CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Setting the Record Straight on the Rent Guidelines Board Vote
Adán Soltren |
“This was not a consensus choice. The mayor deliberately stacked the deck in favor of landlords and at the peril of tenants.”
Economy
The Offshore Wind Industry is Knocking on Staten Island’s Door
Mary Cunningham |
With three large-scale waterfront industrial properties—Arthur Kill Terminal, Staten Island Marine Terminal, and Rossville Municipal Site—under consideration for offshore wind development, thousands of jobs could soon be washing up on Staten Island’s shores.
Economy
Programa piloto de cuidado infantil subsidiado para familias indocumentadas renovado en acuerdo de presupuesto de la ciudad
Daniel Parra |
El programa piloto de la ciudad llamado Promise NYC, que cubre hasta $700 por semana en cuidado infantil para niños indocumentados con padres de bajos ingresos durante la segunda mitad de 2023, continuará y se ampliará en el presupuesto de la ciudad para el próximo año fiscal.
Economy
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la nueva ley de inmigración en Florida?
Daniel Parra |
La nueva ley pide comprobar la situación migratoria de su personal a las empresas con más de 25 empleados usando el sistema E-Verify. Es importante reiterar que esta disposición se aplicará solo a las nuevas contrataciones realizadas a partir del 1 de julio de 2023, cuando la ley entra en vigor, y no se aplicará de manera retroactiva.
Economy
City’s Construction Workers Navigate New Risks Posed by Wildfire Smog
Mary Cunningham |
“There are employers who are going to take away outside work when there’s risk, and they’re going to provide you with the appropriate mask,” said Hildalyn Colon Hernández of the New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE), a nonprofit that trains immigrants for jobs in construction. “But there’s also employers that are going to disregard all of these notices and keep people working outside.”
Economy
Subsidized Child Care Pilot for Undocumented Families Renewed in City Budget Deal
Daniel Parra |
The city pilot program called Promise NYC, which covered up to $700 a week in child care to undocumented children with low-income parents during the second half of 2023, will be continued and expanded in the city’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year, City Limits has learned.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: New York Lawmakers Need to Consider 421-a Replacement
Austin Celestin |
“421-a or any alternative’s inclusion in our toolbox to tackle the housing crisis is by no means a silver bullet, but its absence has already and will continue to hamstring our ability to respond. We cannot accept this if we want to solve our housing crisis.”
Economy
Tenants, Advocates Call for City Budget Funds to Alleviate NYCHA’s Growing Rent Debt
Tatyana Turner |
“You think about a $106 billion budget—we’re asking for $400 million with an M,” Councilmember Carmen De La Rosa said at Thursday’s rally. “NYCHA tenants deserve more and we’re going to continue to stand with you until we see a budget that reflects the dignity that you have long deserved.”
Economy
Annual Vote Spells Further Rent Increases For NYC’s Stabilized Tenants
Emma Whitford |
In an unusual twist, the two tenant-aligned members of the Rent Guidelines Board, tenant lawyer Adán Soltren and organizer Genesis Aquino, voted in favor of Wednesday’s increases—3 percent for a one-year lease and a split two-year lease of 2.75 percent in year one and a further 3.2 percent in year two.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: The Rent Guidelines Board Sucks. It Could be Great—Here’s How
Andrew Schustek and Avi Garelick |
If the RGB is meant to protect tenants, its record is mixed at best. But the alternative, a city of free market rentals, would be much worse. How can this be explained? And what can it teach the tenants movement nationwide?
