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“Mayor Adams plans to force families experiencing their very first winter in the United States to uproot their lives every 60 days, without an idea of where they’ll end up…

ByMurad Awawdeh 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Full Package of Rental Voucher Laws Not on Mayor’s Agenda, Despite Veto Override

With under two months left on the clock, the administration is not taking steps to fully implement a package of bills that would expand rental voucher eligibility among New Yorkers…

ByEmma Whitford 9Comments

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Nov 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Labor Opinion Politics Transportation

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. As a…

ByHarvey Robins 1Comment

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Nov 2023

Housing and Homelessness Immigration

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…

ByEmma Whitford

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Sep 2023

Government

NYC Failing to Process Most Food Stamp, Cash Benefit Applications on Time

Timely processing rates plummeted to under 30 percent for cash assistance applications and under 40 percent for SNAP for the fiscal year ending in June, according to the latest Mayor’s…

ByEmma Whitford 4Comments

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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Delivering on the Promise of a Renewable Rikers

“Every assessment and transfer deadline that passes without action delays the benefits of a transformed Rikers Island for all New Yorkers, especially those in the communities that have been directly…

BySara Imperiale

ByShravanthi Kanekal 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics

The Job That “Almost Was”: Advocates on the Loss of NYC’s Chief Housing Officer

Advocates hoped Adams would kick off his first term by appointing a deputy mayor for housing and homelessness—ensuring that previously siloed agencies would report to the same person. He didn’t,…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Mar 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: To Deliver for New York’s Working Families, Mayor Adams Needs a Trifecta of Change

“If Mayor Adams wants to make a positive impact on the city and take his ‘working people’s agenda’ beyond rhetoric, he needs to embrace a trifecta of change that establishes…

ByHarvey Robins 2Comments

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Aug 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

City Watch: Planning Chief Dan Garodnick Talks Local Resistance to New Housing

“If everything…is just a question of ‘Does the local community support or not support it,’ the answer will almost, inevitably, always be ‘no,’ so it can’t just be that, it…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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May 2022

Economy Education Government Immigration Politics

After First 100 Days, Where Do Eric Adams’ Campaign Plans for Immigrant New Yorkers Stand?

Eric Adams introduced his plan for immigrant communities called WeRISE (Raise Immigrant Safety and Empowerment) while campaigning for office in June 2021. After three months in office, little progress has…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

Opinion: Mayor Adams’ 60-Day Shelter Rule Throws Families Out to the Cold

Full Package of Rental Voucher Laws Not on Mayor’s Agenda, Despite Veto Override

Opinion: City Services are Tattered, and Mayor Adams is Prepared to Make it Worse

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

NYC Failing to Process Most Food Stamp, Cash Benefit Applications on Time

Opinion: Delivering on the Promise of a Renewable Rikers

The Job That “Almost Was”: Advocates on the Loss of NYC’s Chief Housing Officer

Opinion: To Deliver for New York’s Working Families, Mayor Adams Needs a Trifecta of Change

City Watch: Planning Chief Dan Garodnick Talks Local Resistance to New Housing

After First 100 Days, Where Do Eric Adams’ Campaign Plans for Immigrant New Yorkers Stand?

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