Emma Whitford, Author at City Limits

07

Nov 2023

Esperar o pasaje de ida: inmigrantes se enfrentan a una nueva realidad al expirar estancias en refugios

La reciente apertura de un centro dedicado a dar pasajes gratuitos de un sólo trayecto (Reticketing Center) ha sembrado la confusión, ya que se perfila como una de las únicas…

ByEmma Whitford

ByDaniel Parra 17 minRead time

07

Nov 2023

Government Politics

‘I Want to Go in the Right Direction’: New Yorkers on What Drove Them to the Polls

As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, more than 444,000 people across the five boroughs had cast ballots in the general election. City Limits spoke to residents at the polls, many of…

ByEmma Whitford

ByMariana Simões

ByTatyana Turner 7 minRead time

02

Nov 2023

Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Uncertain Waits or Tickets Away: Immigrants Face New Reality as Shelter Stays Expire

A recently-opened facility dedicated to “reticketing” has sown confusion, emerging as one of the only options—along with new “waiting areas”—for recently-arrived immigrants forced to leave their shelter placements as the…

ByEmma Whitford

ByDaniel Parra 14 minRead time

31

Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

NYC Promised More Apartments to Break a ‘Vicious Cycle.’ Where Are They?

A 2019 plan to expand the Justice Involved Supportive Housing program would satisfy a commitment in former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Points of Agreement to close the city’s notorious jail…

ByEmma Whitford 22 minRead time

25

Oct 2023

Housing and Homelessness

NY Quietly Finalizes Housing Regulations Cheered By ‘Frankensteining’ Critics

The amendments, some of which limit rents on combined or ‘Frankensteined’ apartments, mark the first update since 2014 to regulations in the Rent Stabilization Code governing about 1 million apartments.

ByEmma Whitford 7 minRead time

24

Oct 2023

Comunidades de habla hispana Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Se limita la estadía para familias inmigrantes en albergues, pero algunas ya están demasiado familiarizadas

En los últimos meses, cientos de familias de inmigrantes recién llegados con niños han estado sujetas a límites de estadía de 28 días en hoteles, ya que la ciudad insiste…

ByEmma Whitford

ByDaniel Parra 14 minRead time

19

Oct 2023

Housing and Homelessness Justice

NYC Mayor’s Latest Bid to Suspend Adult Shelter Rights Cools in Court

“The parties have agreed that for now there should not be a war of legal papers,” New York State Supreme Court Judge Gerald Lebovits said Thursday. “That for now, the…

ByEmma Whitford 8 minRead time

18

Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

‘They Assigned Us Far Away’: As Shelter Limit Policy Expands, Some Families Are Already Too Familiar

Hundreds of recently-arrived immigrant families with children have been subject to 28-day limits on hotel shelter stays in recent months, as the city insists it’s run out of space to…

ByEmma Whitford

ByDaniel Parra 12 minRead time

05

Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

Evolving Requirements For Tenant Lawyer Funding Met With Protest

Recent clarifications and updates to city funding terms have alleviated some fears among legal service nonprofits while sparking others, as the organizations demand Mayor Eric Adams’ administration stop the contracting…

ByEmma Whitford 13 minRead time

04

Oct 2023

Housing and Homelessness Immigration Justice

‘This is Extreme’: Advocates Condemn Mayor’s Latest Ask to Suspend Adult Shelter Rights

In a new state court filing, the Adams administration is requesting authority to suspend the bulk of a 1981 decree that ensures shelter access for single adults.

ByEmma Whitford 11 minRead time

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