The voucher program, known as Special One-Time Assistance (SOTA), covers a year of rent for New Yorkers with a steady income who move out of city shelters—and usually out of NYC altogether. Newark lawmakers accused the Big Apple of outsourcing its homelessness response while squeezing New Jersey’s own affordable housing supply.
The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) has the backing of organizations that preserve affordable housing, but has encountered criticism from the real estate industry and skepticism from city housing officials.
Undocumented teens cannot apply to New York City’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), which advocates say offers a number of educational and economic benefits. “For some, it’s as simple as a summer job that provides them with extra income but for others, it can be the start of a lifelong career.”
Adolescentes indocumentados no pueden aplicar al Programa de Empleos para Jóvenes en el Verano (SYEP) de la ciudad de Nueva York, que según sus defensores ofrece una serie de beneficios educativos y económicos. “Para algunos, es tan simple como un trabajo de verano que les proporciona ingresos extra, pero para otros, puede ser el comienzo de una carrera de por vida”.
Advocates say the limited enforcement undermines the effectiveness of the city’s own rental assistance vouchers, putting New Yorkers at risk of homelessness or extending the amount of time they remain in shelters even if they have the means to pay.
En este episodio conversamos con el comisionado encargado de la oficina del alcalde de Nueva York para asuntos de los inmigrantes (MOIA por sus siglas en inglés), Manuel Castro, para saber cuál es la agenda del nuevo alcalde de la ciudad en el tema de inmigración.
Ana Maria Archila, running alongside gubernatorial candidate Jumaane Williams, has focused her campaign around housing, with a radical plan to create or preserve 1 million affordable homes statewide while cutting out speculators and large corporate landlords.
“In 2021, nearly 17 percent of all working-age New Yorkers with a disability were unemployed—more than double the pre-pandemic level. These disproportionately steep economic losses compound with structural inequities that led to pandemic-level unemployment for New Yorkers with disabilities long before COVID hit.”
Miguel es sólo uno de los varios vendedores ambulantes de la ciudad que han estado pagando sus multas con dinero del Fondo de Trabajadores Excluidos. Vendedores y defensores afirman que el aumento de la aplicación de la ley por parte de la ciudad está dificultando la recuperación del sector, ya que los trabajadores siguen viendo menos ventas desde que comenzó la pandemia.
Vendors and advocates say increased city enforcement is hampering the industry’s recovery, as workers continue to see fewer sales since the pandemic began.