Events
NYC Housing Calendar, Aug. 17-24
Mariam Hydara |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Health and Environment
As City Health Dept. Weighs New Lead Paint Standard, a Push for Stricter Enforcement
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Advocates want the city to take a more proactive approach to lead paint inspections and enforcement, saying the current system contains loopholes that allow property owners to skirt the rules. Their push comes as the Health Department considers lowering the childhood lead-level threshold that would automatically trigger an investigation.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
¿Por qué relanzar un manual de defensa contra la deportación en Nueva York?
Daniel Parra |
En 2017 Se Hace Camino Nueva York, también conocida en inglés como Make The Road New York, lanzó una primera versión del manual de defensa contra la deportación luego de que sus miembros llegaran a la organización buscando ser guiados. Cinco años después,una versión ampliada y actualizada ha sido relanzada que incluye una sección sobre transferencias en centros de detención.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Helping Students Experiencing Homelessness Head Back to School Without Stigma
Myung Lee |
“Of all the challenges a child experiencing homelessness may be faced with, a basic lack of supplies to complete schoolwork should not be one of them, especially since education can be a critical tool to breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty.”
2022 primary
In Bronx Senate Race, Democrats Unite in Opposition to New Affordable Housing
David Brand |
The three Democratic candidates in the 34th Senate District find common ground in opposing a proposed supportive housing site for critically ill former Rikers detainees on the campus of Jacobi Hospital, and a 314-unit apartment complex planned for vacant lots along the Bruckner Expressway.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
Barrios vulnerables ante las olas de calor en NYC necesitan más Centros de Enfriamiento, dice el Contralor
Liz Donovan |
Queens tiene el menor número de centros de enfriamiento de acuerdo con la densidad de su población, con sólo cinco centros por cada 100.000 habitantes, mientras que Manhattan tiene siete, según un análisis realizado por la oficina del Contralor de la Ciudad, Brad Lander. East Flatbush fue el barrio con el peor acceso a los centros de enfriamiento en relación con el grado de vulnerabilidad.
Affordable Housing
Legislation Would Give Nonprofits First Crack at Developing NYC-Owned Land
David Brand |
“Public land is a treasure that we need to maximize for truly affordable housing,” said Councilmember Lincoln Restler, whose new bill would preventing the city from selling off land to private, for-profit developers unless no qualified nonprofit group makes an offer.
Housing and Homelessness
NYC Housing Calendar, Aug. 10-17
Mariam Hydara |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Housing and Homelessness
NYC Now Leasing 11 Hotels for Families as Homeless Population Rises
David Brand |
At a Council hearing short on details, officials from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration pinned the shelter population rise on newly arriving immigrants from the Southern Border.
Opinion
Opinion: Use NYC’s Vacant Lots and Buildings to Help Solve the Housing Crisis
John Thompson Jr. |
“As of 2016, the city had over 1,131 (more or less) parcels of property at its disposal. Instead of using executive orders on projects that benefit a small group of people, the mayor has the power to relinquish parcels of land and abandoned property to address homelessness.”
