Government
Kingston Made Rent Law History Two Years Ago. That Was the Easy Part.
Emma Whitford and Sam Mellins |
For tenants in the first upstate city to adopt rent stabilization, benefiting from the law’s basic protections is an uphill battle.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Grants Pass Decision Will Only Further Marginalize Our Homeless Neighbors
Josiah Haken |
“This will push an already vulnerable population deeper into hopelessness and despair, rather than offering the ‘tough love’ that might inspire them to pull themselves up by their nonexistent bootstraps.”
Government
Right-to-Shelter Defenders Back Bill to End 30- and 60-Day Deadlines
Jeanmarie Evelly |
In a letter sent to City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams Thursday, the NY SANE Coalition—which represents 65 community and legal services organizations—pressed her and fellow lawmakers to pass bill Intro. 210, which would prohibit the city from putting time limits on homeless shelter stays.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Mayor’s City of Yes is Really a ‘City of Cake’
Tom Angotti, Jenny Dubnau and Memo Salazar |
“If Mayor Adams is serious about addressing the affordability crisis, he should direct his city agencies to use planning tools to slow land speculation, tax warehoused property and pied-à-terres, and subsidize housing outside of the profit-making system.”
Government
Here’s What the Latest NYC Budget Includes for Housing
Chris Janaro |
Housing advocates in the City Council scored wins—including an additional $2 billion in capital funds for the Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPD) and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)—but more is needed, they say.
Citywide
NYC Housing Calendar, July 8-15
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Bronx
The NYC Neighborhoods Leading, and Lagging, on Affordable Housing
Chris Janaro |
“The reality is that we have a housing crisis, but the South Bronx cannot bear the burden of affordable housing on its own,” said Councilmember Rafael Salamanca, whose district produced the greatest number of affordable units last year and over the past decade. “We need all 51 council districts to do their fair share.”
Citywide
City Limits Appoints Gary Clemons as Next Executive Director
City Limits |
Clemons is an accomplished non-profit executive with a deep passion for effecting change in the lives of marginalized communities.
Government
Advocates, Lawmakers Frustrated By Late City Hall Report on Homeless Encampment ‘Sweeps’
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Hall was supposed to begin reporting more details on how it removes homeless New Yorkers from public spaces, sharing data on where each sweep took place, the agencies involved, how many people were affected and the costs. But a month after the first due date, advocates and lawmakers are still waiting.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC’s Budget Must Include Immigrants for the Success of Our City
Murad Awawdeh |
“With legal services to obtain work authorizations, language access so they can navigate our government bureaucracy, childcare so they can go to work, and education so their kids can get on the pathway to future success, immigrant families will be able to contribute even more to our city.”
