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City to Launch ‘Centralized Mail Center’ for Migrants in Shelter After Complaints of Missing Correspondence

The announcement follows months of complaints by immigrants and asylum seekers about missing mail in city shelters, complicating their immigration cases and other efforts to establish their lives here, as…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Resources

NYC Food Resources for the 2024 Holiday Season

Since the pandemic, one in every three New York City residents has used a food pantry, according to a recent study from Robin Hood and Columbia University. Here, City Limits…

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Education Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

1 in 8 NYC Public School Students Experienced Homelessness Last Year. See How Many Were in Your District.

A record-high 146,733 students were living in the shelter system, doubled up, or staying in hotels, motels, or unsheltered, a new report finds. In some school districts, as many as…

ByPatrick Spauster 6Comments

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Education Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: How NYC’s Housing Shortage Drives School Segregation & Disinvestment

“Rising unaffordability, worsened by a global pandemic, has created a cycle where many Black and brown New Yorkers, along with other marginalized groups, see leaving the city as their only option.”

ByNyah Berg 1Comment

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Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth Politics

What’s at Stake for Housing in the Presidential Election

Beyond their big-ticket campaign promises, the next president could have substantial impact on housing in New York, from shaping tax incentives that make it easier to build new homes to…

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Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Why Isn’t It ‘Free to Pee’ in New York City?

“The lack of public bathrooms is one of the daunting challenges and cruel indignities that unsheltered New Yorkers consistently face as they draw on meager resources to survive life on…

ByAlison Wilkey

ByWill Woods

ByNathylin Flowers Adesegun 0Comments

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Government Housing and Homelessness

Delays and ‘Weak Monitoring’ Undermine City’s Rental Voucher Program: Audit

The audit, by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, cited lags in determining eligibility and issuing payments for participants in the CityFHEPS voucher program, causing “significant delays in families and individuals being…

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Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

What Should We Ask NYC’s Next Mayor About Housing & Homelessness?

More candidates are throwing their hats in the ring for the 2025 race to challenge Mayor Eric Adams, who is facing federal corruption charges. City Limits will ask those running…

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Government Housing and Homelessness

Bill Would Make It Easier for New Yorkers Leaving Jail to Qualify for Supportive Housing

Manhattan City Councilmember Carlina Rivera introduced legislation Wednesday that would expand eligibility criteria for city-funded supportive housing to include people with justice system involvement in the last year—a change long…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 3Comments

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