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Feb 2026

Federal Proposal Would Ban Undocumented Immigrants from Public Housing. What Would the Impact Be in NYC?

Almost 3,000 city households in federally subsidized housing, including Section 8 and NYCHA, have members with mixed immigration statuses who would be impacted by the change, advocates said.

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

02

Feb 2026

Climate and Environment Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Resources

Got a Green Idea for NYCHA? This Grant Could Help Fund It

Applications are now open for the 2026 NYCHA Resident Climate Action Grant Program, which funds sustainability projects in the city’s public housing developments. Past winners scored money for community gardens,…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

06

Jan 2026

2025 Elections Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Land Use and Development NYCHA Opinion Politics Profiles

What New Yorkers Told Us They Want Mayor Mamdani To Do

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…

ByAdi Talwar

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

31

Dec 2025

Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Has Ignored Mold at This Brooklyn After-School Center for a Year, Staffers Say

Staff at the center, many of whom also live in NYCHA housing, say they keep the door to the mold-filled closet closed as much as possible. They say they’ve filed…

ByBella Week 3Comments

23

Dec 2025

Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness Justice NYCHA Profiles

Cameras or Community: What Keeps Harlem Safe?

New York’s Big Apple Connect program offers free Wi-Fi in public housing—and new pathways for police access to NYCHA cameras. In Harlem, youth advocates say real safety for young people…

ByMax Rykov 7Comments

05

Dec 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations NYCHA

Puerto Rican Families in New York’s Public Housing Worry Privatization Will Cause Displacement

New York City’s public housing authority has turned thousands of apartments over to private management. While PACT may currently be the most effective way to fund renovations quickly, many tenants…

ByTareq Saghie 15Comments

16

Sep 2025

Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: The David vs. Goliath Battle Over Public Land in Chelsea

“Anyone concerned about the unchecked power of private companies to orchestrate sweeping change in our communities should pay close attention.”

ByStacy Torres 4Comments

28

Apr 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion Politics

Opinion: This Fair Housing Month, Let’s Protect Public Housing From HUD Cuts

“We cannot allow proposed cuts to HUD and Section 8 to devastate our communities. These aren’t abstract budget items—they represent the homes and futures of real people we work with…

ByAlicka Ampry-Samuel

ByJuanita O. Lewis 0Comments

04

Apr 2025

Featured Housing and Homelessness Immigration NYCHA

HUD Struck a Data-Sharing Agreement With Immigration Enforcement. What Does it Mean for NYC?

According to advocates who spoke with City Limits, the memorandum is yet another effort by the Trump administration to target immigrants and doesn’t constitute a basis for eviction.

ByDaniel Parra 15Comments

12

Feb 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Why Is It So Hard To Eradicate Mold at NYCHA?

Despite being under court order to remediate it, mold remains a persistent problem for NYCHA, which points to its aging infrastructure and a climbing number of physical needs across its…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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