Brooklyn
‘We Don’t Move like We Used To’: NYCHA Seniors React to Planned Unarmed Security Cut
Tatyana Turner |
With two weeks left until NYCHA plans to eliminate its security program at senior buildings, tenants weigh in on their safety needs.
Government
City’s Yearly Street Homeless Estimate Climbs to 2nd Highest Number on Record
Jeanmarie Evelly |
“There were a lot of systems that weren’t working perfectly before COVID, and then during COVID really broke down and haven’t necessarily come back all the way,” Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park told City Limits in an interview Thursday.
Government
City Limits Earns Silurians Press Club Honors
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits received Merit Awards in environmental journalism and feature photography, and also collaborated on one of the projects that earned the top investigative reporting prize.
Housing and Homelessness
NYC Council Asks: Who Should Pay the Broker Fee?
Emma Whitford |
Hundreds of tenants and brokers descended on City Hall Wednesday to debate legislation that would stop landlords from passing broker fees on to tenants.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Bonnie Brower and the Art of Unfiltered Advocacy
Harry DeRienzo |
Harry DeRienzo, president emeritus and special advisor at the Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association, reflects on the legacy of New York City housing organizer and advocate Bonnie Brower, who passed away on June 2.
Citywide
NYC Housing Calendar, June 11-17
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Government
Concejo de la ciudad aprueba proyectos de ley para estudiar necesidades médicas y obstáculos laborales de inmigrantes
Daniel Parra |
“Debemos recoger datos para entender cómo la ciudad ha apoyado las solicitudes para los permisos de trabajo, el espíritu empresarial, los programas de formación laboral y el acceso a la atención médica con el fin de identificar las lagunas en nuestros esfuerzos”, dijo la promotora de los proyectos de ley, la concejal Carlina Rivera.
Government
NYC Plans to Expand Public Restrooms. Will it Benefit Homeless New Yorkers?
Anastasia Tomkin |
While city officials cited the importance of restrooms for all residents of the city, highlighting the needs of young children and older New Yorkers, homeless people also rely heavily on public bathrooms, but face particular difficulty in accessing them, experts and advocates say.
Citywide
City Council Passes Bills to Survey Migrants’ Health Needs and Work Obstacles
Daniel Parra |
“We must accumulate data to understand how the city has supported work permit applications, entrepreneurship, workforce development initiatives, and access to health care in order to identify the gaps in our efforts,” said the bill’s sponsor, Councilwoman Carlina Rivera.
Government
Demand for Section 8 Waitlist More than Double Available Slots—And Counting
Emma Whitford and Jeanmarie Evelly |
Hundreds of thousands of applications began pouring in at midnight on Monday and will continue to be accepted online up until 11:59 p.m. this coming Sunday, June 9.
