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    “Every time you try to look at a piece of what’s being said here, it opens up a Pandora's box of questions,” said Beth Haroules, director of disability justice litigation at the New York Civil Liberties Union.

  • Efforts to Block Gas Bans Across the Nation Are Growing. Will it Work in New York?
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  • Opinion: City Services are Tattered, and Mayor Adams is Prepared to Make it Worse

    "When Mayor Adams presents his budget Thursday, consider the choices he's made and the impact on the working class and the services they rely on government to deliver.

    Harvey Robins
  • WATCH: How Should NYCHA Fund Repairs? A City Limits Conversation

    City Limits on Thursday hosted a panel conversation about the plans being pitched to drum up funding for the city's public housing system.

    Jeanmarie Evelly
  • How a Bronx Election Swerved the Course for Plan to House Formerly-Incarcerated

    Political calculus around a City Council race in the East Bronx has slowed the approval process for a plan to house seriously ill people leaving jail, and could cue up a test: whether the Council is willing to override opposition from one of their own.  Adi TalwarView from Seminole Avenue of the proposed Just Home project building on Jacobi Medical Center’s campus.

    Emma Whitford
  • Could Thermal Energy Be New York’s Best Shot at Reaching its Climate Goals?

    As wind and solar renewable projects across the state hit hurdles, environmental advocates say investing in an underground network of heat pumps is the Big Apple's best bet at reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.  Governor's OfficeGov. Kathy Hochul at the bill signing for Legislation A.10493/S.9422 in June 2022.

    Mariana Simões
  • VIDEO: Voting on NYCHA’s Future

    This City Limits video delves into the complexities of a vote that will impact Nostrand Houses tenants in the near term, and explores the choices thousands of additional public housing tenants will have to make in the coming years.

    Tatyana Turner
  • Uncertain Waits or Tickets Away: Immigrants Face New Reality as Shelter Stays Expire

    A recently-opened facility dedicated to “reticketing” has sown confusion, emerging as one of the only options—along with new “waiting areas”—for recently-arrived immigrants forced to leave their shelter placements as the cold sets in.

    Emma Whitford and Daniel Parra
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    Join City Limits' reporters and a group of panelists at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov.

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  • NYC Promised More Apartments to Break a ‘Vicious Cycle.’ Where Are They? 

    A 2019 plan to expand the Justice Involved Supportive Housing program would satisfy a commitment in former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Points of Agreement to close the city’s notorious jail on Rikers Island.

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    Opinion: A Simple State Budget Fix Could Save Supportive Housing 

    "For many nonprofit building owners like us, it is not a question of if we will be able to keep these buildings as supportive housing; rather, it is a question of how long we can afford to."

    Nicole Branca
  • Opinion: Fighting for Basement Apartment Tenants, 11 Years After Hurricane Sandy

    "Instead of turning a blind eye to the suffering of basement and cellar apartment dwellers, disproportionately low-income and from immigrant communities, we must find the political courage to face this challenge by legalizing and making them safe."

    Jessica González-Rojas and Harvey Epstein
  • Opinion: We Can’t Regulate Our Way Out of a Housing Crisis

    "Ending the ability to combine units will lead to less housing, not more. You cannot regulate your way out of a housing affordability crisis. You need to build your way out."

    Jay Martin
  • Opinion: NYC Schools Must Meet the Needs of LGBTQ+ Youth

    “By not requiring schools to have genders and sexualities alliances, or pushing for inclusive curriculum in all schools, the DOE is refusing to take important steps proven to increase the health and safety of students.”

    Amy Leipziger, Jasmine Hall and Yun-Hee Proffit
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    We cannot continue to uphold zoning for "character" to such an extent that we leave communities stunted for growth AND community members on the streets and in unstable situations. 

    Lauren Nye

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  • Mayor Offers More Homeless Outreach, But Advocates Want More Beds
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  • Data Drop: Which NYC Neighborhoods Host the Most Homeless-Shelter Beds?

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  • Rent Calculation Problems Dog Many NYCHA Tenants
  • Hundreds of NYCHA Evictions Raise Questions About Process
  • What is RAD, and What Does it Mean for the Future of NYCHA?

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