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Opinion: NYC Needs Tenants’ Right to Cooling Bill to Address Extreme Heat

"Though in New York there’s a requirement for landlords to provide heating from October to May, there’s no parallel provision for cooling in the summer."
Isabel Friedman and Caleb Smith
‘Good Cause’ Eviction’s Legal Litmus Test Begins

“The enforcement mechanism has truly always been the courts,” said Good Cause sponsor State Sen. Julia Salazar, as anticipation mounts for litigation that will hash out the reach of the new tenant protection law.
Chris Janaro
Who Can Get Appointments at NYC’s Asylum Application Help Center, And Who Can’t?

While shelter staff are the primary schedulers of appointments at the city’s Asylum Application Help Center, a network of community-based organizations and legal providers can refer cases too.
Daniel Parra
Opinion: For Affordable Housing, Inclusive Design Can Help Communities Get to ‘Yes’

"By making both aesthetic and programmatic contributions like commercial or community services to their neighborhood, these buildings were viewed as assets and gained them acceptance not always afforded to new developments."
Magnus Magnusson
NYC Housing Calendar, Sept. 9-16

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Jeanmarie Evelly
Opinion: Permanent Housing is the Way Forward as Communities Overheat

"While it becomes more dangerous to live outside without reprieve from the heat, the city has doubled down on penalizing the homeless instead of focusing on housing initiatives."
Rudrani Ghosh
NYCHA’s New Federal Monitor Issues Mixed Reviews for Performance Over the Past 5 Years

Although the new monitor credits NYCHA for being a “very different organization” since the start of the oversight arrangement in 2019, there are still setbacks, particularly with addressing mold, leaks and lead.
Tatyana Turner
NYC Housing Calendar, Sept. 3-9

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Jeanmarie Evelly

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Mapping the Future: Opinion

Opinion: For Our Children, Say ‘Yes’ to Housing

“Housing insecurity is directly correlated with negative impacts on the lifelong development and well-being of children, causing struggles in school and worse health outcomes, among many other long-term consequences.”
Jennifer March
Opinion: New York’s $5 Billion Climate Opportunity

"Despite the ambitions of the New Efficiency: New York program, its reach in New York City is limited...households living in small residential buildings are consistently excluded from funding allocation, accounting for only 7 percent of all state home retrofits since 2010."
Rebekah Morris-Gonzalez
Opinion: Shut Up Already About Moses vs. Jacobs

“Both Moses, the ‘master builder’ of the urban renewal era, and Jacobs, the grassroots champion of small-scale urbanism, have left deep and lasting imprints on our city. But today, the debate over their visions is a diversion from broader truths about New York City’s history and present-day challenges.” CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of […]
Howard Slatkin
Opinion: City of Yes Will Help Turn Underutilized Space into Life-Saving Housing

"Infills can create new housing while also helping provide funding or upgrades to preserve existing buildings, all helping to reinvigorate a neighborhood."
Kathryn Haslanger
Opinion: NYC Needs Smart Growth & Affordability, Not Unchecked Hikes in Density

"We believe that organic community-led development that ensures any necessary infrastructure upgrades—and, perhaps more importantly as a matter of public policy, housing affordability—is what we should strive for."
Corey B. Bearak, Michael Mallia and Bryan Block

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