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In a swerve from precedent, the Rent Guidelines Board’s two tenant members dismissed Tuesday’s preliminary vote as a sham, casting a vote of no confidence in both the board and…

ByEmma Whitford 4Comments

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Apr 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: New Immigrants and Asylum Seekers Can Help Revitalize Struggling NY Cities

“Programs and policies to facilitate intra-state transfers of asylum-seekers would be a win-win, both for small cities that need an injection of people and economic drawing power, and for large cities that…

ByPatricia A. Swann 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Comunidades de habla hispana Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Alcaldía aconseja a inmigrantes dormir en sillas en los “centros de acogida” nocturnos

Según la alcaldía, dormir en el suelo supone un riesgo en caso de incendio. Pero las normas parecen estar sembrando confusión al menos en un “centro de acogida” en Brooklyn,…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice

Homeless Advocates Lend Support in Suit Over City’s Refusal to Expand Housing Vouchers

Seven local organizations sought permission to file an amicus brief in support of the City Council and Legal Aid Society’s lawsuit, which is looking to compel the Adams administration to…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Mayor Should Halt 60-Day Shelter Limits & Protect Vulnerable Families

“The 60-day shelter limit runs counter to the very purpose of shelters: to keep vulnerable homeless families and individuals safe and off the streets.”

ByPierina Ana Sanchez

ByRita Joseph 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Comunidades de habla hispana Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Migrantes que vuelven a solicitar refugio siguen sufriendo esperas y falta de camas a pesar de nuevo acuerdo

La alcaldía dice que aún no ha comenzado a aplicar las evaluaciones de “circunstancias atenuantes” que podrían alargar la estadía en un refugio, mientras que migrantes siguen durmiendo en el…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Migrants Reapplying for Shelter Still Face Waits, Lack of Beds Despite New Settlement Rules

City Hall says it has not yet begun implementing assessments of the “extenuating circumstances” that could earn newly arrived immigrants an extended shelter stay—while some seeking another placement continue to…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Comunidades de habla hispana Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Inmigrantes y defensores con la vista puesta en nuevas normas de refugio de la ciudad

Al 31 de marzo, la alcaldía había emitido unos 1.500 avisos de estadía de 30 días a inmigrantes “para hacer arreglos alternativos” y a otros 1.300 con avisos de 60…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Economy Government Opinion Politics

Opinion: Mayor’s Budget Dance Leaves Nonprofits–and New Yorkers–in the Lurch

“Too many nonprofits are waiting on money owed by the same city that tells nonprofits to prepare to do more with less, again and again.”

ByShekar Krishnan

ByChai Jindasurat-Yasui 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Climate and Environment Education Government

NYC Gets $61 Million to Electrify School Buses. Is It Enough?

Mayor Adams announced this week that the Big Apple is getting 180 new electric school buses. But the city’s fleet still has over 10,000 buses running on polluting fossil fuels.

ByMariana Simões 2Comments

NYC Stabilized Tenants Face Another Round of Rent Hikes

Opinion: New Immigrants and Asylum Seekers Can Help Revitalize Struggling NY Cities

Alcaldía aconseja a inmigrantes dormir en sillas en los “centros de acogida” nocturnos

Homeless Advocates Lend Support in Suit Over City’s Refusal to Expand Housing Vouchers

Opinion: Mayor Should Halt 60-Day Shelter Limits & Protect Vulnerable Families

Migrantes que vuelven a solicitar refugio siguen sufriendo esperas y falta de camas a pesar de nuevo acuerdo

Migrants Reapplying for Shelter Still Face Waits, Lack of Beds Despite New Settlement Rules

Inmigrantes y defensores con la vista puesta en nuevas normas de refugio de la ciudad

Opinion: Mayor’s Budget Dance Leaves Nonprofits–and New Yorkers–in the Lurch

NYC Gets $61 Million to Electrify School Buses. Is It Enough?

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