“Lawmakers up in Albany have already proposed legislation to protect ground lease co-op residents around the state. We need standard rights and protections and New York has the chance to grant them.”
Brooklyn
Voting Starts for NYCHA Hylan Houses Tenants to Choose Funding Model
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Starting Wednesday at noon, residents at the single public housing building in Bushwick, Brooklyn, will have 30 days to vote on whether they want to stay in the Section 9 program or join one of two other models for raising repair money: PACT or the Preservation Trust.
Housing and Homelessness
Meet Your Tenant Leader: Cynthia Tibbs, NYCHA’s West Side Urban Renewal Brownstones
Tatyana Turner |
Tibbs is the leader of one of 218 active resident associations across the city’s public housing system, according to NYCHA, where she’s worked to install new intercoms, host community events and support tenants with issues ranging from leaks to trespassers.
Bronx
2024 Election in NYC: Poll Site Confusion, First Time Voters & Hopes for Change
City Limits |
By 6 p.m., nearly 2.2 million New Yorkers and counting had turned up to vote in Tuesday’s election—many saying they were motivated by the chance for change and hopes for unity following a divisive presidential campaign season.
Economy
En medio de ofensiva contra vendedores ambulantes, votantes de Nueva York sopesan si ampliar control sobre venta ambulante
Daniel Parra |
El Departamento de Sanidad (DSNY por sus siglas en inglés) y la Policía de Nueva York (NYPD por sus siglas en inglés), los dos principales organismos encargados de hacer cumplir las normas de venta ambulante desde 2023, han emitido en conjunto 9.028 multas a vendedores en lo que va de año. El repunte se produce cuando los votantes sopesarán el martes sobre la Propuesta de Votación 2, que ampliará la autoridad de Sanidad sobre la venta ambulante.
Economy
Amid Street Vendor Crackdown, NYC Voters Approve Enforcement Expansion
Daniel Parra |
The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and NYPD, the two main enforcement agencies for street vending rules since 2023, have together issued 9,028 tickets to vendors so far this year. The uptick comes as voters last Tuesday approved Ballot Proposal 2, which expands Sanitation’s enforcement authority over vending.
Bronx
As New Yorkers Hit the Polls, Bronx Residents Share Why They Voted
City Limits |
In the nine days of early voting that kicked off on Oct. 26, just shy of 1.1 million New Yorkers had already made it to the polls, according to NYC’s Board of Elections. The numbers rivaled that of 2020, which saw 30,000 more people cast an early ballot.
Government
NYCHA Board Green Lights Plan to Demolish & Rebuild Lower Manhattan Developments
Tatyana Turner |
Members of the housing authority’s board approved an agreement Wednesday that brings the razing and rebuilding of the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses closer to fruition, and kicks off a plan to provide tenants with repairs and upgrades while they wait.
Brooklyn
12 Years After Hurricane Sandy, NYCHA’s Red Hook Residents Still Living in a Construction Zone
Mariana Simões and Tatyana Turner |
With delayed timelines and ongoing construction, Red Hook residents are still living in limbo as they wait for a $568 million resiliency project to come to life, more than a decade after Sandy slammed the complex.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Revitalize the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs
Emmitt Sklar |
“Vexed by scandal and hemmed in by the mayor’s focus on style over substance, the office is missing opportunities to advance the city through global partnerships and is in desperate need of revitalization.” Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography OfficeMayor Eric Adams delivers remarks at the Turkish flag raising ceremony in Manhattan on Oct. 29, 2022. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today!
Bronx
Housing Violations in NYC Jumped 24% This Year. We Mapped Them By Neighborhood.
Patrick Spauster |
New York City is responding to more reports of housing code violations that threaten the health and safety of New Yorkers, but not every repair is an easy fix. Violations are highly concentrated in a few Bronx and Brooklyn neighborhoods.
