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Clean sidewalks. More afterschool programs. A much-anticipated rent freeze. For months, City Limits has been talking with New Yorkers about what they want the new mayor to prioritize. Here’s what…

ByAdi Talwar

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Jan 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Everything Zohran Mamdani Did on Housing During His First Days as Mayor

Following his inauguration Thursday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued an executive order to revitalize the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants and announced a series of upcoming public hearings for renters across…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 10Comments

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Dec 2025

Featured Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Profiles

Remembering the Unhoused New Yorkers Who Lost Their Lives in 2025

An annual vigil honors the New Yorkers who died living on the streets and in the city’s shelters. “Every life lost to homelessness was preventable,” the event’s organizers said. “People…

ByPatrick Spauster 1Comment

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Dec 2025

2025 Elections Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: How Mayor-elect Mamdani Can Achieve a Human Right to Housing

“New Yorkers, and Mayor-Elect Mamdani in particular, have an open window of opportunity to fundamentally shift the city from maintaining the status quo between the haves and have-nots to actively pursuing housing…

BySiya Hegde 3Comments

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Oct 2025

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Mayoral Hopefuls Debate a Rent Freeze, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

The three candidates running for New York City mayor faced off in their first general election debate Thursday night. Here’s what they said about rents for stabilized tenants, building affordable…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 5Comments

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Oct 2025

2025 Elections Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: The Next Mayor’s Real Test? Ending New York’s Homelessness Crisis

“The next mayor will undoubtedly hear plenty from the business community about their priorities. But New York’s homeless population deserves a voice in City Hall that’s just as loud and…

ByPerry Perlmutter 2Comments

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Sep 2025

Government Hear Our Voices Podcast Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion Podcasts Profiles

Hear Our Voices Podcast: ‘If We Don’t Stick Together, We Won’t Make It’

On the latest episode, host Kadisha Davis speaks to Charisma White of the Safety Net Activists about her work in homelessness advocacy and her past experiences looking for housing with a…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Sep 2025

Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: A Powerful Tool to Address the Homelessness Crisis, Waiting for its Big Moment

“Most people associate occupational therapy with post-injury rehabilitation. But Occupational Therapy (OT) addresses something more fundamental: helping people master basic activities of daily living.”

ByTony Simone

ByEric Rosenbaum 1Comment

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Aug 2025

Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Forced Hospitalization Isn’t the Answer—Housing, Healthcare, and Compassion Are

“Sweeps, crackdowns, and mass hospitalizations may make homelessness less visible for a moment, but they don’t solve it. They just push suffering out of view—until it resurfaces again, often worse.”

ByJosiah Haken 0Comments

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Aug 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice

Funding Boost Could Fulfill City’s Pledge to Expand Housing for New Yorkers Who Cycle Between Shelter and Jail

The city’s latest budget includes funds to grow the number of apartments in the Justice-Involved Supportive Housing program (JISH) from 120 to 500. That expansion was among the commitments the…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 9Comments

What New Yorkers Told Us They Want Mayor Mamdani To Do