Según la alcaldía, dormir en el suelo supone un riesgo en caso de incendio. Pero las normas parecen estar sembrando confusión al menos en un “centro de acogida” en Brooklyn, donde a los residentes se les dijo a principios de este mes que no se les permitía dormir hasta las 2:30 a.m., de acuerdo con un video obtenido por City Limits.
Brooklyn
How Climate Change Could Threaten New York’s Historic Black Cemeteries
Marina Dunbar |
“My concerns are that if these storms keep getting worse, ancestral remains might come to the top,” said Shantell Jones, secretary of the Flatbush African Burial Ground (FABG) Coalition, a Black-led, multiracial team that has spearheaded efforts to track down remains previously buried here that were removed due to city development.
Brooklyn
Migrants Reapplying for Shelter Still Face Waits, Lack of Beds Despite New Settlement Rules
Daniel Parra |
City Hall says it has not yet begun implementing assessments of the “extenuating circumstances” that could earn newly arrived immigrants an extended shelter stay—while some seeking another placement continue to sleep on the floor of a church now being used as an “overnight hospitality center.”
Brooklyn
Red Hook NYCHA Tenants Waiting Months For Gas Want Answers
Tatyana Turner |
After Superstorm Sandy-related reconstruction knocked out the gas line to several Red Hook West buildings in January, some tenants are seeking compensation for the disruption.
Brooklyn
Staring Down the Wrecking Ball, These Brooklyn Grandmothers Won’t Be Moved
Emma Whitford |
A Crown Heights building in limbo could inspire more landlords to deregulate through demolition—or more tenants to fight to stay in their homes.
Government
‘We Don’t Want Anything Rolled Back’: Tenants Target REBNY as State Housing Talks Drag On
Chris Janaro and Emma Whitford |
Protesters marched outside the Real Estate Board of New York’s Manhattan headquarters Thursday, while others blocked foot traffic in an act of civil disobedience. The NYPD arrested 13 people, including the city’s Public Advocate, Jumaane Williams.
Government
Inmigrantes y defensores con la vista puesta en nuevas normas de refugio de la ciudad
Daniel Parra |
Al 31 de marzo, la alcaldía había emitido unos 1.500 avisos de estadía de 30 días a inmigrantes “para hacer arreglos alternativos” y a otros 1.300 con avisos de 60 días a inmigrantes de 23 años o menos.
Government
Immigrants, Advocates Await City’s Rollout of New Re-Sheltering Rules
Daniel Parra |
As of March 31, City Hall has issued approximately 1,500 notices “to make alternate arrangement” to immigrants with 30-day shelter stays and to another 1,300 with 60-day notices, which are being offered to single migrants under 23.
Bronx
Adultos mayores del Bronx ponderan opciones para votación sobre financiamiento de reparaciones de NYCHA
Tatyana Turner |
Aunque decenas de votantes con derecho a voto se encuentran actualmente dispersos por la ciudad, el edificio 11 de Bronx River Addition sigue siendo una comunidad muy unida en la que viven muchos hispanohablantes. Dos opciones de votación prometen reparaciones rápidas, pero también podrían requerir que se muden temporalmente.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: As Congestion Pricing Approaches, QueensLink Must Move Forward
Andrew Lynch, Noelle Hunter and Jasper von Seeburg |
Whether in Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, Forest Hills, or Rego Park, the sentiment was the same: parks are great, but transit is needed more. If there is the opportunity for both, all the better.
Government
‘A Brand New Neighborhood’: City Council to Vote Soon on Willets Point Development
Chris Janaro |
The proposal would build 1,400 income-restricted apartments—on top of 1,100 already in the works—on the Flushing waterfront just east of Citi Field. It also includes a privately financed stadium for the New York City Football Club.