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Oct 2023

What You Need to Know: How Can Venezuelans Apply for Extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in NY?

The initial registration period for eligible Venezuelans who do not have TPS opened on Oct. 3 and will run through April 2, 2025. The governor and mayor recently announced funding…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: We Can’t Regulate Our Way Out of a Housing Crisis

“Ending the ability to combine units will lead to less housing, not more. You cannot regulate your way out of a housing affordability crisis. You need to build your way…

ByJay Martin 1Comment

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

Evolving Requirements For Tenant Lawyer Funding Met With Protest

Recent clarifications and updates to city funding terms have alleviated some fears among legal service nonprofits while sparking others, as the organizations demand Mayor Eric Adams’ administration stop the contracting…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Housing and Homelessness Immigration Justice

‘This is Extreme’: Advocates Condemn Mayor’s Latest Ask to Suspend Adult Shelter Rights

In a new state court filing, the Adams administration is requesting authority to suspend the bulk of a 1981 decree that ensures shelter access for single adults.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

ANALYSIS: ‘Social Housing’ Bills Expose Ideological Rift Among Housing Providers

The saga of The Windermere, though unique in many respects, is emblematic of why the city’s need for deeply affordable housing and the interests of many for-profit owners and developers…

ByDoug Turetsky 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth

Facing Shelter Deadlines, Asylum Seekers Navigate NYC’s Costly Rental Market

Securing housing in a city known for sky-high rents is proving difficult for newly arrived immigrants. Of the six people City Limits spoke to about their recent searches, only one…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Adams Admin Not Backing Down From Fight to Limit Shelter Rights

It was not immediately clear how the Adams Administration will proceed in challenging New York City’s unique right to shelter. A formal request is due in state court next week.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Immigrant Adults Shuffled from Hotels to Tent Shelters, As City Seeks to Free Up Space

City Limits spoke with several of the immigrants being transferred from the Holiday Inn Manhattan downtown to the new, large congregate shelter on Randall’s Island, a group that included a…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Education Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NYC Schools Must Meet the Needs of LGBTQ+ Youth

“By not requiring schools to have genders and sexualities alliances, or pushing for inclusive curriculum in all schools, the DOE is refusing to take important steps proven to increase the…

ByAmy Leipziger

ByJasmine Hall

ByYun-Hee Proffit 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

SCOTUS Will Soon Toss or Take Rent Stabilization Cases. Here’s What to Know.

The public will likely learn in October if challenges to rent stabilization—from landlords and trade groups including the Community Housing Improvement Program and Rent Stabilization Association—will proceed before the U.S.…

ByEmma Whitford 6Comments

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