After a split decision between two funding options, residents at the Hylan Houses must head back to the polls starting Feb. 26 to break the tie.
Government
The Blocks, Strips, and Neighborhoods Carved Out of ‘City of Yes’
Patrick Spauster |
The mayor’s ambitious zoning plan was designed to create “a little more housing” in every neighborhood. But the version passed by the Council includes several carve outs to protect single-family areas and parking requirements.
Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Jan. 6-13
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: The Housing Hazard We Don’t Think About
Anne Hayes and Paul Oder |
“We have to wonder if inhaling what likely was lead dust will threaten our health in years to come. It is urgent that measures be adopted to ensure a lead dust-free environment for tenants and their children.”
Government
City Limits’ Most-Read Stories in 2024
City Limits |
A look back at key moments in our newsroom’s coverage this year: the reopening of NYCHA’s Section 8 waitlist for the first time in 15 years, a solar eclipse, ‘good cause’ eviction and more.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC’s Animal Rescue Community is Exhausted
Meagan Licari |
“Simply put, we cannot adopt our way out of this crisis. It requires the facilitation of affordable, accessible veterinary care, and it demands that New York City officials assume their share of responsibility for overpopulation control as mandated by city code.” Violet Mendelsund/Mayoral Photo OfficeA cat adoption event at City Hall in 2022. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today!
Government
Federal Point-in-Time Homeless Count Was Highest on Record in 2024
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s yearly nationwide census, based on data collected in January 2024, counted 771,480 people experiencing homelessness—up 18 percent from 2023.
Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Dec. 30-Jan. 6
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The City Planning Commission will meet next Monday, and a dozen of the city’s rental housing lotteries will close to applicants this week. Here’s the roundup.
Education
Gov. Hochul Signs Bills to Ban CO2 Fracking, Make Polluters Pay for Climate Damage
Jeanmarie Evelly |
During the final week of 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed several long-awaited environmental bills into law: forcing polluters to pay for climate destruction, expanding the state’s fracking ban to prohibit a a new technique that uses carbon dioxide, and limiting new construction of schools within 500 feet of major highways.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Bringing Solar Energy to NYC Schools and Public Buildings
Sandy Nurse and Gary LaBarbera |
“This solar program is a game changer: it will reduce harmful air pollution, fight climate change, and create high-quality jobs installing and maintaining solar panels.”
Government
PODCAST: ¿Cuántas personas mueren ahogadas cruzando el Río Bravo hacia Estados Unidos?
Daniel Parra |
Una investigación reciente de The Washington Post, Lighthouse Reports y El Universal, revela que al menos 1.107 inmigrantes se ahogaron cruzando el Río Grande entre 2017 y 2023, un número significativamente mayor de lo que se había informado anteriormente por las autoridades. Flickr/Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de Estados UnidosEl Valle del Río Grande, cerca de Mission, Texas. El río Bravo Grande, como se le conoce en los Estados Unidos, que separa la frontera sur del país con México, se ha convertido en un cementerio de inmigrantes, con un número creciente de mujeres y niños que pierden la vida intentando cruzarlo.Una investigación reciente de The Washington Post, Lighthouse Reports y El Universal de México, revela que al menos 1.107 inmigrantes se ahogaron cruzando el Río Grande entre 2017 y 2023, un número significativamente mayor de lo que se había informado anteriormente por las autoridades.El informe revela que, mientras que la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos (CBP por sus siglas en inglés) registró sólo 498 muertes por ahogamiento en Texas y Nuevo México de 2017 a 2023, la investigación documentó 858 ahogamientos sólo en Texas.
En México, los datos muestran que 249 inmigrantes se ahogaron, pero sin una agencia centralizada que rastree estas muertes, es probable que la cifra real sea mayor. Estas cifras revelan una sombría tendencia: la mayoría de los ahogamientos se producen ahora en tramos más remotos y peligrosos del río, luego de que se impusieran medidas como la instalación de alambre de púas, boyas flotantes en el río y otras barreras como parte de la Operación Lone Star de Texas, lanzada en 2021 por el gobernador, Greg Abbott. El tramo más mortífero del Río Grande durante este periodo se encuentra entre el estado mexicano de Coahuila y los condados texanos de Kinney, Val Verde y Maverick.
