Residents of the Yorkville development will be the first NYCHA tenants of the year to vote on whether they want to abandon their traditional public housing model for one of…
Thousands of local job hunters in recent years—in particular, those with low incomes who are not native English speakers—have paid illegal upfront fees to employment agencies, or received only partial…
More than 700 homes at Beach 41st Street Houses in Rockaway will switch to electric heating and cooling, which officials say will reduce pollution and offer more reliable service than NYCHA’s…
The city received nearly 80,000 calls about lack of residential heat and hot water in January, more than any other month on record. Some tenants say their buildings are falling…
Applications are now open for the 2026 NYCHA Resident Climate Action Grant Program, which funds sustainability projects in the city’s public housing developments. Past winners scored money for community gardens,…
Council progressives had hoped they could convince fellow lawmakers to override former Mayor Adams’ veto and pass the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act. But new Speaker Menin, who abstained from…
“The ultra wealthy and the most profitable corporations are going to fight any revenue raiser,” said Brahvan Ranga, campaign manager of Invest in Our New York, a coalition of organizations…
Advocates opposed to the casino say the 50-acre parking lot should be a climate-resilient park instead. “Floodplains could serve as green buffers that absorb stormwater, not as sites for massive…
