Opinion: New York’s Climate Crisis is a Housing Crisis

“Hurricane Sandy damaged 10 percent of the city’s housing. In a city with a vacancy rate of 4.5 percent, even a temporary loss of the housing supply isn’t just a problem for those directly displaced: it tightens the market for everyone, making it harder and more expensive to find housing.”

ByDeborah Helaine Morris

ByThaddeus Pawlowski

ByHugo SarmientoOctober 28, 2022Share PostTwitter FacebookEmailLink8 minRead time

Council Directs NYC to Establish Micro-Grant Program for DV Survivors

The legislation directs the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-based Violence and the Department of Social Services to establish a new fund and dispense modest grants to survivors of domestic violence.

ByDavid BrandOctober 28, 2022Share PostTwitter FacebookEmailLink8 minRead time

More NYC Students Were Homeless Last Year, Even as Enrollment Declined

Though total enrollment in city schools fell by 3.2 percent, the number of homeless-identifying students increased by 3.3 percent. Those 104,000 students include 29,000 who spent time in shelters, 69,000 temporarily sharing housing with others, and approximately 5,500 who were unsheltered—living in cars, parks, or abandoned buildings.

ByMariam HydaraOctober 28, 2022Share PostTwitter FacebookEmailLink5 minRead time

Opinion: New York’s Climate Crisis is a Housing Crisis

Council Directs NYC to Establish Micro-Grant Program for DV Survivors

More NYC Students Were Homeless Last Year, Even as Enrollment Declined

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