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From January 2025 to February 2026, New York State saw a 6.2 percent drop in SNAP participants, more than 180,000 people—in line with a nationwide decline that anti-hunger advocates say…

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

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Apr 2026

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration Justice

New York’s Latino Communities ‘Under Siege’ by ICE’s Racial Profiling, Lawsuit Says

“What they’re doing is like marauding. They’re out on the streets wandering around, stopping people who are Latino,” said Paige Austin, an attorney with Make the Road New York, one…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Nov 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Funding Uncertainty Looms in FiDi-Seaport Climate Plan, Last Link in Lower Manhattan Flood Protection Projects

A plan to add flood walls and elevated park space is the most complicated and expensive link in the Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency portfolio: a chain of flood-proofing projects, devised…

ByJerry Elengical 9Comments

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Nov 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Health Land Use and Development Politics

‘Sided With Trump’: Climate Groups Slam NY Approval of Gas Pipeline Off Queens’ Coast

New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation approved permits Friday for a gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to the Rockaways. The Trump administration has been cheerleading the plan—which critics say flies…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 15Comments

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Oct 2025

Government Immigration Justice Labor Politics

‘Hands Off’: City Lawmakers Push Back Against Federal Agents in NYC

“This has only weakened our local communities and economy by disrupting our neighborhoods and their small business partners. All for politics. We don’t need any more of this disruption,” Council…

ByDaniel Parra 6Comments

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Oct 2025

Government Health Housing and Homelessness

Surprise Trump Move Will Upend New York Food Stamps

New York counties thought they had months to prepare to implement SNAP work requirements. Now, they have weeks.

ByJie Jenny Zou, New York Focus 1Comment

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Aug 2025

Climate and Environment Government Health Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Trump’s Pipelines Will Endanger New Yorkers’ Health and Safety

“Short-term mistakes have long-term consequences. Once built, pipelines operate for decades, undermining renewable investments and perpetuating environmental injustice.”

ByKatherine Nadeau 0Comments

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Aug 2025

CLARIFY Government Health Housing and Homelessness News

New York Health Care Advocates Rally Against Medicaid Cuts: ‘You Will Bury Children’

More than 60 parents, assemblymembers and youth mental health advocates called upon New York State lawmakers to compensate for the impending deficits from President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill…

ByCity Limits Youth Journalism Training Program (CLARIFY)5Comments

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Jun 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development NYCHA

Trump’s Proposed Budget Would be ‘Disastrous’ for NYC Housing Agencies

An analysis of Trump’s proposed federal budget says it could cut housing programs in New York City by up to 42 percent, with the biggest impact on low income renters,…

ByPatrick Spauster 9Comments

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May 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Land Use and Development Podcasts

LISTEN: How Trump’s Environmental Justice Layoffs Will Impact New York

City Limits’ climate reporter Mariana Simões spoke with WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show about her recent reporting on the Trump administration’s decision to layoff staff at the U.S. Environmental…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

Fewer New Yorkers Are Getting Food Stamps Amid Federal Overhaul