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“Yes, we are seeing more people on the streets, and many of them are in crisis. But unless we deal with the root causes of homelessness, we are just going…

ByCordell Cleare

ByOksana Mironova

ByEmily Gallagher 0Comments

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Jan 2025

Government Immigration Justice Opinion

Opinion: The City Council Must Protect NYC’s Sanctuary Laws

“With as much urgency as possible, the City Council must pass Intro. 214 to ensure that city agencies face consequences for conspiring with ICE. Anything less will result in historic…

ByKarla Ostolaza

ByRosa Cohen-Cruz 1Comment

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Jan 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

State of the City: Housing Takeaways From the Mayor’s Speech

Among Mayor Eric Adams’ promises for the year ahead: 900 new Safe Haven shelter beds, a plan to build 100,000 new units in Manhattan, and a program to connect unhoused…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jan 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Policing, Surveillance, and False Promises of Safety

“Ineffective technology and police violence is only a symptom of a larger problem of politicians claiming that these are what the average citizen needs to feel safe, rather than addressing…

BySadia Saba 1Comment

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Jan 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

New Charter Commission Considers Housing & Land Use Reforms

Mayor Eric Adams’ newly appointed Charter Revision Commission met Tuesday, the first in a series of meetings to explore potential changes to city government’s rules and procedures for housing and…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 5Comments

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Jan 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development Transportation

The Blocks, Strips, and Neighborhoods Carved Out of ‘City of Yes’

The mayor’s ambitious zoning plan was designed to create “a little more housing” in every neighborhood. But the version passed by the Council includes several carve outs to protect single-family…

ByPatrick Spauster 12Comments

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Dec 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

City to Close Dozens of Sites Housing Migrants, Citing Dip in Shelter Population

Officials attributed the closures to a steady decline in the number of people in the shelter system over the last several months—though nearly 55,000 migrants and asylum seekers remain, the…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Dec 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

How Each NYC Councilmember Voted on City of Yes for Housing

The City Council approved a modified version of the mayor’s sweeping zoning reform plan, City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, with a vote of 31-to-20. Here’s how each lawmaker landed.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 3Comments

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Dec 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development Politics

What the Council’s Revamped ‘City of Yes for Housing’ Deal Includes

The Council voted to adopt a modified version of the City of Yes plan—one which scales back some of the zoning reforms included in the original, adds affordability incentives, and…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Nov 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Crown Heights Homeowners Say They’re Bearing the Brunt of Mayor Adams’ War on Rats

Two years into the mayor’s anti-rodent siege, rat infestations persist, but one consequence of the policy change has emerged: a major uptick in homeowner fines. “The summonses started escalating,” said…

ByDana Edwards 7Comments

Opinion: Building a Safer City Requires Housing, Not Criminalization

Opinion: The City Council Must Protect NYC’s Sanctuary Laws

State of the City: Housing Takeaways From the Mayor’s Speech

Opinion: Policing, Surveillance, and False Promises of Safety

New Charter Commission Considers Housing & Land Use Reforms

The Blocks, Strips, and Neighborhoods Carved Out of ‘City of Yes’

City to Close Dozens of Sites Housing Migrants, Citing Dip in Shelter Population

How Each NYC Councilmember Voted on City of Yes for Housing

What the Council’s Revamped ‘City of Yes for Housing’ Deal Includes

Crown Heights Homeowners Say They’re Bearing the Brunt of Mayor Adams’ War on Rats

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