The number of available apartments for low- and middle- income New Yorkers reached a 30-year low in 2021, according to the results of a vacancy survey used to determine whether rent stabilization laws will remain in place in the five boroughs.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
¿Renovar o reconstruir? Albany considera alternativas al control municipal de las escuelas de Nueva York
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Los legisladores de Nueva York tienen hasta el 30 de junio para decidir si quieren extender el control de la alcaldía y, en caso de hacerlo, por cuánto tiempo. Si deciden no extender tendrán que pensar en un nuevo sistema, ya que pocos legisladores parecen estar interesados en volver a la estructura de los consejos escolares que existía antes de 2002.
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En el primer trimestre de 2022 las multas a vendedores ambulantes de Nueva York continúan en los niveles anteriores a la pandemia
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Las agencias de la ciudad, incluida la policía de Nueva York, emitieron 570 multas a vendedores ambulantes durante los tres primeros meses de 2022, superando el número de multas durante el mismo período de 2019: 366.
Government
Street Vendor Enforcement Continued at Pre-Pandemic Levels During First Quarter Under Mayor Adams
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City agencies, including the NYPD, issued 570 tickets to street vendors during the first three months of 2022, exceeding the number of fines during the same period in 2019: 366. Zip codes with a large immigrant population continue to be one of the most inspected areas both in 2021 and during 2022’s first trimester.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC Communities of Color Face Increased Eviction Filings, Displacement Risk, and Soaring Unaffordable Rents
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ANHD’s 2022 Housing Risk Chart highlights the compounding pressures, and risks, to affordable housing in dozens of neighborhoods. Indicators of speculation, gentrification, and displacement pressure are distributed throughout the city and show the necessity of tenant and homeowner counseling and support programs that defend affordability in every neighborhood.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Planned Borough-Based Jails are a Chance for a ‘Radically Different’ System
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“Concerns about the creation of ‘mega jails’ have hounded the plans to close the jails on Rikers Island since before the historic vote in 2019. It has served as a useful boogeyman for opponents of the Rikers closure plan, especially in Manhattan. It’s also a fabrication.”
Health and Environment
Overdose Deaths in New York City Increased by 17% Last Year, CDC Estimates
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Preliminary data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that over 2,500 people in New York City died from overdoses in 2021, up from 2,143 overdose deaths in 2020. The uptick comes as advocates push for the state to authorize the use of Overdose Prevention Centers, which the city opened in 2021.
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Cierra fondo de ayuda por tormenta Ida de $27 millones, desembolsando menos de $2 millones a inmigrantes en Nueva York
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Hasta ahora se han distribuido fondos de ayuda a 288 hogares, por un total de 1.601.210 dólares: 345 solicitudes se han finalizado y 201 siguen en proceso de tramitación. Es poco probable que el fondo abra de nuevo a los solicitantes.
Age Justice
Opinion: We Must Invest in Mental Health Care for Older New Yorkers
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The reality is that many older adults have already survived trauma—and those experiences carry so much wisdom, perspective, and resilience to share as a result. Investments to increase access to mental health support for seniors would go a long way.
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
New York’s $27 Million Ida Relief Fund for Immigrants Closes, Disbursing Less Than $2 Million
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Cash assistance has been dispersed to 288 households so far, for a total of $1,601,210: 345 applications have been finalized and 201 are still being processed. Stakeholders say it’s unlikely the fund will open again to applicants.
Health and Environment
State Delays Decision on National Grid Expansion of Greenpoint Gas Facility—Again
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This is the sixth time the state has put off a decision on the expansion, which has been criticized by environmentalists as at odds with New York’s climate goals. The DEC says it will wait until the Public Service Commission can evaluate the project.