Housing and Homelessness
NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 6-12
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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
NYC Issues Thousands of Federal Housing Vouchers, But Finding an Apartment Remains Tough
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Just 19.4 percent of the 7,788 federal Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) issued to New York City by the Biden Administration in May 2021 have been used to secure an apartment, according to city data. That’s compared to a national rate of 48.7 percent.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: We Need E-Bike Incentives, Not Bans
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“We join many other New Yorkers, including Los Deliveristas, a social justice group that represents the estimated 65,000 delivery workers, and call on the city to find alternatives to a ban that protects NYCHA residents from fire hazards without impacting transportation access or imperiling the growth of this affordable and sustainable mobility option.”
Podcasts
City Watch: NYC’s Affordable Housing Crisis Demands Federal Response, Coalition Says
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The dearth of affordable housing across the city—and the nation—should prompt Congress to increase rental assistance programs and supercharge the National Housing Trust Fund, Sarah Saadian of the National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) told WBAI’s City Watch. The fund sends money to states to develop homes for extremely low-income Americans.
Housing and Homelessness
Amid Flood Concerns, Mayor Says NYC Will Move Asylum Seeker Tents to Randall’s Island
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The choice of Randall’s Island for the asylum-seeker tents recalls the historic role of the island—along with adjoining Wards Island—as a drop-off point for New York City’s most marginalized groups.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
El sistema de albergues juveniles de Nueva York se queda sin plazas
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Con 99 camas menos que el año pasado, se están agotando las plazas en el conjunto de albergues para adolescentes y jóvenes de la ciudad de Nueva York, que ofrecen asesoramiento, educación, formación laboral y otros servicios.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Gateway Must Become ‘Freightway’ to Reduce Congestion and Meet Our Climate Goals
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“Instead of continuing to overburden already disadvantaged communities, we can bring freight rail through Gateway to a new distribution hub at Moynihan/Penn Station, which is already equipped with loading bays from its previous use as a postal facility.”
A Family Affair: Parents, Children and NYC's Homelessness Crisis
NYC’s Schools Funding Formula Should Consider Homeless Students, Advocates Say
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The Fair Student Funding Formula, used to distribute the majority of New York City’s education budget to each of its 1,600 public schools, has been criticized for failing to provide enough funds to students who need it most, including those in temporary housing and in the foster care system. A working group has until the end of October to recommend changes.
Housing and Homelessness
NYC Opens 300-Household Intake Shelter for Asylum Seekers in Midtown Hotel
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New York City is opening its latest checkpoint for recently arrived immigrants, this time converting a hotel near Madison Square Garden into an intake and assessment center with rooms for nearly 300 families and single adults, City Limits has learned.
Health and Environment
As NY’s Home Health Aides Get Pay Bump, Insurance Companies Leave Employers in the Lurch
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A state-funded increase in wages for the frontline workers begins Saturday, but companies say insurance providers are withholding the money.
