Housing and Homelessness
Pols Decry Cuts to City Capital Budget
Sadef Ali Kully |
They say the reductions will exacerbate the housing crisis and worsen inequality—and not help the city close its budget gap.
Voices of New York
Attacked for Wearing A Mask, NYC Student Launches Group to Fight Racism
Rong Xiaoqing for Sing Tao Daily |
Bincheng Mao launched the East Coast Coalition for Tolerance and Non-Discrimination (ECC) with some college friends, calling for young people to come fight against racism.
commercial rent
Commercial Tenants Desperate for Relief in Greenpoint
Peter Senzamici |
Commercial tenants in Brooklyn are finding that the governor’s eviction moratorium hasn’t stopped their landlord from hounding them for rent.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Now More Than Ever, NYC Needs Nature, and NYC’s Nature Needs Funding
Sarah Charlop-Powers and Emily Nobel Maxwell |
‘As we start to recover from this pandemic, it’s clear that New York City’s investments in natural areas need to be sustained for both their short-term benefits — like recreational space to socially distance and hundreds of green jobs — and long-term benefits — like climate change mitigation and adaptation.’
