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NYC Has Quietly Placed Immigrant Families with Children in Hotels Under 28-Day Stays

For the last three months, in instances when no other options are available, the city has provided some families with kids seeking asylum with vouchers for “no-cost hotel stays” for…

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Adams Admin Not Backing Down From Fight to Limit Shelter Rights

It was not immediately clear how the Adams Administration will proceed in challenging New York City’s unique right to shelter. A formal request is due in state court next week.

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Faces Scrutiny For $78.3B Repairs Price Tag

This year’s Physical Needs Assessment showed a 73 percent leap from the last report in 2017—a staggering change NYCHA has attributed in part to inflation and construction costs.

Comunidades de habla hispana Education Immigration Labor News Podcasts

PÓDCAST: ¿Cuáles son las características de los hispanos en los EE. UU. que hablan español y los que no?

En el 2022, la proporción de latinos que hablaban español en casa se ubicó por debajo de la proporción de latinos que hablaban inglés. Justamente durante el 2022, el Pew…

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Mayor Adams, Don’t Weaken Local Law 97

“About 70 percent of New York City’s climate-heating pollution comes from energy use in buildings, with the majority of that pollution coming from large buildings covered by Local Law 97.”

Climate and Environment In Depth

Off the Map: Swaths of Southeast Queens Overlooked in State’s List of Climate-Priority Neighborhoods

Under New York’s climate law, “disadvantaged communities” that have borne the brunt of pollution and other environmental issues are being prioritized for funding and climate-related benefits. But swaths of Southeast…

Housing and Homelessness

Mayor Adams Pitches Zoning For Less Parking, More Housing

The elimination of parking minimums is part of a zoning text amendment New York City Mayor Eric Adams detailed Thursday, amid a push to increase housing development citywide.

Climate and Environment

Microplastics Are Everywhere. What Are They Doing to Our Health?

Research on microplastics and human health is still in its early days, said Mary Johnson, a principal research scientist at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. But one thing…

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

‘A Lot of False Hope’: City Data Show Ongoing Barriers To Supportive Housing

While the Department of Social Services says more people were accepted into supportive housing last year than the year prior, a new report shows persistent barriers and rejections, including some…

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice News NYCHA

Mentores de NYCHA condenan el repentino recorte del programa para jóvenes de la era De Blasio

“Estoy devastado por la abrupta y violenta retirada de este programa”, dijo Jonathan McLean, director ejecutivo del Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES por sus siglas en inglés),…

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