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A bevy of youth organizations are pressing lawmakers to pass the “Livable Futures” package—five bills focused on immigration, climate change, housing and transgender rights, crafted in part to push back…

ByAriana Khaliram 1Comment

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Oct 2025

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration

City Hall Misses Deadline to Comply With Council Law Requiring Migrant Shelter Surveys

Councilmembers and immigrant advocates criticized the delay, saying the legislation is intended to help the city better respond to the needs of the nearly 34,000 migrants still in its shelter…

ByDaniel Parra 3Comments

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Sep 2025

Climate and Environment Health Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Flipping The Switch And Protecting Our Feathered Friends

“By powering off artificial nighttime lighting during spring and fall migrations, we can ensure that our friends in the sky are kept safe.”

ByHarvey Epstein

ByKathy Nizzari 0Comments

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Aug 2025

Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

‘Back Home Act’ Aims to Support NYC Tenants Displaced by Emergencies

Each year, fires, floods and other emergencies force thousands of New Yorkers from their homes, separating them from their communities and often in the dark about the status of repairs…

ByMariana De Jesús-Szendrey 2Comments

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Jul 2025

Government Immigration Labor

City Laws Look to Close Workplace Protection ‘Loopholes’ for App-Based Delivery Workers

The new package of bills applies to all contracted delivery workers, including those who deliver food, groceries, and other goods, and addresses pay, transparency, and safety standards. A app-based delivery…

ByVictoria Moran Garcia 8Comments

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Feb 2025

Featured Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Preserving Faith, Building Homes

“New York’s proposed Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act offers a practical solution to two pressing challenges: preserving historic houses of worship and addressing the state’s severe housing crisis.”

BySara Bronin 0Comments

12

Feb 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Bill Would Make it Easier for Places Outside NYC to Adopt Rent Stabilization

The legislation would expand the criteria for town and cities to show they’re experiencing a housing emergency. Under current rules, localities can only opt into rent regulation if they conduct…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Dec 2024

Climate and Environment Education Government Politics Transportation

Gov. Hochul Signs Bills to Ban CO2 Fracking, Make Polluters Pay for Climate Damage

During the final week of 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed several long-awaited environmental bills into law: forcing polluters to pay for climate destruction, expanding the state’s fracking ban to prohibit…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Nov 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Ground Lease Co-Op Tenants, Trapped By Their Landowners

“Lawmakers up in Albany have already proposed legislation to protect ground lease co-op residents around the state. We need standard rights and protections and New York has the chance to…

ByTony Santiago 2Comments

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Nov 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

City Council Debates Mandatory Air Conditioning Bill

A bill debated in the City Council Tuesday would create a “cooling season” from June to September, during which building owners must ensure temperatures in their rental apartments don’t exceed…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

5 Bills NYC Youth Want the City Council to Pass Before the Year Ends