“When affordability is treated as a real, immediate need, these policies can do more than just manage displacement. They can help communities stay rooted in places like Washington Heights.”
“New York City is facing a growing pet affordability crisis, one that is threatening to get worse,” writes Will Zweigart, director of the nonprofit Flatbush Cats. “Mayor Mamdani has an…
“The child care industry requires an immediate jumpstart to support this expansion. Incentives for entry-level employees can balance the low-wages and school debt that come with being a teacher.”
“Many low-income New Yorkers—including those who are homeless but not in shelters—have been counting on Mayor Mamdani to implement the CityFHEPS expansion. His decision to stall, blaming the prior administration’s…
Tenants can air their grievances at a series of events in every borough, where Mamdani administration officials say they’ll use what they hear to shape policies to protect renters. Registration…
“Not only should the administration strive to make New York City a place where all people can meet their basic needs, but Mamdani’s team must also work to bring alternatives to…
“A voluntary public option for jobs, offering living wages, benefits, health care and union protections, would raise the wage floor and stabilize the economy during downturns.”
A bankruptcy court judge approved the sale of a troubled portfolio of rent stabilized units to Summit Properties after their bank made additional funds available for repairs. Tenants and Mayor…
A bankruptcy judge denied a motion from the Mamdani administration to delay an auction of 5,000 rent stabilized units tenants hoped to preserve, in an early blow to the mayor’s…
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…