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Opinion: State Government Must Protect New Yorkers’ Rights Under the Green Amendment

“The state is twisting itself into legal pretzels to deny the Green Amendment’s ability to check government action that may be legally responsible for the violations of the environmental rights…

Government

Older Adult Programs See Budget Boost—But Not Enough to Keep Up With Aging Population, Providers Say

By 2040, researchers estimate the number of city residents aged 65 and older will increase by 40 percent. “We should be doubling, tripping, quadrupling on investments for older adult services…

Climate and Environment Government

New York’s Utility Regulator Doing ‘Inadequate’ Job of Helping State Reach Climate Goals, Audit Says

An audit carried out by the State Comptroller’s Office says the Public Service Commission isn’t taking enough action to help the state reach its clean energy goals, and doesn’t have…

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA

In Brooklyn, Two NYCHA Developments Have a Month to Vote on How to Fund Repairs

For the third time, NYCHA residents are voting on which funding model they believe best meets the needs for their complex. Residents at Coney Island Houses and Unity Towers can…

Government Health Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Creedmoor Plan is a Chance for a New Generation to Call Queens Home

“We support the plan’s vision because we see it as a chance to stand up for people just like our parents and grandparents—who struggled bravely to make a life and…

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Kingston Made Rent Law History Two Years Ago. That Was the Easy Part.

For tenants in the first upstate city to adopt rent stabilization, benefiting from the law’s basic protections is an uphill battle.

Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: A New Model for Affordable Housing

“There are many underdeveloped areas across Manhattan, which could provide tens of thousands more housing units, more than 40 percent of which could be affordable. Strategic planning and investment can…

Government Housing and Homelessness Housing Calendar NYCHA Resources Transportation

NYC Housing Calendar, July 15-22

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

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Grants Pass Decision Will Only Further Marginalize Our Homeless Neighbors

“This will push an already vulnerable population deeper into hopelessness and despair, rather than offering the ‘tough love’ that might inspire them to pull themselves up by their nonexistent bootstraps.”

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Right-to-Shelter Defenders Back Bill to End 30- and 60-Day Deadlines

In a letter sent to City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams Thursday, the NY SANE Coalition—which represents 65 community and legal services organizations—pressed her and fellow lawmakers to pass bill Intro.…

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