Citywide
NYC Housing Calendar, July 29-Aug. 5
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
City of Yes, No, Maybe So? Public Weighs in on Mayor’s Housing Initiative
Chris Janaro |
Mayor Eric Adams’ ambitious citywide zoning reform is facing its greatest trial yet: the opinions of all 59 community boards, five borough presidents, and the general public.
Citywide
Mayor presupuesto para programas para personas mayores, pero no lo suficiente para mantener el ritmo de envejecimiento de la población, según proveedores
Subeksha Poudel |
Para el 2040, los investigadores estiman que el número de residentes de la ciudad mayores de 65 años aumentará en un 40 por ciento. “Deberíamos duplicar, triplicar y cuadruplicar las inversiones en servicios para personas mayores para hacer frente a ese aumento de la población”, afirmó la concejal Crystal Hudson, que preside el comité sobre envejecimiento.
Citywide
Older Adult Programs See Budget Boost—But Not Enough to Keep Up With Aging Population, Providers Say
Subeksha Poudel |
By 2040, researchers estimate the number of city residents aged 65 and older will increase by 40 percent. “We should be doubling, tripping, quadrupling on investments for older adult services to meet and match that population increase,” said Councilmember Crystal Hudson, who chairs the Committee on Aging.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Mayor’s City of Yes is Really a ‘City of Cake’
Tom Angotti, Jenny Dubnau and Memo Salazar |
“If Mayor Adams is serious about addressing the affordability crisis, he should direct his city agencies to use planning tools to slow land speculation, tax warehoused property and pied-à-terres, and subsidize housing outside of the profit-making system.”
Citywide
NYC Housing Calendar, July 8-15
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
City Limits Appoints Gary Clemons as Next Executive Director
City Limits |
Clemons is an accomplished non-profit executive with a deep passion for effecting change in the lives of marginalized communities.
Citywide
NYC Budget Closes Gap for NYCHA Senior Security Program
Tatyana Turner |
After weeks of negotiations, the unarmed security program that was poised to end on June 30 will continue.
Citywide
Defensores de alfabetización de adultos piden que se reviertan recortes presupuestales, mientras proveedores ven aumento en demanda
Daniel Parra |
Días antes de que se conozca el presupuesto definitivo de la ciudad de Nueva York para el próximo año fiscal, tanto los defensores como los concejales están instando a que se mantengan los fondos para alcanzar un número similar de estudiantes atendidos en el año fiscal que está a punto de terminar el 1 de julio.
Citywide
Advocates Seek 11th-Hour Reversal of Adult Literacy Cuts, As Providers See Increased Demand
Daniel Parra |
Days before New York City’s final budget for the next fiscal year is due, both advocates and City Council members are urging that funding be maintained to reach a similar number of students served in the fiscal year that is about to end on July 1.
