion: NYC Communities of Color Face Increased Eviction Filings, Displacement Risk, and Soaring Unaffordable Rents 

    ANHD’s 2022 Housing Risk Chart highlights the compounding pressures, and risks, to affordable housing in dozens of neighborhoods. Indicators of speculation, gentrification, and displacement pressure are distributed throughout the city and show the necessity of tenant and homeowner counseling and support programs that defend affordability in every neighborhood.

    By Barika Williams

Mapping the Future

  • Cierra fondo de ayuda por tormenta Ida de $27 millones, desembolsando menos de $2 millones a inmigrantes en Nueva York

    Hasta ahora se han distribuido fondos de ayuda a 288 hogares, por un total de 1.601.210 dólares: 345 solicitudes se han finalizado y 201 siguen en proceso de tramitación. Es poco probable que el fondo abra de nuevo a los solicitantes.

  • New York’s $27 Million Ida Relief Fund for Immigrants Closes, Disbursing Less Than $2 Million

    Cash assistance has been dispersed to 288 households so far, for a total of $1,601,210: 345 applications have been finalized and 201 are still being processed. Stakeholders say it's unlikely the fund will open again to applicants.

  • Opinion: NYC Students Deserve Carbon-Free and Healthy Schools

    "The Carbon Free and Healthy Schools plan would be transformational: it would institute energy audits and retrofits of each school, repair and replace HVAC systems, invest in climate resiliency upgrades, and electrify our fleet of school buses. It would make use of schools’ large rooftops to generate solar power and increase school buildings’ overall energy efficiency."

  • NYC’s Rent Guidelines Board Votes for 2-4% Hikes for Stabilized Units. What Now?

    The rate increases are lower than property owners have pushed for, citing rising costs. But tenants and housing advocates who've called for a rent freeze say the hike will worsen the city's eviction crisis.

  • Tras los primeros 100 días, ¿en qué punto se encuentran los planes de campaña de Eric Adams para los inmigrantes neoyorquinos?

    Eric Adams presentó su plan para comunidades inmigrantes de la ciudad llamado WeRISE (Raise Immigrant Safety and Empowerment —Aumentar la seguridad y el empoderamiento de los inmigrantes) mientras hacía campaña para el cargo en junio de 2021. Después de tres meses en el cargo, se han hecho pocos progresos hasta ahora.

Podcasts

  • ► Decorative play icon links to post: Discriminación entre latinos y ¿cuántas personas se identifican como afrolatinas en EE.UU.?

    Discriminación entre latinos y ¿cuántas personas se identifican como afrolatinas en EE.UU.?

    Los resultados del censo de 2020, muestran que 1.2 millones de personas de todas las edades se identificaron como latinos y negros, sustancialmente por debajo de los 6 millones de adultos afrolatinos estimados usando el método de Pew Research Center.

    By Daniel Parra
  • ► Decorative play icon links to post: Dificultades para determinar los resultados de dos décadas de operaciones fronterizas financiadas por contribuyentes en Texas

    Dificultades para determinar los resultados de dos décadas de operaciones fronterizas financiadas por contribuyentes en Texas

    Los gobernadores prometían que el estado de Texas haría lo que el gobierno federal no estaba haciendo que era, en sus términos, asegurar la frontera. En menos de dos décadas, la financiación estatal para la seguridad fronteriza pasó de $110 millones de dólares en 2008-2009 a más de $3.000 millones para el ciclo presupuestario de este año 2022-2023.

    By Daniel Parra
  • ► Decorative play icon links to post: City Watch: Council Arts Chair Urges NYC to Boost Budget in ‘Cultural Capital of the World’

    City Watch: Council Arts Chair Urges NYC to Boost Budget in ‘Cultural Capital of the World’

    Brooklyn Councilmember Chi Ossé wants to commit 1 percent of New York City’s budget to the arts sector, which shed more than 208,000 jobs during the early months of the pandemic.

    By David Brand

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Special Projects

City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
  • Opinion: NYC’s Buildings and Streets Fail to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change

    “The city is still tinkering with designs that started to seem old more than a decade ago. We’re moving too slowly (while our cars still go too fast).”

  • New York’s $27 Million Ida Relief Fund for Immigrants Closes, Disbursing Less Than $2 Million

    Cash assistance has been dispersed to 288 households so far, for a total of $1,601,210: 345 applications have been finalized and 201 are still being processed. Stakeholders say it's unlikely the fund will open again to applicants.

  • State Delays Decision on National Grid Expansion of Greenpoint Gas Facility—Again

    This is the sixth time the state has put off a decision on the expansion, which has been criticized by environmentalists as at odds with New York’s climate goals. The DEC says it will wait until the Public Service Commission can evaluate the project.

Age Justice
  • Seniors’ Housing Needs are a Special Challenge

    Rents are rising for seniors as they are for everyone else. But a fixed income, vulnerability to harassment and age-related physical impairments raise the housing stakes for elder New Yorkers.

  • Aging in New York: City Wrestles with Poverty Among Seniors

    Amid the debates about how the minimum wage or better schools might reduce poverty are a million New Yorkers who are largely beyond the reach of those policies. And one in five of them are poor.

  • Opinion: We Must Invest in Mental Health Care for Older New Yorkers

    The reality is that many older adults have already survived trauma—and those experiences carry so much wisdom, perspective, and resilience to share as a result. Investments to increase access to mental health support for seniors would go a long way.

The Ride
  • NY Air Quality is Improving, But City’s Emissions Goals Are Still Far Off

    By 2050, the city’s annual greenhouse gas emissions should be no higher than 12 million metric tons of carbon dioxide—in 2020, buildings alone accounted for 34 million metric tons. “It kind of paints a very stark picture of how much work we have to do and how it can't just be business as usual."

  • Opinion: Hyper-Policing is the Wrong Response to Brooklyn Subway Attack

    "The tragedy occurred despite the massive resources poured into NYPD and the continued expansion of its law enforcement powers."

  • Targeted Attacks on Unsheltered New Yorkers Highlight Dangers of Homelessness

    The shootings occurred amid a crackdown on New Yorkers sleeping on the subways, and reflected a recent spike in the number of homeless New Yorkers slain by assailants.

Investigations

  • Government
    Inside NYC’s Street Homeless Sweeps, Rapid Responses and Signs of Futility 

    While the policy is handed down by the mayor, an array of New Yorkers—from everyday residents to top city officials to nonprofit service providers—play a role in recommending locations for sweeps, according to hundreds of internal emails reviewed by City Limits.

    By David Brand
  • Economy
    Some NYC Vendors Are Using Excluded Workers Fund Aid to Cover City Fines

    Vendors and advocates say increased city enforcement is hampering the industry’s recovery, as workers continue to see fewer sales since the pandemic began.

    By Daniel Parra
  • Health and Environment
    For NYC Tenants with Inadequate Heat, Enforcement Can Be Elusive

    City Limits examined 311 data related to heat and hot water complaints over the past three years, and found the highest number were in areas populated by communities of color and lower-income individuals. They include Washington Heights, followed by several neighborhoods in The Bronx, including the community district where the deadly Twin Parks fire occurred.

    By Liz Donovan
  • CityPlate: Food Policy in NYC
    NYC Street Vendor Enforcement Back at Pre-Pandemic Levels, Despite Shift Away From NYPD

    From June to December 2021, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), which took over street vendor inspection and enforcement duties in 2021, issued 762 fines, and another 171 fines so far this year. The top five zip codes that saw the most enforcement were those with large immigrant populations.

    By Daniel Parra
  • Housing and Development
    Dilapidated Apartments, Lousy Landlords Plague NYC’s Sprawling ‘Scattered-Site’ Supportive Housing Network

    There are some 16,000 scattered-site supportive housing units across the city, rented and overseen by nonprofits contracted to provide services to tenants. But outdated contracts that trail actual market rents mean the organizations—and the state and city agencies that fund them—are propping up some of the city’s worst housing.

    By David Brand

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