Health and Environment
NYC Housing Calendar, March 4-11
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Government
Renewed Scrutiny for City’s Deadline Policy as Number of Immigrants in Shelter Declines
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The number of newly arrived immigrants now in the city’s care is around 64,000, down from more than 69,000 in mid-January—what City Hall has attributed in part to shelter deadlines. A bill in the City Council would end the controversial policy, which critics say has forced people into precarious situations: sleeping on the streets, on the floors of churches and in unsafe settings.
Housing and Homelessness
NYC Housing Calendar, Feb. 26-March 3
Jeanmarie Evelly |
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 Housing Calendar, Feb. 20-26
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Government
“Profunda escasez”: apartamentos disponibles para alquilar alcanzó un mínimo histórico el año pasado en Nueva York
Jeanmarie Evelly |
El porcentaje de viviendas vacías de la ciudad se desplomó hasta el 1.41 por ciento en 2023, el más bajo desde 1968, según anunciaron el jueves las autoridades. Las opciones eran particularmente escasas para los neoyorquinos de bajos ingresos: sólo el 0.39 por ciento de las unidades de alquiler por menos de $1.100 dólares estaban disponibles el año pasado.
Government
Legal Aid Sues Mayor Adams Over Inaction on Rental Voucher Reforms
Jeanmarie Evelly and Emma Whitford |
The proposed class action suit was filed in New York State Supreme Court on behalf of four New Yorkers who say they should be eligible for CityFHEPS, but are closed out because the Adams administration has failed to implement laws expanding the program.
Government
City Unveils ‘Draft Framework’ for Rezoning Jamaica, Queens
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The framework proposes to “increase density and allow housing in appropriate, key areas,” as part of a plan to rezone approximately 300 blocks of the neighborhood.
Government
State Bill Looks to Repeal NYC’s 30- and 60-Day Shelter Limits
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The legislation, introduced in Albany by Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz and State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, would prohibit policies that restrict the length of homeless shelter stays—aimed at halting the Adams administration’s 30 and 60-day shelter notices for newly arrived immigrants.
Government
‘Profound Scarcity’: Apartments Available to NYC Renters Hit Historic Low Last Year
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The city’s housing vacancy rate plunged to 1.41 percent in 2023, the lowest it has been since 1968, officials announced Thursday. Options were particularly scarce for low-income New Yorkers: just 0.39 percent of units renting for under $1,100 were available last year.
Housing and Homelessness
Bribery Scandal Renews Scrutiny of NYCHA’s ‘No-Bid’ Contracting Process
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The arrest Tuesday of 70 NYCHA employees who allegedly pocketed bribes for steering small-dollar contracts is prompting calls to reform how the housing authority handles such work—what Congressman and former City Council public housing chair Ritchie Torres called ‘a breeding ground for corruption and influence peddling.’
