Affordable Housing Archives - Page 38 of 88

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The dearth of affordable housing across the city—and the nation—should prompt Congress to increase rental assistance programs and supercharge the National Housing Trust Fund, Sarah Saadian of the National Low-Income…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Oct 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Transportation

Amid Flood Concerns, Mayor Says NYC Will Move Asylum Seeker Tents to Randall’s Island

The choice of Randall’s Island for the asylum-seeker tents recalls the historic role of the island—along with adjoining Wards Island—as a drop-off point for New York City’s most marginalized groups.

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Oct 2022

Education Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

NYC’s Schools Funding Formula Should Consider Homeless Students, Advocates Say

The Fair Student Funding Formula, used to distribute the majority of New York City’s education budget to each of its 1,600 public schools, has been criticized for failing to provide…

ByJulian Roberts-Grmela 1Comment

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Opens 300-Household Intake Shelter for Asylum Seekers in Midtown Hotel

New York City is opening its latest checkpoint for recently arrived immigrants, this time converting a hotel near Madison Square Garden into an intake and assessment center with rooms for…

ByDavid Brand 7Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

NYC’s Youth Shelter System Is Running Out of Space

Down 99 beds from this time last year, space is running out in New York City’s patchwork of shelters for teens and young adults, which provide counseling, education, job training…

ByDavid Brand

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: ‘Just Home’ Project Planned for The Bronx Deserves Community Support

“Fear aside, will our city recognize health care as a human right? If these sick people can’t be placed in a hospital campus, then where else can they go?”

ByRoxanne Delgado 1Comment

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Housing Calendar, Sept. 29-Oct. 6

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

ByMariam Hydara 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Pledges $200 to Riis Households In Wake of Botched Arsenic Alert

Riis residents who have spoken with City Limits since the Sept. 2 incident, in which they were incorrectly told their taps may be contaminated, have described spending hundreds of dollars…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

More People Snagged Units in NYC Housing Lotteries Last Year, But Wait Times Grew

The city’s affordable housing lotteries are notoriously competitive, but new data shows some progress: in the most recent fiscal year that ended in June, 6,173 applicants were approved for a…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 3Comments

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Sep 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

City Planning Approves Innovation QNS Rezoning, Sending Plan to a Council Vote

Innovation QNS has emerged as the latest flashpoint in a debate over housing production, with supporters saying the plan will provide much-needed units for New Yorkers of all income levels,…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

City Watch: NYC’s Affordable Housing Crisis Demands Federal Response, Coalition Says

Amid Flood Concerns, Mayor Says NYC Will Move Asylum Seeker Tents to Randall’s Island

NYC’s Schools Funding Formula Should Consider Homeless Students, Advocates Say

NYC Opens 300-Household Intake Shelter for Asylum Seekers in Midtown Hotel

NYC’s Youth Shelter System Is Running Out of Space

Opinion: ‘Just Home’ Project Planned for The Bronx Deserves Community Support

NYC Housing Calendar, Sept. 29-Oct. 6

NYCHA Pledges $200 to Riis Households In Wake of Botched Arsenic Alert

More People Snagged Units in NYC Housing Lotteries Last Year, But Wait Times Grew

City Planning Approves Innovation QNS Rezoning, Sending Plan to a Council Vote

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