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Correspondencia no recibida complica casos de inmigración, problema que se acentúa dado plazos de estadía en refugios

Daniel Parra | July 23, 2024

Si bien los inmigrantes y solicitantes de asilo pueden recibir correo en los refugios de la ciudad, muchos han tenido dificultades para localizar correspondencia importante, según proveedores de servicios jurídicos y defensores de inmigrantes, especialmente después de que la ciudad restringiera la duración de las estancias tanto para adultos como para familias con niños.

Government

Missed Mail is Complicating Migrants’ Immigration Cases, Exacerbated by Shelter Deadlines

Daniel Parra | July 22, 2024

While migrants can receive mail at the city’s shelters, many have struggled to track down important correspondence, according to legal service providers and advocates—especially after the city restricted the length of stays for both adults and families with children.

Government

NYC Housing Calendar, July 22-29

Jeanmarie Evelly | July 22, 2024

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

Brooklyn

In Brooklyn, Two NYCHA Developments Have a Month to Vote on How to Fund Repairs

Tatyana Turner | July 17, 2024

For the third time, NYCHA residents are voting on which funding model they believe best meets the needs for their complex. Residents at Coney Island Houses and Unity Towers can cast their votes starting Wednesday through Aug. 15.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: Creedmoor Plan is a Chance for a New Generation to Call Queens Home

Will Spisak and Rev. Carl Adair | July 16, 2024

“We support the plan’s vision because we see it as a chance to stand up for people just like our parents and grandparents—who struggled bravely to make a life and a future for their families.”

Government

Kingston Made Rent Law History Two Years Ago. That Was the Easy Part.

Emma Whitford and Sam Mellins | July 16, 2024

For tenants in the first upstate city to adopt rent stabilization, benefiting from the law’s basic protections is an uphill battle.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: A New Model for Affordable Housing

Mark Levine, Dr. Jeremy C. Kohomban and Yvonne Stennett | July 15, 2024

“There are many underdeveloped areas across Manhattan, which could provide tens of thousands more housing units, more than 40 percent of which could be affordable. Strategic planning and investment can transform underutilized spaces into a vibrant, inclusive community.”

Government

NYC Housing Calendar, July 15-22

Jeanmarie Evelly | July 15, 2024

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

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: Grants Pass Decision Will Only Further Marginalize Our Homeless Neighbors

Josiah Haken | July 12, 2024

“This will push an already vulnerable population deeper into hopelessness and despair, rather than offering the ‘tough love’ that might inspire them to pull themselves up by their nonexistent bootstraps.”

Government

Right-to-Shelter Defenders Back Bill to End 30- and 60-Day Deadlines

Jeanmarie Evelly | July 12, 2024

In a letter sent to City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams Thursday, the NY SANE Coalition—which represents 65 community and legal services organizations—pressed her and fellow lawmakers to pass bill Intro. 210, which would prohibit the city from putting time limits on homeless shelter stays.

Daniel Parra | July 23, 2024

Daniel Parra | July 22, 2024

Jeanmarie Evelly | July 22, 2024

Tatyana Turner | July 17, 2024

Will Spisak and Rev. Carl Adair | July 16, 2024

Emma Whitford and Sam Mellins | July 16, 2024

Mark Levine, Dr. Jeremy C. Kohomban and Yvonne Stennett | July 15, 2024

Jeanmarie Evelly | July 15, 2024

Josiah Haken | July 12, 2024

Jeanmarie Evelly | July 12, 2024

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