Poverty

Expanding NY’s Earned Income Tax Credit Could Aid Thousands of Immigrant Families

Federal and state eligibility rules disqualify those who file with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers, or ITINs—a common practice among immigrant workers. Experts estimate that there are around 107,610 children in ITIN-filing households across New York State.

By Daniel Parra

Immigration

Opinion: U.S. Democrats Have the Power to Deliver Citizenship for New Yorkers Like Me

By Eva Santos Veloz

Affordable Housing

City Planning Commission Backs de Blasio’s Gowanus Rezoning Plan

By David Brand

nyc schools

Opinion: How NYC Families Can Donate Their Pandemic Food Benefits

By David Rubel

News

A Family Affair: Parents, Children and NYC's Homelessness Crisis

NYC Receives Long-Sought Grant to Tackle Youth Homelessness

It’s the first time that New York City has received the grant, despite counting roughly 7,400 homeless young people under age 24 without an adult head of household—often referred to as runaway and homeless youth (RHY)—in 2019
By David Brand
Opinion

Opinion: Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Provide Essential Care to NY’s Underserved

‘The continued expansion and funding of CCBHCs is not guaranteed, despite bipartisan support, and the pandemic will continue to fuel mental health and addiction crises.’
By Yaberci Perez-Cubillán
2021 election

Eric Adams Touts Hotel Conversions in Plan to Address Homelessness

The Democratic nominee for mayor says he wants to convert shuttered lodgings outside Manhattan into 25,000 units of supportive and permanently affordable housing. While his plan is light on details, it’s excited housing advocates.
By David Brand
climate change

Climate Week Kickoff: NY Approves Two Renewable Energy Proposals

While state officials say the two projects will power New York City with wind, solar and hydropower, both projects have been criticized by environmentalists for their potential impact on local communities and ecosystems.
By Liz Donovan
Opinion

Opinion: Pandemic-Suffering New Yorkers Need the American Families Plan

‘I voted for Donald Trump, yet I still firmly believe that it’s the government’s responsibility to create jobs and ensure an affordable cost of living for hard-working Americans. It’s time for Washington to stop playing politics with our lives and start taking action.’
By Kamel Rizkalla

Mapping the Future

As NYC’s Jail Crisis Worsens, Stable Housing Could Be the Difference Between Rikers and Release

As a deepening humanitarian crisis inside the Rikers Island jail complex fuels efforts to release more detainees, a judge’s decision can come down to one key consideration: Do they have a stable address?
Opinion: It’s Time to Prioritize Older Adults in NYC Housing

'The cost is too high not to fund safety modifications to our housing stock. Older adults who can’t afford modifications, such as grab bars or no step entrances, must choose between living in an unsafe home or moving to an institutional setting.'
‘They Were Uninhabitable’—Ex-Landlords Leave Raft of Hazards at Former Bronx Cluster Sites

In June, the city spent $122 million to purchase 14 former cluster site buildings, turning them over to nonprofit organizations to fix up and operate as permanent housing. The organizations have their work cut out for them: There were more than 1,100 open Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) violations across the portfolio at the time of purchase.
Opinion: In NYC Land Use Debates, YIMBYs and NIMBYs Can Find Common Ground

‘Our city has long suffered from a lack of housing and mistrust from our elected officials. But by reaching out to people who disagree and remain circumspect of city proposals, I believe that a pathway to understanding and producing opportunities for working-class families is the connection to lower the rhetoric and find ways to work together.’
Lo que necesita saber sobre: ¿cómo obtener ayuda si ha sufrido daños por la tormenta Ida en Nueva York?

Además de las ayudas federales que maneja la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés) hay recursos adicionales para las personas afectadas por las inundaciones disponibles a través de la ciudad y el estado de Nueva York, varias de estas disponibles para personas indocumentadas.

Podcasts

► Decorative play icon links to post: ¿Cómo ha cambiado la población latina en la última década según los datos del censo?
¿Cómo ha cambiado la población latina en la última década según los datos del censo?

La población latina de la ciudad de Nueva York creció en total 6.6 por ciento y el crecimiento de la población en general de la ciudad fue de 7.7 por ciento, pero a pesar de esto parece que va a perder un representante en el Congreso.
By Daniel Parra
► Decorative play icon links to post: ¿Una posible reforma migratoria en el paquete de reconciliación presupuestaria?
¿Una posible reforma migratoria en el paquete de reconciliación presupuestaria?

Si bien no se saben todos los detalles de la propuesta, se sabe que el tema de inmigración será abordado por dos frentes: el comités de Seguridad Nacional hará recomendaciones sobre la frontera y el comité de Asuntos Gubernamentales y Judicial del Senado (Senate Judiciary Committee) se encargará del paso a la ciudadanía.
By Daniel Parra
► Decorative play icon links to post: ¿Cómo Texas quiere disuadir a inmigrantes de no cruzar la frontera con la ‘operación estrella solitaria’?
¿Cómo Texas quiere disuadir a inmigrantes de no cruzar la frontera con la ‘operación estrella solitaria’?

La "Operación Estrella Solitaria" (Operation Lone Star), que ha lanzado el gobernador Abbott es un conjunto de políticas para disuadir a los migrantes de no cruzar la frontera. Recientemente ordenó interceptar cualquier
By Daniel Parra

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City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York

Climate Week Kickoff: NY Approves Two Renewable Energy Proposals

While state officials say the two projects will power New York City with wind, solar and hydropower, both projects have been criticized by environmentalists for their potential impact on local communities and ecosystems.
Transparency Needed Over Rikers Island Heat Conditions, Legal Aid Lawsuit Alleges

The Department of Correction (DOC) is refusing to disclose how it ensured the safety of inmates in its more restrictive housing units, including during a record-breaking heat wave this summer, two petitions filed in Queens court Thursday by the Legal Aid Society allege.
At Storm Resiliency Hearing, Officials Look to Prepare City and Subways for a ‘Rainier Future’

The city activated its flash flooding alerts 13 times so far this year, and nine times last year, according to John Scrivani, commissioner of the city’s Department of Emergency Management Department.

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: It’s Time to Prioritize Older Adults in NYC Housing

'The cost is too high not to fund safety modifications to our housing stock. Older adults who can’t afford modifications, such as grab bars or no step entrances, must choose between living in an unsafe home or moving to an institutional setting.'

The Ride

Opinion: City and State Leaders Fail to Protect New Yorkers from Auto Violence

‘The loss of an innocent baby as well as five other individuals in just one weekend is more heartbreaking evidence that New York City’s lame efforts to protect its people from arrogant, irresponsible, and entitled automobile drivers has been an epic failure.’
Gov. Hochul Signs Bill Restricting NY Car Sales to Zero-Emission Vehicles After 2035

After the city suffered deadly flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, Gov. Kathy Hochul promises a new era, signs off on climate legislation and launches climate justice fellowship.
Opinion: Now is the Time to Make the Gateway Program Happen

The economic case for investing in the Gateway Program is crystal clear. If we build, we would create over 70,000 jobs and generate over $19 billion in economic benefits. If we do not build, we would cost the economy $16 billion, $7 billion in lost tax revenue, and a loss of nearly $23 billion in lost property value.’

Investigations

Housing and Development

NYC’s ‘Hollowed Out’ Enforcement Units Struggle to Keep Pace on Housing Discrimination Cases

Source of income discrimination constitutes the most common form of illegal housing bias in NYC. Yet the city has only a handful of attorneys and staffers at the two agencies dedicated to tackling the monumental problem.
By David Brand
nyc mayoral race

Ray McGuire’s Billions in Deals Triggered Thousands of Layoffs

The New York City mayoral candidate says his achievements as a financier will equip him well to steer the city. But many of the mega-mergers he brokered left big batches of workers behind.
By Jarrett Murphy
Election 2021

In Advocating ‘Precision Policing,’ Adams Embraces a Term Police Critics Have Targeted

The de Blasio administration used the term to refer to gang crackdowns, domestic violence response, nuisance abatement, efforts to stop knife violence and more.
By Jarrett Murphy
Election 2021

‘He’s a Bit of an Enigma’: What Eric Adams’ Development Record & Housing Plan Tell Us

He's raised big money from real estate, advocated for lots of development, and approved the majority of development deals he's considered—with a few important exceptions.
By Jarrett Murphy
2021 election

Andrew Yang Disrupts the Mayor’s Race, But Some of His Ideas Fall Flat

Do his comments on casinos, yeshivas and the teachers union suggest that his campaign has not done its homework?
By Jarrett Murphy

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