“Estoy devastado por la abrupta y violenta retirada de este programa”, dijo Jonathan McLean, director ejecutivo del Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES por sus siglas en inglés), en una manifestación en la alcaldía.
Citywide
NYCHA Plan to Put Units Under Private Management is More Than Halfway Done—But Skepticism Persists
Tatyana Turner |
More than 36,000 NYCHA apartments have either undergone conversion or are in the process of being converted to the RAD-PACT program, which officials say has helped drive billions in needed repairs. But tenants—some of whom will get a chance to vote this year on whether they want their developments to join the initiative—remain distrustful of the change.
Bronx
What’s Happening This Week in NYC Housing? March 23-29
Ryan Pullido |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Citywide
Data Drop: NYPD Issued Majority of Street Vending Tickets in 2022
Daniel Parra |
The NYPD and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) together doled out 5,197 tickets to vendors last year, with the police department issuing significantly more tickets, despite a de Blasio-era pledge to shift them away from enforcement. After an eight-month delay, the DOHMH will also begin issuing applications for new supervisory licenses for vendors by the end of the month.
Boroughs
NYC Housing Calendar, March 2-8
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Citywide
NYC Housing Calendar, Dec. 8-15
David Brand and Mariam Hydara |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Mapping the Future
NYC Housing Calendar, Nov. 23-30
Mariam Hydara |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Health and Environment
40% of NYC Food Stamp Applicants Left Waiting for Benefits, Data Shows
David Brand |
The city’s Human Resources Administration (HRA) failed to promptly process four of every 10 applications for the benefits during fiscal year 2022, when the rate of timely processing plummeted from about 92 percent in fiscal year 2021 to just over 60 percent.
2022 election
Why They Voted: New Yorkers Share What Drove Them to the Polls
CUNY Lehman Journalism Team |
Nearly 1.7 million residents across the five boroughs turned up to vote for the next governor in Tuesday’s general election—up significantly from the June primary, but still lower than the number of ballots cast in the last gubernatorial race in 2018.
Housing and Homelessness
NYC Housing Calendar, Nov. 9-16
Mariam Hydara |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
Más estudiantes sin hogar en aulas el año pasado, a pesar de disminución en inscripciones en Nueva York
Mariam Hydara |
Aunque la inscripción total en las escuelas de la ciudad se redujo en un 3.2 por ciento, el número de estudiantes que se identifican como personas sin hogar aumentó en un 3.3 por ciento.
