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Council Directs NYC to Establish Micro-Grant Program for DV Survivors

The legislation directs the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-based Violence and the Department of Social Services to establish a new fund and dispense modest grants to survivors of…

Education Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

More NYC Students Were Homeless Last Year, Even as Enrollment Declined

Though total enrollment in city schools fell by 3.2 percent, the number of homeless-identifying students increased by 3.3 percent. Those 104,000 students include 29,000 who spent time in shelters, 69,000…

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: NYC Needs Better Enforcement Against Housing Discrimination

“Often a proxy for racial, disability or family status discrimination, Source of Income (SOI) discrimination prevents voucher holders from accessing housing and undermines the strides that New York City has…

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 27-Nov. 2

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Former ‘Worst Landlord’ Forced to Pay $82K in Latest Settlement with NYC Housing Agency

It’s the latest civil penalty leveled against Jason Korn, the former “Worst Landlord” on the Public Advocate’s annual list of terrible property owners.

Government Health Housing and Homelessness Politics

In Wake of Rezonings, Renewed Call for More Health Facilities on Hospital-Starved Rockaway Peninsula

Residential rezonings, including one approved this summer for Edgemere, are poised to bring thousands of new apartments to the Rockaways over the next decade, but just a single hospital has…

Education Government Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s COVID Recovery Requires an Indoor Air Revolution

“Though outdoors strategies are a great and necessary option, there remains a serious need for innovation and creativity to generate excellent air quality in spaces that are enclosed, covered, or…

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Buyouts on the Ballot: 10 Years After Sandy, New York Considers New Funding for Voluntary Relocation

New potential funding mechanisms—including a measure that New Yorkers will see on the ballot this November—may provide an opportunity for homeowners in areas of high flood risk to sell their…

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Proposes Voting Rules for Tenants to Opt Into ‘Preservation Trust’

The Housing Authority will host a series of public meetings starting Monday to solicit feedback on how it plans to carry out the voting process, in which NYCHA tenants will…

Economy Housing and Homelessness Transportation

Tell Us Your Hurricane Sandy Story

As the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy’s landfall in New York approaches, City Limits is asking residents to share their experiences of the storm. Where were you, and how…

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