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The new budget directs $2.4 billion to homeless services in the coming fiscal year, invests billions more in housing over the next decade and funds an increase to rental assistance…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Jun 2022

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NYC’s 75-Year-Old Ukrainian Soccer Club Plays in Brooklyn, with Hearts in Kyiv

The Ukrainian Sports Club was founded in 1947 as tens of thousand of Ukrainian migrants settled in New York. Today, the team competes in the historic Cosmopolitan Soccer League and…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Jun 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Podcasts

City Watch: Reckoning With New York City’s Affordable Housing Crunch

Non-profit developers and tenants rights advocates have also been sounding the alarm on the need to create more income-restricted apartments across the five boroughs and to keep existing renters stably…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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May 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: NYC Must Prioritize Housing Our Most Vulnerable Families

“For far too long, New York’s leaders have focused on stemming the tide of homelessness, and then struggling to meet that low bar. Mayor Eric Adams can change this with…

ByNicole Branca

ByPierina Ana Sanchez 6Comments

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May 2022

Education Government Politics

You Told Us: Should New York Extend Mayoral Control of City Schools?

City Limits asked readers and members of the city’s education community to fill out a survey about the policy, which is set to expire at the end of June. We…

ByJulian Roberts-Grmela 9Comments

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May 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NYC Communities of Color Face Increased Eviction Filings, Displacement Risk, and Soaring Unaffordable Rents

ANHD’s 2022 Housing Risk Chart highlights the compounding pressures, and risks, to affordable housing in dozens of neighborhoods. Indicators of speculation, gentrification, and displacement pressure are distributed throughout the city…

ByBarika Williams 2Comments

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May 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Eric Adams’ Revised Housing Budget ‘Just Not Enough,’ Despite Boost for Shelter Beds

“Coming out of this pandemic, addressing our affordable housing and homeless crisis is something that the mayor should be meeting with some urgency and a major expansion of resources,” said…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Apr 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Community Land Trusts Would Get First Dibs at Buying Properties Under Revised Council Bill

The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) has the backing of organizations that preserve affordable housing, but has encountered criticism from the real estate industry and skepticism from city housing…

ByDavid Brand 3Comments

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Apr 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

At Bronx Welcome Center, NYC Tests New Approach to Shelter for Street Homeless

The site opened to people moving off the streets and subways on March 28, amid significant backlash to ongoing homeless sweeps and calls by advocates and some elected officials for…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Two Months After Fatal Twin Parks Fire, a Fresh Start for One Tenant

A housing complex in Melrose has emerged as a new home for dozens of tenants displaced by January’s deadly Bronx fire. At least 29 households have so far signed leases…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

Here’s How NYC’s $101 Billion Budget Addresses Homelessness

NYC’s 75-Year-Old Ukrainian Soccer Club Plays in Brooklyn, with Hearts in Kyiv

City Watch: Reckoning With New York City’s Affordable Housing Crunch

Opinion: NYC Must Prioritize Housing Our Most Vulnerable Families

You Told Us: Should New York Extend Mayoral Control of City Schools?

Opinion: NYC Communities of Color Face Increased Eviction Filings, Displacement Risk, and Soaring Unaffordable Rents

Community Land Trusts Would Get First Dibs at Buying Properties Under Revised Council Bill

At Bronx Welcome Center, NYC Tests New Approach to Shelter for Street Homeless

Two Months After Fatal Twin Parks Fire, a Fresh Start for One Tenant

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