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The Stable Families Act builds off the massive pot of money that Congress sent to states and local governments to cover rent arrears for tenants who could not make payments…

ByDavid Brand 9Comments

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Jul 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

After Slow Start, NYC Issues Thousands of Federal Housing Vouchers

The city has distributed 91 percent of the roughly 7,800 new emergency housing vouchers (EHVs) they received last May—a dramatic increase since March, when they had issued less than a…

ByDavid Brand 8Comments

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Jul 2022

Politics

De Blasio Wants Impeachment Probe for Justices Who Struck Roe

De Blasio told City Limits that he wants to see New York City-style right-to-shelter laws for people experiencing homelessness in all cities, rent regulation across the country and a path…

ByDavid Brand 3Comments

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May 2022

Economy Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Why We Need Better Place-Based Economic Development Policies

Our elected leaders can bring about meaningful improvement in the economies of particular places through policies that address what we’ve learned from the shortcomings of the Opportunity Zone incentive and…

ByEdward De Barbieri 1Comment

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Apr 2022

Education Government Opinion

Opinion: Congress Should Act Now to Extend School Food Waivers

“Many food management companies and producers of color are small to mid-sized, and we have benefited from the added flexibility in the way schools negotiate. The waivers have allowed us…

ByNausher Khan 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Economy Education Government Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: New York Lawmakers Must Support Future Generations of Immigrant Students and Workers

‘Immigrants are forced to live in a system with arbitrary restrictions that discourage us from advancing our education, obtaining a stable career, and providing for our families. All the while,…

ByValeria Lugo 5Comments

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Nov 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Universal Rental Assistance Could Help End the Homelessness Crisis

‘Currently only 25 percent of eligible households receive the housing voucher, meaning that nearly everyone in need of aid does not receive it. The impact of fully funding vouchers would…

ByAmie Pospisil

ByFrederick Shack 3Comments

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Nov 2021

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: Congress Must Support Immigrant Workers to Ensure NY’s Economic Success

‘Businesses across the state and nation are experiencing a significant labor shortage. The key to solving this crisis rests largely in our ability to maximize the untapped potential of our…

ByQuenia Abreu 0Comments

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Nov 2021

Comunidades de habla hispana Government

La negociación tras bambalinas del plan C, o parole, en el paquete de reconciliación

Este plan no incluye un camino a la ciudadanía, como sí se había incluido en los dos planes anteriores (plan A y B).

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Sep 2021

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: U.S. Democrats Have the Power to Deliver Citizenship for New Yorkers Like Me

‘I marched alongside thousands of people to send an unequivocal message to Democrats in Congress, including my own representative Sen. Chuck Schumer, that they make the rules, not the parliamentarian.…

ByEva Santos Veloz 0Comments

City Watch: Ritchie Torres Wants to Make Federal Rent Relief Permanent

After Slow Start, NYC Issues Thousands of Federal Housing Vouchers

De Blasio Wants Impeachment Probe for Justices Who Struck Roe

Opinion: Why We Need Better Place-Based Economic Development Policies

Opinion: Congress Should Act Now to Extend School Food Waivers

Opinion: New York Lawmakers Must Support Future Generations of Immigrant Students and Workers

Opinion: Universal Rental Assistance Could Help End the Homelessness Crisis

Opinion: Congress Must Support Immigrant Workers to Ensure NY’s Economic Success

La negociación tras bambalinas del plan C, o parole, en el paquete de reconciliación

Opinion: U.S. Democrats Have the Power to Deliver Citizenship for New Yorkers Like Me

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