“Operation Restore Roosevelt deflects the anger and fear of other working-class New Yorkers onto disabled people, queer people, or immigrants trying to survive in an increasingly expensive city.”
New York is the only state with a refundable child tax credit that excludes low-income families from accessing the maximum amount, limiting its anti-poverty effect, experts say. If the governor’s…
“Yes, we are seeing more people on the streets, and many of them are in crisis. But unless we deal with the root causes of homelessness, we are just going…
Thousands in New York City rely on an unofficial system of public commuter vans to get around—one that is not part of the MTA. These vehicles—better known as dollar vans—have…
The goal is to bring more New Yorkers to one of the city’s commercial hubs, Midtown South, by adding up to 9,700 homes, including 2,900 affordable units and close to…
“There is no comprehensive network of treatment courts in New York, and those that do exist are woefully underutilized. Far more people should be getting the genuine care and treatment…
Con la llegada del presidente Donald Trump, quien durante su campaña prometió impulsar la construcción naval militar estadounidense al mismo tiempo que lleva a cabo deportaciones masivas, una de las…
Lara, who’s lived at the Fulton Houses for 22 years, is among those fighting NYCHA’s plan to demolish and rebuild the campus and neighboring Elliott-Chelsea Houses. “I don’t need a…
