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Advocates and defense attorneys said the majority of people facing a prostitution charge under the city’s crackdown in Queens are immigrants, whose immigration proceedings and ability to find better jobs could be affected by their arrests.
“Proposals in Congress and public comments from the incoming administration give us every reason to fear that federal leaders will target programs that fight hunger for cuts.”
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.
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
“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.”
“Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day” has taken place every December for more than 20 years. The event serves both to remember and mourn those who died, and as a stark reminder of how homelessness is also a health crisis, its organizers say.
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.
“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!
This fall, City Limits worked with more than two dozen reporting interns from high schools across New York City, who learned the ins and outs of public service journalism. Their stories, examining different aspects of the city’s housing crisis, will be published in the coming weeks.
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.
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