CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC’s Subways Need Services, Not Soldiers
Robert Mascali |
“We can create a better environment for both the homeless and riders by setting up drop-in centers within some of the larger subway stations.”
Government
Residentes de viviendas públicas exigen $5.000 millones de dólares de financiación estatal
Tatyana Turner |
Arrendatarios y defensores de los arrendatarios afirman que la financiación permitiría reparar 40.000 apartamentos y ayudar a cubrir los impagos de alquiler acumulados durante la pandemia de COVID-19.
Government
NYC Housing Calendar, March 11-18
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Welcome to City Limits’ NYC Housing Calendar, a weekly feature where we round up the latest housing and land use-related events and hearings, as well as upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Government
Chemical Industry Amps Up Lobbying to Block New York’s Waste Reduction Bill
Mariana Simões |
As a bill that aims to drastically cut the use of plastic packaging gains momentum in Albany, the chemical industry has increased spending to stop it, pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into the effort.
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.
