“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!
Citywide
NYC Housing Calendar, Aug. 19-26
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Citywide
Concerns About PACT Private Management Program Take the Spotlight at Annual NYCHA Hearing
Tatyana Turner |
With more than 37,000 units converted to the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program, tenants weighed in on the model that’s brought the housing authority $13.2 billion worth of repairs, so far.
Brooklyn
NYC Housing Calendar, Aug. 12-19
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Citywide
Programas de alfabetización para adultos de Nueva York afrontan nuevas reglas de financiación, algunos cancelan clases
Daniel Parra |
Los cambios en la fórmula de financiación municipal de los programas de educación de adultos han dejado a algunas organizaciones comunitarias con décadas de experiencia sin contratos para seguir impartiendo sus clases—por el momento. Seis organizaciones que no recibieron financiación informaron de listas de espera con miles de personas.
Citywide
City Cuts Funding for Tenant Lawyers Who Combat Landlord Harassment, Building Violations
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Legal service providers who aid tenants through the city’s Anti-Harassment Tenant Protection (AHTP) program say their efforts are being diminished by recent city contract cuts, which saw their funding for the next three years slashed by more than $25 million.
Citywide
NYC’s Adult Literacy Providers Weather New Funding Rules, Forcing Some to Cancel Classes
Daniel Parra |
Changes to the city’s funding formula for adult education programs have left some community organizations with decades of experience without contracts to continue their classes—for the time being. Six organizations that weren’t funded reported waiting lists with thousands of people.
Citywide
New Funding for ‘Accessory’ Apartments Touted as Tool for Housing Older New Yorkers
Subeksha Poudel |
Officials say building more accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, can help older residents continue living in the city they helped build, and offer homeowners a way to generate income.
Citywide
NYC Housing Calendar, Aug. 5-12
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Citywide
NYCHA Section 8 Waitlist Applicants Will Soon Learn Their Status
Tatyana Turner |
A month and a half since the housing authority closed applications for the Section 8 waitlist—giving households a chance at a NYCHA-issued housing voucher—notifications are to be sent out beginning Thursday.
Citywide
Meet Our Summer 2024 Youth Reporting Interns
CLARIFY News |
CLARIFY (The City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth) is working with more than two dozen talented high school students from across New York City, who are reporting on issues impacting their communities.
