Government
City Unveils Draft Zoning Plan to Spur 4K New Homes in Midtown South
Chris Janaro |
The draft plan marks the first step toward a formal land use proposal from the city for 42 Manhattan blocks where housing is currently restricted.
Housing and Homelessness
Legal Organization Workers On Strike Say NYC Tenants Deserve More
Emma Whitford |
While Mobilization for Justice’s staff union has particular grievances—they say their employer has failed to stay competitive with its peers—many members are experiencing a strain familiar to tenant lawyers citywide.
Health and Environment
En las carpas para inmigrantes de la ciudad, enfermedades y envejecimiento plantean desafíos
Daniel Parra |
“Parece un coro de tos en esa carpa”, dijo Luis Zambrano, de 62 años, quien contrajo neumonía este invierno mientras se alojaba en el complejo de carpas del refugio en Randall’s Island, donde la ciudad ha alojado a miles de inmigrantes recién llegados. “El frío que pasa a través y debajo del catre no se va ni con varias cobijas, así que siempre tienes frío durmiendo”.
Health and Environment
In City’s Tent Shelter for Immigrants, Illness and Aging Pose Challenges
Daniel Parra |
“It looks like a coughing choir in that tent,” said Luis Zambrano, 62, who came down with pneumonia this winter while staying at the shelter complex on Randall’s Island, where the city has been housing thousands of newly arrived immigrants. “The cold that passes through and under the cot doesn’t go away with several blankets, so you are always cold sleeping.”
Government
New York’s Fracking Ban Threatened by CO2 ‘Loophole,’ Environmentalists Say
Mariana Simões |
A company launched last year is introducing a new fracking technique that uses carbon dioxide (CO2) instead of water to extract gas from underground—and it hopes to do business in New York. But environmental advocates see the plans as an attempt to circumvent the state’s prohibition on fracking.
Government
Environmental Review Kicks Off for Rebuilding Plan at Fulton & Elliott-Chelsea Houses
Tatyana Turner |
The plan would tear down and rebuild all 2,056 NYCHA apartments at the aging Manhattan campuses, and construct an additional 3,450 mixed-income units there. The public has a chance to weigh in by writing or at three public meetings in February.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: How a Writing Program Helped Homeless New Yorkers
Dayse da Cunha and Susan Buttenwieser |
“When neighbors have the chance to connect across housing status, it makes all of us and our neighborhoods kinder and stronger. It allows us all to learn from each other and imagine a better world. Every one of us has something to offer in building a city where everyone feels welcome.”
Economy
‘His One Move is to Cut’: Adams Admin in Hot Seat Over Budget Strategy
Emma Whitford |
While New York City must propose a balanced budget in January for the coming fiscal year, some say Adams’ approach to closing the gap—multiple rounds of budget cuts across most agencies—is a blunt instrument, and not the only option.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Four Steps to End the Impasse at Penn Station
Sam Turvey |
“This is a once-in-a-century opportunity to raise New York and the entire region to new heights of greatness by getting Penn Station right. We can and must do better.”
Housing and Homelessness
Esperar o pasaje de ida: inmigrantes se enfrentan a una nueva realidad al expirar estancias en refugios
Emma Whitford and Daniel Parra |
La reciente apertura de un centro dedicado a dar pasajes gratuitos de un sólo trayecto (Reticketing Center) ha sembrado la confusión, ya que se perfila como una de las únicas opciones —junto con las nuevas “zonas de espera”— para los inmigrantes recién llegados que se ven obligados a abandonar sus centros de acogida cuando llega el frío.
