Coronavirus
Housing Worry for Laborers as New York’s Farms Slip Deeper into Trouble
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Undocumented migrant farm workers are facing evictions as farms in upstate New York encounter financial losses, according to farm worker advocacy groups.
News
Property Owners and Advocates for Tenants Clash Over Impacts of New Rent Laws
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A rare discussion between a tenant leader, a real estate industry rep, pro-poor policy analyst and a Corcoran broker exposed divergent rhetoric about the state’s updated rent stabilization laws.
Protecting Biodiversity in the Big Apple
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Join City Limits for a panel discussion on the intersection of climate change, urban growth, and policy choices in NYC.
affordability
Housing Update: Landlords Push Back, NYCHA Budget Doesn’t Budge, Bay St. Rezoning Approved
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Housing headlines you might have missed.
Should NYC Evaluate its Housing Policies for Their Racial Impact?
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Amid deep concerns about the way city housing policies impact different racial groups—and the lack of attention during the official planning process to those effects—some advocates and elected officials are pressing for change.
Events
What is RAD, and What Does it Mean for the Future of NYCHA?
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The city is moving forward with a plan to transfer 62,000 units to Section 8 housing vouchers under the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program but the program has raised numerous concerns. A panel Wednesday brought together advocates, tenant leaders and policy experts to discuss some of them.
Events
Immigrant Arts Coalition presents The Francesca Cernia Slovin Immigrant Arts & Women’s Empowerment Summit, August 5-8 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
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The summit will feature Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who on June 26 th won the Democratic primary in New York’s 14th congressional district over a long-serving incumbent, who is of Puerto Rican heritage and is slated to become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress this November.
Events
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Unveils Spring-Summer 2018 Season Featuring American Premiere of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish
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Anchoring the season is the Yiddish version of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’, which has not been staged since its world premiere production in Israel more than 50 years ago.
chinatown
Local Electeds, Stakeholders Demand City Planning Commission Halt Two Bridges Developments
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Councilmember Margaret Chin and other elected officials made another call for a full public review of the developments proposed for the Lower East Side waterfront, but some opposing council candidates called it a campaign ploy.