The November presidential election is pivotal, environmental advocates say: Americans are deciding between Vice President Kamala Harris, who has a track record in climate action, and Donald Trump, who continuously denies that climate change exists.
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
“In the midst of a five-count federal indictment, Mayor Adams is rushing to ask New Yorkers at the ballot for more power and less oversight.”
Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed a bill that pushes for quicker restoration times of “vital services,” at public housing apartments, including gas.
The legislation, passed last year, requires the city to establish a new 311 option for tenants to report and request inspection of empty units creating hazards in their buildings. It was supposed to go live in early August.
The Association for Neighborhood Housing & Development, or ANHD—founded in the 1970s to reclaim the growing number of burned and abandoned apartment buildings across the city— turns 50 this year. City Limits sat down with Executive Director Barika Williams to talk about that work, and what’s ahead.
“We already experienced a retrenchment of the city’s commitment to Universal Pre-K and Universal 3K programs. Parents can’t afford to lose more ground.”
Tras meses de incertidumbre, las organizaciones de alfabetización de adultos que no fueron seleccionadas antes para los contratos municipales recibirán fondos para continuar con su programación gracias a una aportación única de $10 millones de dólares financiada por iniciativas del Concejo para el año fiscal 2025.
Eight months after what federal prosecutors called the “largest single-day bribery takedown in the history of the Justice Department,” NYCHA is tightening requirements when awarding small contracts, among other reforms.
After months of uncertainty, adult literacy organizations that weren’t selected earlier for city contracts will receive funding to continue their programming thanks to a one-time, $10 million infusion funded by City Council initiatives for fiscal year 2025.
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