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Here’s How NYC’s $101 Billion Budget Addresses Homelessness

The new budget directs $2.4 billion to homeless services in the coming fiscal year, invests billions more in housing over the next decade and funds an increase to rental assistance…

Government Politics

WATCH: Bronx Assembly Candidates Debate to Rep Districts 81 and 82

BronxTalk will air debates this week between the Democratic candidates running for two Assembly seats representing Throggs Neck, City Island and Pelham Bay (District 82) and Riverdale, Kingsbridge and Norwood…

Economy Government Opinion Politics

Opinion: After Decades Of Rules Benefiting NYC’s Corporate Elites, Let’s Put Public Back In Public Policy

“Even in this wealthiest of American cities, fiscal austerity is too often the implicit mantra, as core government services remain starvation diets while wealthy institutions fatten themselves. That works well…

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: NYC’s Human Service Workers Deserve Just Pay in This Year’s Budget

“The very forces contributing to a worsening housing emergency are also impacting the workers tasked with solving that crisis. Those who work to find permanent and safe apartments for the…

Government In Depth Politics

With New York’s Hectic Petitioning Season in Overdrive, is There a Better Way to Get on the Ballot?

New York’s procedure for candidates to get their names on the election ballot is one of the more onerous in the country, critics say. Candidates running for office this summer…

Education Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Justice NYCHA Politics

New York’s Legislative Session Ends, With Mixed Results on Housing. Here’s What Passed & What Didn’t

What exactly did state lawmakers do before starting their nearly seven-month break? Here’s a rundown.

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

As States Target Trans Kids, NY Lawmakers Vote to Let Homeless Teens Make Their Own Health Decisions

The legislation would amend existing public health law to empower children under age 18 who are classified as “runaway or homeless youth,” or RHY, to give consent for medical, dental,…

Government Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: NY Lawmakers Must Act to Improve Our Overwhelmed Immigration System

“The tragic attack in Buffalo should be a wake-up call: It’s up to all of us—but especially City and State lawmakers—to stand up against white supremacy in all its forms.…

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Forget 421a—New York Needs Radical Reform to Solve Housing Crisis

” We propose a new hybrid financing model that would combine a land value tax (LVT) and community land trusts (CLTs) to address New York’s changing fiscal environment as well…

Climate and Environment Education Government Politics

NYC Youth Taking the Lead on Climate Activism

Although some are still only high school or college age, Generation Z—generally about 25 and younger—has established itself as the most engaged generation in climate action.

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