Housing and Homelessness
NYC Council Asks: Who Should Pay the Broker Fee?
Emma Whitford |
Hundreds of tenants and brokers descended on City Hall Wednesday to debate legislation that would stop landlords from passing broker fees on to tenants.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Bonnie Brower and the Art of Unfiltered Advocacy
Harry DeRienzo |
Harry DeRienzo, president emeritus and special advisor at the Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association, reflects on the legacy of New York City housing organizer and advocate Bonnie Brower, who passed away on June 2.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Borough Jails Must Move Forward, With Guidance From Impacted People
Ashley Abadia-Santiago Conrad |
“When the state takes away a person’s liberty, it bears a serious obligation to provide them proper care, and the built environment is a big part of that. Cutting our jail population significantly and overhauling the material conditions that people live in will be a massive victory.”
Citywide
NYC Housing Calendar, June 11-17
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Government
PODCAST: ¿Qué cambia la orden ejecutiva de Biden en la frontera sur y el asilo?
Daniel Parra |
El 4 de junio el presidente Joe Biden anunció una orden ejecutiva que suspende el procesamiento de solicitudes de asilo entre los puntos de entrada oficiales a lo largo de la frontera sur, y autoriza a los funcionarios de inmigración a deportar inmigrantes sin procesar sus solicitudes de asilo.
Government
NYC Plans to Expand Public Restrooms. Will it Benefit Homeless New Yorkers?
Anastasia Tomkin |
While city officials cited the importance of restrooms for all residents of the city, highlighting the needs of young children and older New Yorkers, homeless people also rely heavily on public bathrooms, but face particular difficulty in accessing them, experts and advocates say.
Citywide
City Council Passes Bills to Survey Migrants’ Health Needs and Work Obstacles
Daniel Parra |
“We must accumulate data to understand how the city has supported work permit applications, entrepreneurship, workforce development initiatives, and access to health care in order to identify the gaps in our efforts,” said the bill’s sponsor, Councilwoman Carlina Rivera.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Pushing for Answers About New York’s COVID Response
Vivian Zayas |
“Families like mine deserve more from our state leaders than platitudes and delayed, toothless studies. We deserve truth, transparency and real accountability.” Adi TalwarA drive-through COVID testing site on Goulden Avenue in the Bronx in October 2020. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today!
Government
Demand for Section 8 Waitlist More than Double Available Slots—And Counting
Emma Whitford and Jeanmarie Evelly |
Hundreds of thousands of applications began pouring in at midnight on Monday and will continue to be accepted online up until 11:59 p.m. this coming Sunday, June 9.
Government
Bill Seeks to Boost NYC’s Composting Capacity With More Borough-Based Sites
Mariana Simões |
Most of the food scraps and yard waste collected by the city isn’t getting composted. Instead, it’s being turned into fuel to heat people’s homes—and that’s not actually great for the environment, climate advocates say.
