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“Instead of 100,000 migrants by mid-2024, we expect to care for 80,000 by June and 90,000 by the end of the year,” Mayor Eric Adams said while unveiling his budget…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Economy Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Politics

How Could NYC’s New Budget Impact the Fight Against Homelessness?

Amid a record-breaking homelessness crisis, there are some bright spots. Mayor Adams has dedicated roughly $4 billion in capital funding to construct affordable housing—a campaign promise that he fell short…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

‘A Down Payment’: Budget Boost For Tenant Lawyers Falls Short Of Demands

Lawyers who represent tenants facing eviction in housing court are poised to see millions of dollars in new funding in the coming year, yet far less than the roughly $350…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Economy Education Government Housing and Homelessness

Subsidized Child Care Pilot for Undocumented Families Renewed in City Budget Deal

The city pilot program called Promise NYC, which covered up to $700 a week in child care to undocumented children with low-income parents during the second half of 2023, will…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Health Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: Will NYC’s Budget Promote Mental Health or Preserve Mass Incarceration?

“Despite the mayor’s repeated statements that he wants to fund more ‘upstream’ services that address the city’s mental health crisis, his agenda, instead, focuses on post-crisis points and increased law…

ByJennifer J. Parish

ByMarco Barrios 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

Tenants, Advocates Call for City Budget Funds to Alleviate NYCHA’s Growing Rent Debt

“You think about a $106 billion budget—we’re asking for $400 million with an M,” Councilmember Carmen De La Rosa said at Thursday’s rally. “NYCHA tenants deserve more and we’re going…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Economy Education Government Opinion

Opinion: CUNY Needs Funding, Not Cuts

“The mayor needs to look somewhere else to cut funding. Successful higher education programs should not be on the chopping block.”

ByBerkis Cruz-Eusebio 2Comments

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May 2023

Housing and Homelessness

Housing Events in NYC This Week: Jane’s Walk, Council Budget Hearings

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

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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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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Jun 2022

Education Government Immigration

Budget Deal Maintains $4 Million to Boost Communication with Immigrant Families in NYC Schools

According to the DOE, 43 percent of NYC’s students spoke a language other than English during the current school year. The Immigrant Family Communication program, which had been budgeted for…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

Mayor Touts Latest—Lower—Cost Estimate For Sheltering New Immigrant Arrivals

How Could NYC’s New Budget Impact the Fight Against Homelessness?

‘A Down Payment’: Budget Boost For Tenant Lawyers Falls Short Of Demands

Subsidized Child Care Pilot for Undocumented Families Renewed in City Budget Deal

Opinion: Will NYC’s Budget Promote Mental Health or Preserve Mass Incarceration?

Tenants, Advocates Call for City Budget Funds to Alleviate NYCHA’s Growing Rent Debt

Opinion: CUNY Needs Funding, Not Cuts

Housing Events in NYC This Week: Jane’s Walk, Council Budget Hearings

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

Budget Deal Maintains $4 Million to Boost Communication with Immigrant Families in NYC Schools

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