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“When affordability is treated as a real, immediate need, these policies can do more than just manage displacement. They can help communities stay rooted in places like Washington Heights.”

ByNabiha Subzwari

ByRobert Fullilove 0Comments

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Feb 2026

Government Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: The Mayor Wants to Adopt a Cat. Half of New Yorkers Can’t Afford One.

“New York City is facing a growing pet affordability crisis, one that is threatening to get worse,” writes Will Zweigart, director of the nonprofit Flatbush Cats. “Mayor Mamdani has an…

ByWill Zweigart 0Comments

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Dec 2025

Economy Education Government Opinion

Opinion: Universal Childcare—A Caution

“If universal childcare is free for all, the families who would benefit most over the long-term would likely be those already thriving economically. Meanwhile the financial benefits for those barely getting…

ByJennifer Jones Austin 0Comments

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Sep 2025

ARTS and CULTURE Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Profiles

BronxArtSpace and the Fight for Affordable Creativity in NYC

“We have a small but powerful ecosystem here: exhibition spaces, artist studios, and people who are willing to work with each other,” said Sabine Schumacher, current director of BronxArtSpace in…

ByNick Baumstein 0Comments

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Apr 2025

Climate and Environment Economy Government Health Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Gov. Hochul Must Do What Eric Adams Won’t—Solve NYC’s Affordability & Climate Crises

“Through a tax on the mega-rich, the Livable New York Act would fund 100,000 units of deeply affordable housing and transition every building in New York off of fossil fuels…

ByOlivia Leirer 3Comments

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May 2024

Economy Education Government Opinion

Opinion: NYC Can Give the Perfect Gift This Mother’s Day—Investing in Universal Child Care

“It is easy to see how mothers are affected by the prohibitively expensive costs of child care, but perhaps less so to understand it as a communal crisis.”

ByTalya Wolf 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Public Review to Begin for Mayor’s ‘City of Yes’ Housing Plan, as Affordability Details Emerge

Introduced in September as the third column in Adams’ City of Yes initiative—following separate proposals related to climate and commercial businesses—the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity is a broad…

ByChris Janaro 1Comment

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Apr 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Labor Politics

What and When? Albany Housing Deal Likely, But Big Questions Remain

As state budget negotiations drag nearly two weeks late, a housing deal seems likely to coalesce—but it’s not there yet, as consequential details remain fluid.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Affordable Housing for ALL New Yorkers

“It is time Albany meets the urgency of this moment and comes together with a real plan that will meet and sustain the housing needs of all New Yorkers, across…

ByMurad Awawdeh

ByManny Pastreich 0Comments

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Apr 2023

Economy Housing and Homelessness Immigration

More Than Half of Immigrant New Yorkers Can’t Afford Basic Needs, Report Finds

Immigrant-headed households make up only 17 percent of the city’s population but constitute 21 percent of households earning below the “true cost of living.”

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

Opinion: Washington Heights is Being Gentrified. Here’s How Mayor Mamdani Can Help.