“In the 2020 Census, the New York City metro area was found to be running just behind Milwaukee and Detroit as the third most segregated region of the country according to Black-white segregation data. This is not by accident.”
Government
What’s Happening This Week in NYC Housing? March 29-April 5
Jeanmarie Evelly and Ryan Pullido |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Economy
Vendedores ambulantes se oponen a que Departamento de Sanidad se encargue de hacer cumplir la ley del sector
Daniel Parra |
La nueva oficina de investigación de Venta Ambulante del Departamento de Sanidad tendrá casi 40 empleados, frente a los 14 inspectores de vendedores de la configuración actual del Departamento de Protección del Consumidor y del Trabajador (DCWP por sus siglas en inglés). A los vendedores les preocupa que el cambio pueda penalizar aún más a su sector, que ha experimentado un reciente aumento de las infracciones municipales, como informó City Limits.
Government
Courts Dismissed 121K ‘Dead’ Eviction Cases in NYC. What Does it Mean?
Emma Whitford |
The process, called an administrative dismissal, is enshrined in state law. The Office of Court Administration wiped out a category of older eviction cases that property owners started before the end of 2020 seeking to recover unpaid rent, in which tenants never filed a response and the landlords took no further action.
Economy
New York Considers First-in-the-Nation Bill to Charge Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Change Destruction
Mariana Simões |
Known as the Climate Change Super Fund, the legislation was included in the Senate’s one-house budget proposal, but didn’t make it into the Assembly’s proposition. Lawmakers are pushing for the bill to make it into the final budget due April 1.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Helping Asylum Seekers in New York’s Immigration Courts
Priscilla Hernandez* |
“For many asylum seekers like me, the United States is a beacon of hope, providing refuge and safety from the violence many of us experience at home. Yet the sense of relief and security we find here quickly evaporates as we navigate an expensive and confusing court system by ourselves.”
Economy
Street Vendors Decry City’s Move to Put Sanitation Dept. in Charge of Enforcement
Daniel Parra |
The new Vending Bureau at the Sanitation Department will have nearly 40 employees, up from 14 vendors inspectors in the current configuration. Vendors worry the shift could further penalize their sector, which has seen a recent uptick in city-issued violations, as City Limits reported previously.
Government
Hudson Yards se considera un barrio ejemplar en eficiencia energética. Los datos de la ciudad presentan un panorama diferente
Mariana Simões |
Hudson Yards prometió ser uno de los vecindarios sostenibles más eficientes de Estados Unidos. Pero los datos sobre el consumo de energía que maneja la alcaldía demuestran que muchos de los inmuebles con la certificación “verde” del vecindario ni siquiera llegan a superar el índice de edificios similares en todo el país.
Economy
Need to Know: How Can Undocumented Students Study at a NY College or University?
Daniel Parra |
Since New York passed the Jose Peralta DREAM Act in 2019, making immigrant students eligible for state-administered financial aid they were previously cut off from, more colleges and organizations have opened their doors so undocumented students can access scholarships.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: To Deliver for New York’s Working Families, Mayor Adams Needs a Trifecta of Change
Harvey Robins |
“If Mayor Adams wants to make a positive impact on the city and take his ‘working people’s agenda’ beyond rhetoric, he needs to embrace a trifecta of change that establishes a culture in City Hall centered on the needs of everyday New Yorkers. This means establishing a re-imagined social contract, ending the austerity mindset that has dominated the city’s budget and policymaking, and managing for consequential change.”
Government
Mapping Tenant Vulnerability: New Data Tool Compares NY’s Legislative Districts
Emma Whitford |
A new data tool by the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University breaks down a trove of housing-related data for each of the state’s Senate and Assembly districts. It comes just over a week before the state budget deadline, in a year dominated by debates over how elected officials should address New York’s affordable housing shortage.
