“The lack of public bathrooms is one of the daunting challenges and cruel indignities that unsheltered New Yorkers consistently face as they draw on meager resources to survive life on the streets.”
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.”
Government
What Should We Ask NYC’s Next Mayor About Housing & Homelessness?
Jeanmarie Evelly |
More candidates are throwing their hats in the ring for the 2025 race to challenge Mayor Eric Adams, who is facing federal corruption charges. City Limits will ask those running for their positions and plans on key housing issues—and we want to know what you want to know.
Government
¿Qué han dicho los candidatos presidenciales sobre inmigración?
Daniel Parra |
Aunque difieren en su enfoque, algunos ven una convergencia entre los dos principales candidatos presidenciales en lo que se refiere a la política migratoria en la frontera, señalando con sorpresa que el Vicepresidente Harris ha presentado algunas de las propuestas más restrictivas en décadas por parte de un demócrata.
Government
PODCAST: ¿Qué tanto han contactado los candidatos presidenciales y sus partidos al electorado Latino estas elecciones?
Daniel Parra |
Pese a constituir un importante bloque electoral, 14.7 por ciento de todos los votantes elegibles, según una reciente encuesta, el 42 por ciento de los votantes latinos no han sido contactados en absoluto por ninguno de los partidos o sus candidatos.
Government
Back of the Ballot: New York Voters to Weigh In On Equal Rights Amendment This Election
Mary Cunningham |
Dozens of other states have embraced some version of an Equal Rights Amendment in their constitutions. New Yorkers will get a chance to vote in November on whether to expand the class of people protected against discrimination in the Equal Protection Clause of the state constitution.
Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 28-Nov. 4
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Revitalize the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs
Emmitt Sklar |
“Vexed by scandal and hemmed in by the mayor’s focus on style over substance, the office is missing opportunities to advance the city through global partnerships and is in desperate need of revitalization.” Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography OfficeMayor Eric Adams delivers remarks at the Turkish flag raising ceremony in Manhattan on Oct. 29, 2022. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today!
Government
More Than 10,000 Public Housing Apartments Abated for Lead, NYCHA Says
Tatyana Turner |
The milestone, which includes an additional 3,000 units abated under the PACT program, signals progress after a 2019 agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that requires the housing authority comply with federal lead protection laws.
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.
Government
As City Unveils Results of Controversial Subway Gun Scanner Pilot, What Do New Yorkers Think?
Suhani Cuenot, Andrew Vera, Allen Mantilla, Cesar Jimenez and Jovanna Wu |
The NYPD said Thursday that the month-long gun detector pilot yielded 12 knives, 118 false positives, and zero firearms. This summer, City Limits’ CLARIFY youth journalists spoke to transit riders and advocates to get their thoughts on the use of weapon scanners in the system.