Bronx
What’s Happening This Week in NYC Housing? March 23-29
Ryan Pullido |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Economy
State Lawmakers Pitch Budget Funds to Help NYCHA with Mounting Rent Debt
Tatyana Turner |
In a budget resolution unveiled last week, the State Senate earmarked $389 million for public housing and Section 8 tenants statewide who applied for, but were left out from, New York’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). The Assembly proposed $385 million for the same purpose.
Government
¿Cuáles fueron las condiciones de resguardo para inmigrantes ucranianos en Tijuana en 2022?
Daniel Parra |
Según la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP por sus siglas en inglés), entre febrero y finales de abril de 2022, hubo más de 20.000 encuentros con ucranianos, muchos de estos ocurrieron en la frontera con México.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Forced Hospitalization is the Wrong Approach to Mental Health
Joshua Budhu |
“This policy, while likely formed with good intent, is short-sighted and places more strain on a system that is close to breaking. It also shifts focus and continues to villainize individuals who need help, rather than providing the resources that they desperately need. This is a band-aid, meant to make the problem less visible, ignoring the real issues.”
Government
Hudson Yards Calls Itself a Model Neighborhood for Energy Efficiency. City Data Paints a Different Picture
Mariana Simões |
Hudson Yards promised to be one of the most efficient sustainable neighborhoods in the U.S. But public energy consumption data tracked by the city shows many green-certified properties in the neighborhood are failing to outperform similar buildings nationwide.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Building Again at NYCHA
Charles Lauster |
It is time for New York to meet its public housing needs. It has the land. The technical ability to restore and replace NYCHA’s housing stock to meet tenant needs and low-carbon performance is there.
Government
Housing Policy Faultlines Emerge Ahead Of Final Albany Budget Deal
Emma Whitford |
The Senate and Assembly on Tuesday released their annual budget resolutions, responding to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $227 billion spending proposal unveiled last month. They rejected the bulk of Hochul’s strategy to increase housing production statewide, while entertaining eviction protections the governor has ducked.
Economy
Policía de Nueva York emitió la mayoría de las multas a vendedores ambulantes en 2022
Daniel Parra |
La policía de Nueva York y el Departamento de Protección del Consumidor y del Trabajador (DCWP por sus siglas en inglés) emitieron en conjunto 5.197 multas a vendedores ambulantes el año pasado. La policía sacó mucho más multas, a pesar de la promesa del exalcalde de Blasio de retirarlos. Después de ocho meses de retraso, el DOHMH (por sus siglas en inglés) empezará a expedir las solicitudes para nuevas licencias de supervisión a vendedores ambulantes a finales de mes.
Economy
Ciudad de Nueva York ofrecerá un programa alternativo de verano abierto a jóvenes indocumentados
Daniel Parra |
La ciudad ofrecerá este verano un programa de formación laboral abierto a los jóvenes indocumentados, según ha conocido City Limits, respondiendo a las peticiones de defensores y legisladores que han estado presionando para que se ofrezca una alternativa al popular Programa de Empleo Juvenil de Verano (SYEP por sus siglas en inglés), para el que los estudiantes indocumentados no son elegibles.
Government
In New York’s Fight to Legalize Basement Apartments, What About Cellars?
Emma Whitford |
While Gov. Kathy Hochul included a pathway to basement legalization in her February budget proposal, the word ‘cellar’ is absent from her plan. The two terms may be indistinguishable to most property owners, but they’re different under zoning and dwelling laws, and excluding cellars from the state’s plan would omit a significant swath of below-grade housing stock from potential conversion, advocates say.
