Hochul administration Archives

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Applications for LIHEAP, a federal program that helps low-income New Yorkers stay cool in the summer, just went live. But advocates say the initiative’s future is at risk after the…

ByMariana Simões 3Comments

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Apr 2024

Opinion: Fixing NY’s Housing Crisis Doesn’t End With Albany Budget Deal

“Both city and state governments must extend their efforts beyond the final budget deal, recognizing that tenants’ well-being is intertwined with the physical and financial stability of their homes and…

BySarah Batchu 2Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness News

City Seeks State Approval to Issue 60-Day Shelter Limit to More Asylum Seekers

The city is seeking permission to issue the time-limit notices to adult asylum seekers who are being housed in Department of Homeless Services facilities, saying that doing so will open…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Climate and Environment Government

Opinion: Emergency Preparedness is Not Enough—NY Needs Real Climate Action

“The climate crisis requires more than empty words and the too-little-too-late warnings we’re getting in New York. Without action to curb our reliance on the fossil fuels supercharging this crisis,…

ByLincoln Restler

ByAlex Beauchamp 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Government Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: New York Must Be a Leader in Protecting Gender-Affirming Care

“We must not be complacent. People of trans experience in many parts of the country are being targeted for simply being who we are. New York has an opportunity to…

ByShauna Brooks 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Immigration Justice Politics

Immigrant Advocates Decry ‘Disappointing’ Legislative Year in Albany

The state legislature—which officially ended its session last week, though the Assembly is expected to return briefly before the end of the month—has so far failed to pass major legislation…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Apr 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Late Session Goals Emerge As Housing Policy Fizzles Out of NY Budget

With six weeks left until the end of the legislative session, Hochul is already looking ahead, insisting that she will work with Senate and Assembly leaders to address New York’s…

ByEmma Whitford 2Comments

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Apr 2023

Government In Depth Investigations

Inside the Fight to Stop Indian Point From Dumping Radioactive Water into the Hudson River

The deactivated nuclear power plant, now run by Holtec, wants to discharge 1 million gallons of radioactive waste into the river as early as August. The dumping will release …

ByMariana Simões 6Comments

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Mar 2023

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Helping Asylum Seekers in New York’s Immigration Courts

“For many asylum seekers like me, the United States is a beacon of hope, providing refuge and safety from the violence many of us experience at home. Yet the sense…

ByPriscilla Hernandez*0Comments

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Feb 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: NIMBYs Are Wrong—New Housing is Good for NY’s Climate Goals

“Invoking environmental concerns to block construction is a classic page in the NIMBY playbook, but when suburbanites push back against dense, transit-oriented housing, they are not just hurting the people who…

ByBen Hitchcock 1Comment

Trump Cuts Put Free Air Conditioners At Risk as Summer Nears