Government
How Prepared is New York City to Face the Next Big Storm?
Mariana Simões |
The comptroller’s office says some inroads have been made but “far more is needed to be fully prepared for heavy storms.”
Government
City Must Keep Funding Mainchance Homeless Drop-In Center, Court Rules
Patrick Spauster |
A state judge ruled that the city terminated the homeless center’s contract without rational basis, ensuring the Midtown East center can continue to operate until 2026.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC’s Car-Lite Future is an Economic Imperative, Not a Fantasy
Joseph Cohen and Eddie Cohen |
“Congestion pricing is not just about alleviating traffic; it’s about recognizing that a future designed around the automobile is one of economic stagnation.”
Government
Council Files Appeal Over Adams Admin’s Refusal to Expand Rental Vouchers
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The appeal announcement included the launch of a website tracking the number of days since the Council says its laws should have been implemented—447, as of Tuesday—and the number of evictions filed across the city during that time.
Government
City to Phase Out & Replace De Blasio-Era Program Providing Free Immigration Legal Help
Daniel Parra |
While the city will keep funding a network of immigrant-serving community-based organizations and nonprofit legal service providers, they will no longer be required to provide institutional programming with a physical staff presence in places like hospitals, schools, and libraries, as ActionNYC does.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Shaping the Future for Our Youths, Through Our Youths
Orayne Williams |
“It is vital that we increase programming opportunities for youth and make them meaningful options in Youth Parts, a special court created after the Raise the Age law was passed.”
Immigration
PODCAST: ¿En qué estados el voto de ciudadanos naturalizados podría ser determinante?
Daniel Parra |
Para las próximas elecciones presidenciales de noviembre, se calcula que 23.8 millones de ciudadanos naturalizados podrán votar, representando alrededor del 10 por ciento del total del electorado estadounidense.
CommunityWire
NYC Housing Calendar, Sept. 30-Oct. 7
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Citywide
Ozone Pollution from New York Buildings On the Rise, Study Finds
Mariana Simões |
Buildings don’t just contribute to greenhouse gas emissions: a new study finds they are also adding to the smog that hovers over New York City’s streets.
Government
‘Again & Again, For Years’: Read the Corruption Allegations Against Mayor Eric Adams
Jeanmarie Evelly, Mariana Simões, Tatyana Turner, Chris Janaro and Daniel Parra |
A federal indictment unsealed Thursday accuses Adams of accepting bribes—including illegal campaign contributions and luxury travel perks—from Turkish nationals and at least one official, during both his time as mayor and as Brooklyn borough president.
