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“The ACP is not just a program; it’s an acknowledgement that the internet is a public utility and will increasingly become as fundamental as electricity.”

ByJennifer Gutiérrez 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Education Government Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time to Pay Teachers What They Deserve

“Teachers’ workloads are increasing without their salaries as they take on even more responsibilities to ensure the safety and well-being of their students.”

ByYsiad Ferreiras 0Comments

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Oct 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: New York’s Climate Crisis is a Housing Crisis

“Hurricane Sandy damaged 10 percent of the city’s housing. In a city with a vacancy rate of 4.5 percent, even a temporary loss of the housing supply isn’t just a…

ByDeborah Helaine Morris

ByThaddeus Pawlowski

ByHugo Sarmiento 1Comment

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Oct 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Podcasts Politics

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

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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Aug 2022

Government Politics

Scenes From New York’s Sleepy Second Primary

By 6 p.m. Tuesday, 237,888 New York City residents had voted in the unusual August primary, where some neighborhoods were home to heated State Senate and Congressional races while others…

ByDaniel Parra

ByDavid Brand

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jul 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Podcasts Politics

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

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

Opinion: Why We Must Fund the Affordable Connectivity Program

Opinion: It’s Time to Pay Teachers What They Deserve

Opinion: New York’s Climate Crisis is a Housing Crisis

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

Scenes From New York’s Sleepy Second Primary

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

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