NYC Council Archives - Page 12 of 38

05

The Council voted to adopt a modified version of the City of Yes plan—one which scales back some of the zoning reforms included in the original, adds affordability incentives, and…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 14Comments

04

Dec 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: How Can New York Be a City of ‘Yes, And?’

“While revised zoning enables new structures, what other structures can we put in place to ensure that rising developments aren’t accompanied by still-rising rents?”

ByJumaane Williams 0Comments

20

Nov 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

As ‘City of Yes’ Heads to a Vote, Report Says Subsidies Are Key to Producing Affordable Housing

As city lawmakers negotiate a package for the “City of Yes” zoning reforms, a report from the Independent Budget Office highlights the importance of city subsidies in creating deeply affordable…

ByPatrick Spauster 5Comments

19

Nov 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Not All Housing is Created Equal

"New housing production isn’t a solution if it doesn’t meet the needs of a majority of New Yorkers...Every neighborhood should and must be doing its part to produce affordable housing,…

ByBarika Williams 0Comments

15

Nov 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Building a Fiscal Fortress Against Trump

“We must use every dollar of our $113 billion New York City budget as a brick in the wall against whatever fresh hell Trump tries to cook up next year.”

ByJustin Brannan 0Comments

14

Nov 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

What Does NYCHA’s Federal Monitor Do, Anyway?

At a recent City Council hearing, attorneys from the law firm Jenner and Block—the new co-monitors of NYCHA under a federal oversight agreement—shared their insights over the past eight months…

ByTatyana Turner 7Comments

13

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

08

Nov 2024

Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Housing Calendar NYCHA

NYC Housing Calendar, Nov. 8-18

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

30

Oct 2024

Education Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Q&A: High School Journalists Interview City Council Education Chair, Rita Joseph

Councilmember Joseph answered questions from CLARIFY student reporters about her priorities for the school system, DOE leadership, addressing the homelessness crisis facing over 100,000 students, school lunches, cell phone bans,…