“We must use every dollar of our $113 billion New York City budget as a brick in the wall against whatever fresh hell Trump tries to cook up next year.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Another Superstorm Sandy Would be an Economic Disaster for Working Families
Theodore A. Moore |
“We must build a future where every New Yorker makes a living wage and earns enough to cover the basic necessities to survive and then some, so that a climate emergency doesn’t mean financial ruin and impossible existential choices.”
Economy
NYCHA distribuirá $185 millones de dólares para ayudar a los hogares que deben alquiler
Jeanmarie Evelly |
La autoridad de vivienda dice que ha identificado alrededor de 61.500 hogares con deudas de alquiler que pueden calificar para los nuevos fondos de asistencia, que podrán solicitar completando un formulario de consentimiento en el Portal de Autoservicio de NYCHA.
Economy
NYCHA to Distribute $185M to Aid Households That Owe Rent. Here’s What to Know
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The housing authority says it has identified roughly 61,500 households with rent debt that may qualify for the new relief funds, who will be able to apply by filling out a consent form in NYCHA’s Self-Service Portal.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC’s Car-Lite Future is an Economic Imperative, Not a Fantasy
Joseph Cohen and Eddie Cohen |
“Congestion pricing is not just about alleviating traffic; it’s about recognizing that a future designed around the automobile is one of economic stagnation.”
Economy
NYCHA Still Reeling With Rent Debts From COVID-19
Tatyana Turner |
At a recent City Council hearing, NYCHA shared that more than 70,000 households still owe rent, due in large part to being put at the back of the line for state pandemic rent relief.
Economy
PÓDCAST: ¿Cuánto se calcula que pagaron en impuestos los inmigrantes indocumentados en 2022?
Daniel Parra |
Un reciente informe del Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, una organización sin fines de lucro que analiza política tributaria en los Estados Unidos, calcula que los inmigrantes indocumentados pagaron $96,700 millones en impuestos federales, estatales y locales en 2022.
Economy
New York’s Reparations Commission Starts Its Work
Anastasia Tomkin |
The commission will have 12 months from the date of its first meeting to issue a report with recommended actions to provide reparations to Black New Yorkers, to address the long-standing effects of the legacy of slavery.
Economy
Uno de cada cuatro neoyorquinos agobiado por deudas de préstamos estudiantiles: encuesta
Anastasia Tomkin |
El informe revela disparidades por sexo y raza: las mujeres y las personas de color tienen mayores niveles de deuda y más dificultades para pagarla.
Economy
1 in 4 New York City Residents Burdened With Student Loan Debt: Survey
Anastasia Tomkin |
The report reveal disparities by gender and race, with women and people of color having higher levels of debt and facing more challenges in repaying it.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Why We’re Getting Arrested at Citibank in Tribeca
Alec Connon |
“For years, Citi has refused to confront the issue of its fossil fuel business. And so, we are there, outside the bank’s headquarters, blocking the doors, being led away in handcuffs in the desperate hope that our acts may trigger Citi’s leadership to finally start treating global heating like the existential threat it is.”
