“We need to be crystal clear: if you’re managing our money, you better be taking climate risk seriously and cutting off financing for new fossil fuel projects. If not, we’re taking our business elsewhere.”
Government
Defensores y proveedores de salud alivian temores de inmigrantes para acceder a atención médica bajo Trump
Daniel Parra |
A pesar de que estos temores han resurgido con la segunda administración Trump, el mensaje de los defensores, abogados y centros de salud es claro e inequívoco: la atención médica siempre es una prioridad y el tratamiento no debe detenerse.
Government
Is Your City Councilmember Passing Green Legislation? Look Them Up Here
Mariana Simões |
The New York League of Conservation Voters ranks city councilmembers, whose seats are up for grabs in their year’s elections, based on how they voted on key environmental bills. You can look up their scores here.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Local Nutrition Programs Are More Important Than Ever
Melissa Gallanter |
“With federal nutrition assistance facing an uncertain future, local organizations must step in to fill the gaps. But programs like ours are already stretched thin, and we will rely even more heavily on local government if federal support is cut.”
Government
Advocates, Health Providers Look to Ease Immigrants’ Fears of Accessing Care Under Trump
Daniel Parra |
While these concerns have resurfaced under the second Trump administration, the message from advocates, lawyers, and health centers is clear and unequivocal: health is always a priority and treatment should not be stopped.
Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Jan. 27-Feb. 3
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Education
The Fight to Keep Community Composting Alive in NYC
Mariana Simões |
Nando Rodriguez from Brotherhood Sister Sol is leading a campaign to bring 1,000 composting sites to every borough. Here’s why he’s doing it.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Building a Safer City Requires Housing, Not Criminalization
Emily Gallagher, Cordell Cleare and Oksana Mironova |
“Yes, we are seeing more people on the streets, and many of them are in crisis. But unless we deal with the root causes of homelessness, we are just going to be looking at a revolving door of incarceration and hospitalizations that only exacerbate the problem.”
Brooklyn
How NYC Dollar Vans are Adapting for the Future
Andrés Pacheco-Girón, Feet in 2 Worlds |
Thousands in New York City rely on an unofficial system of public commuter vans to get around—one that is not part of the MTA. These vehicles—better known as dollar vans—have served riders across New York City for half a century, but their future is unclear.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: We’ll Never Address NYC’s Mental Health Crisis Until We Stop Funneling People to Jails & Prisons
Ibrahim Ayu |
“There is no comprehensive network of treatment courts in New York, and those that do exist are woefully underutilized. Far more people should be getting the genuine care and treatment that I got.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Expand NY’s Residential Solar Tax Credit
Kate Selden and Alex Lee |
“The money New York State invests to accelerate solar is missing the households and communities that need it the most.”
