“The problem is significant enough that we are now conducting a formal survey of our membership to document the full scope of housing instability and homelessness among city workers. That…
A new report from Center for an Urban Future urges the city to do more to raise awareness about, and increase access to, its “wild” spaces—what researchers say could improve…
the decision before Gov. Kathy Hochul and the State Department of Environmental Conservation is more than a waste management decision. It is a public health decision. Every child deserves a…
“My mother’s generation still talks about when Jesse Jackson came to Harlem, about when Bill Clinton came to Harlem,” said Darique Warren, a 38-year-old NYCHA resident of Polo Grounds Towers.…
“This line of argument can appear sound—why shouldn’t the poorest New Yorkers get sole access to rent-stabilized apartments?—but it is ultimately a distraction from the real dynamics at play in…
“Transparency will not enlarge sewer pipes or prevent every flood. But it will allow communities to identify recurring problems, evaluate government claims, and advocate for infrastructure funding based on documented…
Neighbors in Bensonhurst formed a tenant union to address unsafe conditions and alleged negligence, making use of a city program that pays organizers to help renters in bad buildings.
See the 100 city-owned lots where the mayor plans to develop 50,000 units of affordable housing, taking advantage of reforms that the administration hopes will make it easier to build.
“New York City currently operates without a comprehensive plan to guide its growth and development—making it an outlier among major American cities, which routinely use such frameworks to balance citywide…
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