Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Sept. 16-23
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
New Laws Aim to Support NYC Tenants Displaced by Fire
Jeanmarie Evelly |
“Displacement following a fire or a structural emergency in your home is one of the most disruptive experiences a family can have,” said Bronx Councilmember Pierina Ana Sanchez, who sponsored one of two bills passed Thursday.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Reimagining NYCHA for the 21st Century
Metin N. Sarci |
“NYCHA needs a radical reformation—one that requires the authority to turn observers into supporters.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC Needs Tenants’ Right to Cooling Bill to Address Extreme Heat
Isabel Friedman and Caleb Smith |
“Though in New York there’s a requirement for landlords to provide heating from October to May, there’s no parallel provision for cooling in the summer.”
Government
‘Good Cause’ Eviction’s Legal Litmus Test Begins
Chris Janaro |
“The enforcement mechanism has truly always been the courts,” said Good Cause sponsor State Sen. Julia Salazar, as anticipation mounts for litigation that will hash out the reach of the new tenant protection law.
Bronx
Opinion: For Affordable Housing, Inclusive Design Can Help Communities Get to ‘Yes’
Magnus Magnusson |
“By making both aesthetic and programmatic contributions like commercial or community services to their neighborhood, these buildings were viewed as assets and gained them acceptance not always afforded to new developments.”
Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Sept. 9-16
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Education
‘Stop Evicting Children’: Rally Calls to End Shelter Deadlines for Migrants As New School Year Starts
Subeksha Poudel |
As of Aug. 18, the city had issued 60-day deadlines to 12,689 families with children, including 18,348 children under 18, officials said. Critics say frequent shelter moves are disruptive to kids’ ability to learn.
Government
Another Hot Summer Tests the MTA’s Cooling Efforts
Duncan Park, Jayleen Torres, Pierce Malter, Emmanuel Brown, Subrina Singh and Melanie Gonzalez |
In the face of climate change, the MTA must deal with excessive heat in its subway system and find ways to keep over 3 million daily riders cool.
Government
Lo que necesita saber sobre: ¿Cómo cónyuges indocumentados pueden aplicar al programa Manteniendo a las Familias Unidas?
Daniel Parra |
El 19 de agosto, el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS por sus siglas en inglés) empezó a aceptar solicitudes para el primer paso del permiso de permanencia temporal (parole in place) en el país como parte del programa Manteniendo a las Familias Unidas (Keeping Families Together). Sin embargo, una semana después un juez de Texas suspendió temporalmente el permiso de permanencia temporal en el país. Esto es lo que sabemos.
