“Lawmakers up in Albany have already proposed legislation to protect ground lease co-op residents around the state. We need standard rights and protections and New York has the chance to grant them.”
The announcement follows months of complaints by immigrants and asylum seekers about missing mail in city shelters, complicating their immigration cases and other efforts to establish their lives here, as City Limits was the first to report in July.
Since the pandemic, one in every three New York City residents has used a food pantry, according to a recent study from Robin Hood and Columbia University. Here, City Limits rounds up a list of where people can find food assistance and other anti-hunger resources.
“An app which allows residents to give real-time feedback on the repair vendors in their apartments that adds up to a vendor’s scorecard so we will have real accountability for NYCHA contractors, which the audit shows is so badly needed,” said Comptroller Brad Lander.
“Roy Wilkins Park is not just any park; it’s the only Black-led public park in New York City, a legacy that dates back to the 1970s when our community organized and marched to ensure that Roy Wilkins Park would remain under local control.”
As city lawmakers negotiate a package for the “City of Yes” zoning reforms, a report from the Independent Budget Office highlights the importance of city subsidies in creating deeply affordable housing.
Two years into the mayor’s anti-rodent siege, rat infestations persist, but one consequence of the policy change has emerged: a major uptick in homeowner fines. “The summonses started escalating,” said Betty Davis, an 80-year-old retired homeowner on Dean Street who’s received $930 in fines in 2024.
“New housing production isn’t a solution if it doesn’t meet the needs of a majority of New Yorkers…Every neighborhood should and must be doing its part to produce affordable housing, not just market-rate housing, if we are going to turn the city’s housing crisis around.” Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! You’re paying over half your monthly income in rent, your landlord won’t make repairs, and you’re already rooming with friends or family—your best option? Move.
Los beneficiarios de la Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA por sus siglas en inglés) ya pueden solicitar cobertura médica a través de HealthCare.gov y los mercados estatales individuales. Aquí hay una guía para acceder a la atención a través de los Planes de Salud Esenciales o Calificados del Estado de Nueva York.
A record-high 146,733 students were living in the shelter system, doubled up, or staying in hotels, motels, or unsheltered, a new report finds. In some school districts, as many as one in five experienced homelessness.
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