“Despite the ambitions of the New Efficiency: New York program, its reach in New York City is limited…households living in small residential buildings are consistently excluded from funding allocation, accounting for only 7 percent of all state home retrofits since 2010.”
La gobernadora Kathy Hochul firmó recientemente un proyecto de ley que impulsa la agilización de los tiempos de restablecimiento de los “servicios vitales” en los apartamentos de vivienda pública de la Autoridad de la Vivienda de la ciudad de Nueva York (NYCHA por sus siglas en inglés), incluido el gas.
New York City is responding to more reports of housing code violations that threaten the health and safety of New Yorkers, but not every repair is an easy fix. Violations are highly concentrated in a few Bronx and Brooklyn neighborhoods.
Los latinos son ávidos consumidores de audio y según una encuesta de Nielsen, la radio llega al 94 por ciento de los adultos hispanos, unos puntos por encima de lo que consume la población general, 90 por ciento.
“Rather than addressing public safety or cost of living concerns, New York City risks backsliding towards the alarmism of criminalizing the poor.”
The November presidential election is pivotal, environmental advocates say: Americans are deciding between Vice President Kamala Harris, who has a track record in climate action, and Donald Trump, who continuously denies that climate change exists.
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
“In the midst of a five-count federal indictment, Mayor Adams is rushing to ask New Yorkers at the ballot for more power and less oversight.”
Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed a bill that pushes for quicker restoration times of “vital services,” at public housing apartments, including gas.
The legislation, passed last year, requires the city to establish a new 311 option for tenants to report and request inspection of empty units creating hazards in their buildings. It was supposed to go live in early August.
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