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Funding Boost Could Fulfill City’s Pledge to Expand Housing for New Yorkers Who Cycle Between Shelter and Jail

The city’s latest budget includes funds to grow the number of apartments in the Justice-Involved Supportive Housing program (JISH) from 120 to 500. That expansion was among the commitments the…

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The 12 Communities Where Mayor Adams’ Charter Commission Could ‘Fast Track’ Affordable Housing

Adams’ Charter Revision Commission has proposed measures to accelerate affordable housing production in the parts of the city that have produced the least, a move that has drawn criticism from…

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Zohran Mamdani Made Inroads With NYCHA Voters, First-Round Ballots Show

Among the usually moderate public housing voters who helped power Eric Adams to the mayoralty, Zohran Mamdani outperformed expectations in last month’s Democratic primary. The poll site at NYCHA"s Pelham…

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Navigating NYC’s Housing Crisis Through Basement Living

For many low-income and immigrant New Yorkers, an unregulated basement or cellar unit is all they can afford. While the city has made efforts to legalize underground apartments, like a…

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‘Bad for Business’: What Trump’s Plan to Halt Offshore Wind Means for New York’s Economy

Trump’s decision to halt new permits for offshore wind and pause construction of New York’s Empire Wind project puts thousands of local jobs at risk and jeopardizes the promise of…

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Brooklyn’s Stalled Atlantic Yards Plan Faces More Questions Than Answers

More than 21 years after it was announced, the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park megaproject has delivered the Barclays Center and eight towers, but remains about half-finished. With foreclosure pending and an affordable…

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Nueva York emitió más de 10.000 multas a vendedores ambulantes y confiscó toneladas de comida en 2024

El número de multas que impuso la policía de Nueva York a vendedores ambulantes fue cinco veces mayor que en 2019, cuando la policía estaba a cargo de hacer cumplir…

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NYC Issued Over 10,000 Street Vendor Tickets, Confiscated Tons of Food in 2024

The number of NYPD tickets in 2024 was five times higher than in 2019, when the police were the primary enforcers of vendor rules before the pandemic hit and the…

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New York Approved a Major Gas Pipeline Expansion. What Does it Mean for its Climate Goals?

The approval of Iroquois’ enhancement project, which utility companies argue is needed to heat New Yorkers’ homes in the coldest months, amps up planet-warming pollution—and signals that the state’s commitment…

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Brooklyn Tenants Brace for ‘Doomsday’ As Their Affordable Housing Deal Nears Its End

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), a federal subsidy, has created and preserved affordable rents for decades. Now, its expiration could force residents out.

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