Housing and Homelessness
What Happened This Week in NYC Housing? Feb. 28, 2025
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Transforming Systems of Harm into Systems of Care for Black Families
Zainab Akbar, Emma S. Ketteringham, Lauren Shapiro and Christine Waer |
“As public defenders working with parents in family court, we write during Black History Month to urge state legislators to pass a slate of legislation that informs, supports, and empowers families and communities rather than subjecting them to cycles of harm and separation.”
Housing and Homelessness
Meet Your Tenant Leader: Brenda Temple, Oceanside Apartments
Tatyana Turner |
“We have town hall meetings. We attend City Hall meetings. We pass out petitions. We speak about our fight and our plight in terms of getting the funding that we need,” said Brenda Temple, a lifelong NYCHA resident and member of the Committee for Independent Community Action (CICA).
Government
Brooklyn Tenants Brace for ‘Doomsday’ As Their Affordable Housing Deal Nears Its End
Emma Grimes |
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), a federal subsidy, has created and preserved affordable rents for decades. Now, its expiration could force residents out.
Economy
Your Utility Bill Keeps Going Up. Could The NY Heat Act Stop It?
Mariana Simões |
Supporters of the NY Heat Act say it’s a solution to New Yorkers’ rising energy bills. The legislation would curb the expansion of gas infrastructure and stop utility customers from picking up the hefty tab.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Time for a Shift in NYC’s Affordable Housing Plans?
Doug Turetsky |
“A parade of mayors, Democrat and Republican, have also predominantly relied on the private sector over the past 40 years to address the city’s lack of affordable housing. Yet here we are, after spending billions of public dollars, arguably mired in a worsening crisis.”
Education
Participación en clases de educación para adultos financiadas por la ciudad descendió casi a la mitad bajo nuevo sistema de contratos
Daniel Parra |
Esta disminución se produce cuando la demanda por estos programas, que incluyen la alfabetización para adultos y clases de inglés, ha aumentado considerablemente en los últimos años.
Government
Untapped History: Remembering Seneca Village
Tatyana Turner |
Seneca Village, a community of predominately Black property owners in what’s now Central Park, is being commemorated to mark the 200-year anniversary of its founding.
Education
Participation in City-Funded Adult Education Classes Dropped by Nearly Half Under New Contract System
Daniel Parra |
The decline comes as demand for these programs, which include adult literacy and English-language classes, has spiked significantly in recent years.
Housing and Homelessness
Apartments Planned at Former Lincoln Correctional Site Are Unaffordable, Harlem Lawmakers Say
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The state is opening 105 apartments at the former Lincoln Correctional Facility on West 110th Street. But local elected officials say the “co-op style” units are priced too high for the neighborhood, where housing costs have spiked in recent years.
