NYC Council Archives - Page 29 of 39

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May 2022

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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Apr 2022

ARTS and CULTURE Economy Government Podcasts

City Watch: Council Arts Chair Urges NYC to Boost Budget in ‘Cultural Capital of the World’

Brooklyn Councilmember Chi Ossé wants to commit 1 percent of New York City’s budget to the arts sector, which shed more than 208,000 jobs during the early months of the…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

21

Apr 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Transportation

NY Air Quality is Improving, But City’s Emissions Goals Are Still Far Off

By 2050, the city’s annual greenhouse gas emissions should be no higher than 12 million metric tons of carbon dioxide—in 2020, buildings alone accounted for 34 million metric tons. “It kind…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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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

Council Housing Chair Proposes Steeper Fees for Building Owners With Repeat Heat Outages

Bronx Councilmember Pierina Sanchez introduced a bill Thursday that would more than double reinspection fees for landlords who accrue multiple hazard violations within a 12-month period.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

13

Apr 2022

Economy Education Government

Summer Youth Employment Expands, But Still Won’t Include Undocumented Students

Undocumented teens cannot apply to New York City’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), which advocates say offers a number of educational and economic benefits. “For some, it’s as simple as…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

11

Apr 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice

Inside NYC’s Street Homeless Sweeps, Rapid Responses and Signs of Futility

While the policy is handed down by the mayor, an array of New Yorkers—from everyday residents to top city officials to nonprofit service providers—play a role in recommending locations for…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Opinion

Opinion: This Budget Cycle, NYC Must Prioritize Funding for Parks

‘Let’s be clear: taking away resources from the Parks Department at a moment when the agency is still working hard to recover from another Covid-era budget cut in 2020 would…

ByAdam Ganser 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Under New Law, NYCHA Tenants Can Log Maintenance Complaints with 311. But Advocates Want More Substantial Changes

“It’s time to acknowledge that NYCHA residents are an integral part of the city. Like other tenants, they should be entitled to full access to the city’s code enforcement system,”…

ByDoug Turetsky 6Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness News Podcasts Politics

City Watch: Council’s New Housing Chair Wants Tougher Building Code Enforcement

“Although HPD and DOB are responding quickly to 311 complaints and sending out inspectors, there is a very troubling lag time and delay in terms of closure of these complaints,”…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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