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NY State Senator & Judiciary Chair Sepúlveda Was No-Show for Housing Court Clients

On at least four occasions, New York State Sen. Luis Sepúlveda, who also has a private law practice, failed to appear in court for tenants he was defending from eviction.…

Comunidades de habla hispana Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth Investigations

Para las familias sin hogar, los refugios en hoteles de Nueva York suponen un reto: la comida

Aunque la ciudad ha cerrado gran parte de su red de refugios de emergencia para inmigrantes, las familias sin hogar siguen alojadas en 110 hoteles, la mayoría de los cuales…

Climate and Environment Featured Health Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

How NYC Closed Tens of Thousands of ‘No Heat’ Complaints Without Conducting an Inspection

Record numbers of New Yorkers called 311 to report heat and hot water outages during this winter’s cold snap. But a quirk of the city housing agency’s response procedure meant…

Featured Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth Investigations

For Homeless Families, NYC’s Hotel Shelters Pose a Challenge: The Food

While the city has largely shuttered its network of emergency shelters for migrants, homeless families are still being housed in 110 hotels, the majority of which lack kitchens. Shelter-provided food…

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development

While Affordable Housing Tenants Pay Extra for Amenities, Some Market Rate Renters Get Them For Free

While high prices lock some New York City affordable housing tenants out of their luxury building’s amenities—like game rooms, gyms, co-working spaces, and lounges—some of their market-rate neighbors are getting…

Economy Featured Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development

How NYC’s Housing Crisis is Squeezing its Small Businesses

As New York City housing costs continue to outpace incomes, the pressure ricochets through commercial corridors, pushing out some of the very businesses that define them.

Climate and Environment Featured Government Health In Depth NYCHA

NYCHA Residents Say Nearby Industrial Site is Covering Their Homes in Dust

“It’s covering cars. It’s clogging air conditioners,” said Kimberly Comes, a tenant at NYCHA’s Redfern Houses. She and neighbors hope to close the construction debris recycling facility across the street,…

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At Queens Job Training Program, Immigrant Workers Learn to Navigate Life in NYC

“For people who migrate—who feel lost—all of this is new,” said Luis Florez, a 37-year-old from Colombia who took part in the program in 2024, where he learned what a…

Comunidades de habla hispana Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth Investigations Labor

Alcaldía toma medidas contra infracciones de agencias de empleo tras investigación de City Limits

Según la alcaldía, en los últimos años miles de personas en busca de empleo, en particular aquellas con bajos ingresos y que no son hablantes nativos de inglés, han pagado…

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development

The New ‘Poor Door’: Amenity Fees Are Too High for Affordable Housing Tenants

Tenants who get affordable housing through the city’s lottery or a rental assistance voucher often can’t afford amenity fees in new mixed-income luxury buildings, creating what one described as a…

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