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The Supreme Court’s recent decision could turn the Meatpacking District into the Heat-packing District by allowing an untold number of New Yorkers to carry guns outside their homes. But what…

ByDavid Brand 16 minRead time

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Jun 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Queens Community Board Rejects 5-Block Rezoning Plan Over Affordability Concerns

The vote marks the first major milestone in the city land use process for the proposed $2 billion project, known as “Innovation QNS,” which would erect at least a dozen…

ByDavid Brand 11 minRead time

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Jun 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC’s Rent Board Votes for Biggest Increase Since Bloomberg Administration

The nine-member Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) voted Tuesday to raise rents by 3.25 percent on one-year leases and by 5 percent on two-year leases, the highest increase for rent-stabilized…

ByDavid Brand 3 minRead time

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Jun 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Council Bill Could Force NYC to Report Actual Homeless Shelter Census—Eventually

Since Jan. 1, City Limits has been publishing more accurate homeless shelter census figures after a Council bill to force the city to publish a true number failed last year. The…

ByDavid Brand 4 minRead time

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Jun 2022

Government Health Housing and Homelessness

Homeless Hotel Residents Brace for Next Move as NYC Weighs Changes to COVID Protections

The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is re-evaluating its guidelines for sheltering older homeless adults and people with significant health problems that make them especially vulnerable to COVID-19, who can…

ByDavid Brand 10 minRead time

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Jun 2022

Economy Housing and Homelessness

‘Stressful’ Formula Shortage Weighing on Families in NYC Homeless Shelters

Some 1,121 babies were born into the Department of Homeless Services’ (DHS) shelter system last fiscal year, and a disproportionate number of low-income New Yorkers depend at least in part…

ByDavid Brand 12 minRead time

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Jun 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Here’s How NYC’s $101 Billion Budget Addresses Homelessness

The new budget directs $2.4 billion to homeless services in the coming fiscal year, invests billions more in housing over the next decade and funds an increase to rental assistance…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByDavid Brand 20 minRead time

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Jun 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

After a Year of Missed Opportunity, New York Revises Sputtering Hotel-to-Housing Plan

When COVID-19 hit, policymakers saw an opportunity: The city had interconnected affordable housing and homelessness crises; the city also had hundreds of empty hotels hemorrhaging cash. But a year after…

ByDavid Brand 14 minRead time

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Jun 2022

Uncategorized

NYC’s 75-Year-Old Ukrainian Soccer Club Plays in Brooklyn, with Hearts in Kyiv

The Ukrainian Sports Club was founded in 1947 as tens of thousand of Ukrainian migrants settled in New York. Today, the team competes in the historic Cosmopolitan Soccer League and…

ByDavid Brand 13 minRead time

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Jun 2022

Education Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Justice NYCHA Politics

New York’s Legislative Session Ends, With Mixed Results on Housing. Here’s What Passed & What Didn’t

What exactly did state lawmakers do before starting their nearly seven-month break? Here’s a rundown.

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByDavid Brand

ByLiz Donovan 23 minRead time

David Brand

No Loud Music. No Smoking. No Guns. Can NYC Landlords Ban Firearms?

Queens Community Board Rejects 5-Block Rezoning Plan Over Affordability Concerns

NYC’s Rent Board Votes for Biggest Increase Since Bloomberg Administration

Council Bill Could Force NYC to Report Actual Homeless Shelter Census—Eventually

Homeless Hotel Residents Brace for Next Move as NYC Weighs Changes to COVID Protections

‘Stressful’ Formula Shortage Weighing on Families in NYC Homeless Shelters

Here’s How NYC’s $101 Billion Budget Addresses Homelessness

After a Year of Missed Opportunity, New York Revises Sputtering Hotel-to-Housing Plan

NYC’s 75-Year-Old Ukrainian Soccer Club Plays in Brooklyn, with Hearts in Kyiv

New York’s Legislative Session Ends, With Mixed Results on Housing. Here’s What Passed & What Didn’t

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