Mariana De Jesus-Szendrey, Author at City Limits

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This election has been defined, in part, by debate over how to address the city’s escalating affordability crisis, especially in the face of federal funding cuts.

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByKeke Grant-Floyd

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ByPatrick Spauster 9 minRead time

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Oct 2025

ARTS and CULTURE Event recap Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Profiles

Talk of the Block: Author Joél Leon on Gentrification & Race

“Mainstream media tends to leave race out of the conversation because it’s an uncomfortable conversation for a lot of folks,” Leon told City Limits.

ByMariana De Jesús-Szendrey 6 minRead time

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Aug 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Profiles

Homeless in a Heatwave: Summer Poses Extra Challenges for Unhoused New Yorkers

“Heat-related incidents have definitely been on the rise,” said Josiah Haken, CEO of the homeless outreach group City Relief. “The people we serve are often the ones who feel the…

ByMariana De Jesús-Szendrey 10 minRead time

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Aug 2025

Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

‘Back Home Act’ Aims to Support NYC Tenants Displaced by Emergencies

Each year, fires, floods and other emergencies force thousands of New Yorkers from their homes, separating them from their communities and often in the dark about the status of repairs…

ByMariana De Jesús-Szendrey 6 minRead time

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Jul 2025

2025 Elections Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

The Land Use Charter Changes That Might Be on Your Ballot This Fall

The mayor’s Charter Revision Commission drafted a series of proposals to streamline and speed up the public review process for new development. If approved, they’ll go before voters in the…

ByMariana De Jesús-Szendrey 12 minRead time

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Jun 2025

Economy Government Health Housing and Homelessness Politics

SNAP Under Attack: What Federal Cuts to Food Aid Would Mean for NYC

“Food and housing are absolutely related,” NYC Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park tells City Limits. “When people are in a choice between paying for food or paying…

ByMariana De Jesús-Szendrey 14 minRead time

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Jun 2025

Economy Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness In Depth

‘I’m Afraid of Wasting Away’: City Food Pantries Struggle As Funding Shrinks & Demand Grows

As federal support dries up, the lines outside New York City pantries stretch down blocks and around corners. Advocates say the city needs to ramp up funding for its emergency food…

ByMariana De Jesús-Szendrey 14 minRead time

Mariana De Jesús-Szendrey

How New Yorkers Say They Voted And Why

Talk of the Block: Author Joél Leon on Gentrification & Race

Homeless in a Heatwave: Summer Poses Extra Challenges for Unhoused New Yorkers

‘Back Home Act’ Aims to Support NYC Tenants Displaced by Emergencies

The Land Use Charter Changes That Might Be on Your Ballot This Fall

‘I’m Afraid of Wasting Away’: City Food Pantries Struggle As Funding Shrinks & Demand Grows

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Mariana De Jesús-Szendrey

How New Yorkers Say They Voted And Why

Talk of the Block: Author Joél Leon on Gentrification & Race

Homeless in a Heatwave: Summer Poses Extra Challenges for Unhoused New Yorkers

‘Back Home Act’ Aims to Support NYC Tenants Displaced by Emergencies

The Land Use Charter Changes That Might Be on Your Ballot This Fall

SNAP Under Attack: What Federal Cuts to Food Aid Would Mean for NYC

‘I’m Afraid of Wasting Away’: City Food Pantries Struggle As Funding Shrinks & Demand Grows

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