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Falling through the Cracks: Young Adult Asylum Seekers Struggle to Access City Resources

As more young adults enter the city as asylum seekers, there is no official system in place to direct them to specialized shelters tailored to their needs—and, lately, no beds…

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Labor Opinion Politics Transportation

Opinion: City Services are Tattered, and Mayor Adams is Prepared to Make it Worse

“When Mayor Adams presents his budget Thursday, consider the choices he’s made and the impact on the working class and the services they rely on government to deliver. As a…

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth NYCHA Video

VIDEO: Voting on NYCHA’s Future

This City Limits video delves into the complexities of a vote that will impact Nostrand Houses tenants in the near term, and explores the choices thousands of additional public housing…

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

NYC Promised More Apartments to Break a ‘Vicious Cycle.’ Where Are They?

A 2019 plan to expand the Justice Involved Supportive Housing program would satisfy a commitment in former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Points of Agreement to close the city’s notorious jail…

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations NYCHA

As Chelsea Demo Plans Move Ahead, A Look Back to NYCHA’s Brooklyn Razing

There are several key differences between PACT and Hope VI, the now-defunct federal program that facilitated demolition and displacement in Brooklyn decades ago. But, despite contemporary safeguards, advocates say they’ll…

Comunidades de habla hispana Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth

Ante vencimiento de plazos de estadía, solicitantes de asilo navegan el costoso mercado de alquiler de Nueva York

De las seis personas con las que City Limits habló sobre sus recientes búsquedas, solo una ha podido encontrar y alquilar una habitación; otra le paga a una compañera de…

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth

Facing Shelter Deadlines, Asylum Seekers Navigate NYC’s Costly Rental Market

Securing housing in a city known for sky-high rents is proving difficult for newly arrived immigrants. Of the six people City Limits spoke to about their recent searches, only one…

Climate and Environment In Depth

Off the Map: Swaths of Southeast Queens Overlooked in State’s List of Climate-Priority Neighborhoods

Under New York’s climate law, “disadvantaged communities” that have borne the brunt of pollution and other environmental issues are being prioritized for funding and climate-related benefits. But swaths of Southeast…

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

‘A Lot of False Hope’: City Data Show Ongoing Barriers To Supportive Housing

While the Department of Social Services says more people were accepted into supportive housing last year than the year prior, a new report shows persistent barriers and rejections, including some…

Climate and Environment Economy Government In Depth Labor Transportation

Hot on the Job: How Should New York Protect Workers From Heat?

Workers, especially people of color and immigrants, are suffering in increasingly hot weather. But some advocates and lawmakers have solutions.

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