Housing and Homelessness
The Price of Those Randall’s Island Tents? The Comptroller Wants to Know Too
David Brand |
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander called the short-lived tent complex a “debacle” for humanitarian and financial reasons.
housing and homelessness
Mayor Adams to Shut Down Randall’s Island Tent Complex for Asylum-Seekers
David Brand |
The site has capacity for 1,000 people, but has seen relatively few visitors while continuing to encounter intense criticism from immigrants rights advocates and members of the City Council. Residents will be moved to a Manhattan hotel next week.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: An All-of-the-Above to Fix NYC’s Housing Crisis
Valerie White |
“We’re long past the point where we can squabble over one solution versus another. We have so many tools at our disposal—far too many of them sitting around gathering dust. It’s time we treat the housing problem like the crisis it is.”
2022 election
Why They Voted: New Yorkers Share What Drove Them to the Polls
CUNY Lehman Journalism Team |
Nearly 1.7 million residents across the five boroughs turned up to vote for the next governor in Tuesday’s general election—up significantly from the June primary, but still lower than the number of ballots cast in the last gubernatorial race in 2018.
Housing and Homelessness
NYC Housing Calendar, Nov. 9-16
Mariam Hydara |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
campaign donations
New York’s 1% Pour Late Cash Into Governor’s Race
David Brand |
Much of the fresh cash came from real estate developers, large-scale landlords and heads of speculating private equity firms, along with a slew of billionaires, attorneys, Eric Adams-aligned political action committees, sports gambling execs and the New York Yankees.
2022 election
Fate of Immigrant New Yorkers at Play in Governor’s Race, Advocates Warn
Daniel Parra |
Immigrant advocates say they would prefer to continue to work with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, citing past accomplishments like the Excluded Workers Fund, and worry what a potential Lee Zeldin governorship would mean for their causes.
Housing and Homelessness
Meet the New Buildings Commissioner Replacing Eric Ulrich
David Brand |
New Acting Commissioner Kazimir Vilenchik is an engineer and veteran Buildings Department official with previous experience in the private sector.
2022 election
Hochul, Zeldin and Housing: A Breakdown
David Brand |
The candidates in the race for New York governor have vastly different platforms on housing. To start, Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, has a housing plan. Republican challenger and U.S. Congressman Lee Zeldin does not.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
Más estudiantes sin hogar en aulas el año pasado, a pesar de disminución en inscripciones en Nueva York
Mariam Hydara |
Aunque la inscripción total en las escuelas de la ciudad se redujo en un 3.2 por ciento, el número de estudiantes que se identifican como personas sin hogar aumentó en un 3.3 por ciento.
