Affordable Housing
Advocates: NYC Needs More Money, New Model to Meet Housing Crisis
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Resisting budget cuts is just part of the plan, they say. Changing how the housing market works is the deeper goal.
Education
City’s Youth Programs are Ready, and Waiting, as Budget Deadline Nears
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Organizations are prepared to run virtual programming that would be largely similar to their afterschool programs that continued during the height of the pandemic.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Brownsville is Waging its Own Fight Against COVID-19 and Racism
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‘As a community, we are not taking a knee waiting on the government to provide solutions. We are exercising our power and local resources to develop the hands-on solutions and practices that will most benefit our community.’
Housing and Development
Oleada de legislación dirigida a inquilinos y a pequeños negocios
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Por mucho que la reapertura sea una prueba de si los neoyorquinos pueden evitar una segunda oleada de enfermedades, también revelará si las medidas tomadas hasta ahora son toda la ayuda que se necesita.
Coronavirus
Nepalese Embassy Begins Process for Citizens in the U.S. to Return Home
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Nepalis who are in the U.S. are asked to register with the the Nepalese Embassy in order to return home, following a COVID-19 lockdown in the country since March.
Coronavirus
Lots of Unknowns Remain About COVID-Related Illness that Sickens Kids
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The state Department of Health on Thursday held a third webinar for providers about the syndrome. Experts say much remains unknown about the condition and the type of threat it poses.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Now is the Time for the New York Health Act
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‘We have seen enough shortages of PPE equipment, testing kits, and hospital beds to convince us all that something different is needed. We need a unified approach to the delivery of healthcare, as well as its costs. ‘
Albany
A Wave of Legislation Aimed at Renters and Small Biz
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As much as the reopening is testing whether or not New Yorkers can avoid a second wave of illnesses, it will also reveal whether the steps taken so far are all the help that’s needed.
Budget
Budget Axe and Pandemic Padlocks Have Put City’s Parks Under Pressure
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The mayor’s decision to open parks but ban swimming has prompted an outcry. Meanwhile, proposed budget cuts to the already underfunded Parks Department threaten to strain the system during a summer when New Yorkers will likely flood to those spaces.
Affordable Housing
Advocates: Cuts to NYC’s Housing Plan Will Have Deeper Costs
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Reacting to the drastic drop in city revenue, Mayor de Blasio has proposed shifting $1 billion in capital spending on his housing plan from this fiscal year and next to later years.