City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Government
Public Housing Residents Demand $5 Billion in State Funding
Tatyana Turner |
Tenants and advocates say the funding would repair 40,000 apartments and help cover outstanding rent arrears accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brooklyn
Opinion: BQGreen Plan Shows Why New York Must Adopt the People’s Climate Justice Budget
Maritza Davila and Rami Dinnawi |
Decking the BQE trench in the Southside of Williamsburg is not just about turning concrete into greenery; it’s about mitigating the impacts of infrastructure that has long plagued our community.
Housing and Homelessness
NYC Housing Calendar, Feb. 26-March 3
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Housing and Homelessness
City Council Requests to Join Lawsuit to Enforce Rental Voucher Expansion
Emma Whitford |
In a motion set to be filed Wednesday in state court, the legislative body asks to join a recently-filed lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, seeking to compel implementation of several laws passed over mayoral veto.
Politics & Government
‘Options Open’: Council Paves Way to Enforce Voucher Bills in Court
Emma Whitford |
The New York City Council cleared Speaker Adrienne Adams to take legal action on its behalf Thursday, but the leader declined to say how, or when, she might act to enforce new laws expanding eligibility for city-issued rental vouchers.
Government
Changing of the Chair: Avilés, Banks On Public Housing Committee Shuffle
Tatyana Turner |
During her tenure, Aviles, who became Chair of the City Council’s Committee on Public Housing in January 2022, began questioning NYCHA’s high vacancy and low turnover rates. Banks says he wants to scrutinize the authority’s new funding models.
Brooklyn
Candidates on Housing: Assemblymember Zinerman Talks Fixing NYCHA and ‘Good Cause’ Negotiations
Tatyana Turner |
Raised in Brooklyn’s Gowanus Houses, Zinerman says she wants to see more secure and better-funded developments in the New York City Housing Authority, and to support local tenants and property owners.
Government
PÓDCAST: ¿Cómo la administración Biden se volvió la más activa en inmigración?
Daniel Parra |
Desde que Joe Biden asumió la presidencia en enero de 2021, en la frontera sur de Estados Unidos se han dado al menos 6.3 millones de encuentros con migrantes en y entre los puertos de entrada —un récord—, lo que ha dado como resultado la entrada a más de 2.4 millones de migrantes al país.
Government
Eric Adams’ State of the City: What’s in it for Housing?
Jeanmarie Evelly |
In his annual address Wednesday, his third since taking office in 2022, Mayor Eric Adams touched on plans for a “Tenant Protection Cabinet,” developing affordable housing on two dozen city-owned sites, and issuing new NYCHA Section 8 vouchers. But several advocates said the speech fell short in addressing the city’s homelessness crisis.
Brooklyn
Candidates on Housing: DSA-Backed Eon Huntley Vies for Bed-Stuy Assembly Seat
Tatyana Turner |
The retail worker and father of two believes his experiences as both a renter and public school parent have prepared him to potentially unseat incumbent Stefani Zinerman in the upcoming June 25 primary election.