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Zohran Mamdani promised to expand eligibility for the CityFHEPS rental voucher program to people with slightly higher incomes and households at risk of eviction, but a larger than expected fiscal…

ByPatrick Spauster 4Comments

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Dec 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

NYC Council Overrides Mayor’s Veto of Bill Capping Rents for Voucher Holders

The legislation mandates that households receiving city rental assistance contribute no more than 30 percent of their income on rent. It reverses an earlier move by the Adams administration to…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Oct 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: Communities’ Power in Development Decisions Helps Our Neighborhoods

“Many of the resources that our neighborhoods enjoy today—from parks to truly affordable housing and schools—were secured by the Council exercising power on behalf of residents to negotiate with the…

ByAmanda Farías 0Comments

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Oct 2025

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration

City Hall Misses Deadline to Comply With Council Law Requiring Migrant Shelter Surveys

Councilmembers and immigrant advocates criticized the delay, saying the legislation is intended to help the city better respond to the needs of the nearly 34,000 migrants still in its shelter…

ByDaniel Parra 3Comments

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Oct 2025

2025 Elections Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: Vote Yes on Housing Ballot Proposals 2-5

“Proposals 2 through 5 are common-sense, targeted reforms that will help us build the smaller, more affordable housing New Yorkers need—across every borough.”

ByMark Levine 0Comments

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Oct 2025

Government Immigration Justice Labor Politics

‘Hands Off’: City Lawmakers Push Back Against Federal Agents in NYC

“This has only weakened our local communities and economy by disrupting our neighborhoods and their small business partners. All for politics. We don’t need any more of this disruption,” Council…

ByDaniel Parra 6Comments

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Oct 2025

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Fixing Flaws in New York’s Freedom of Information Law

“It is time for New York City to pave the way to a modern, functioning FOIL landscape. The public is unable to understand, debate, and challenge government practices if it…

ByLaura Moraff 1Comment

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Oct 2025

Education Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Participants in City Agency-Funded Adult Literacy, English Classes Dipped After Contracting Overhaul

In the most recent fiscal year that ended in June, 13,429 participants took part in Department of Youth and Community Development-funded adult literacy programs, a 26 percent drop from the…

ByDaniel Parra 5Comments

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Sep 2025

Featured Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development Politics

Housing For Formerly Incarcerated Could Test City Council’s ‘Member Deference’

After City Hall pulled its support for an East Bronx project to build supportive housing for seriously ill people leaving jail, City Council members are considering overruling one of their…

ByPatrick Spauster 3Comments

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Aug 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Labor Transportation

Mayor Vetoes Bills to Raise Wages for Grocery Delivery Workers

The legislation would have mandated a minimum wage for app-based grocery delivery workers for companies like Instacart. The Council says it is considering next steps, as advocates push lawmakers to…

ByVictoria Moran Garcia 1Comment

Can Mamdani Afford to Expand the CityFHEPS Voucher Program?

Opinion: Communities’ Power in Development Decisions Helps Our Neighborhoods

City Hall Misses Deadline to Comply With Council Law Requiring Migrant Shelter Surveys

Opinion: Vote Yes on Housing Ballot Proposals 2-5

‘Hands Off’: City Lawmakers Push Back Against Federal Agents in NYC

Opinion: Fixing Flaws in New York’s Freedom of Information Law

Participants in City Agency-Funded Adult Literacy, English Classes Dipped After Contracting Overhaul

Housing For Formerly Incarcerated Could Test City Council’s ‘Member Deference’

Mayor Vetoes Bills to Raise Wages for Grocery Delivery Workers

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