“More housing at any income level lowers nearby rents. We progressives should therefore be fighting for new housing with every bone in our bodies.”
November 21, 2022 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2022/11/21/opinion-more-housing-is-the-progressive-choice/A bill introduced in the City Council this week would create a 15-member commission that includes people who have experienced homelessness to study current shelter locations, identify new sites and figure out how to pay for them. “Homeless New Yorkers come from every neighborhood in New York City and accordingly we need to equitably site shelters,” the bill’s sponsor said.
October 14, 2022 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2022/10/14/with-homeless-population-at-all-time-high-public-advocate-calls-for-citywide-shelter-plan/The new budget directs $2.4 billion to homeless services in the coming fiscal year, invests billions more in housing over the next decade and funds an increase to rental assistance programs, but is nevertheless facing criticism from advocates who say the spending plan fails to adequately address New York City’s affordability and homelessness crises.
June 14, 2022 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2022/06/14/heres-how-nycs-101-billion-budget-addresses-homelessness/The shootings occurred amid a crackdown on New Yorkers sleeping on the subways, and reflected a recent spike in the number of homeless New Yorkers slain by assailants.
March 15, 2022 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2022/03/15/targeted-attacks-on-unsheltered-new-yorkers-highlight-dangers-of-homelessness/“This is the biggest rezoning this administration has done over our eight years,” the mayor said ahead of Tuesday’s vote on the plan, which will upzone an 82-block swath of the Brooklyn neighborhood to add an estimated 8,500 new apartments.
November 23, 2021 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2021/11/23/nyc-council-approves-de-blasios-massive-gowanus-rezoning/Councilmembers Brad Lander and Stephen Levin had both previously expressed support for the plan, but said their ultimate approval depended on the city committing to repairs at the Gowanus and Wyckoff Gardens Houses.
November 10, 2021 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2021/11/10/councilmembers-confirm-support-for-gowanus-rezoning-after-nyc-commits-to-nycha-repairs/The CPC voted 9-0 in favor of the proposal, which would pave the way for roughly 8,200 new apartments by 2035. The plan will now head to the City Council for final binding vote within the next 50 days.
September 22, 2021 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2021/09/22/city-planning-commission-backs-de-blasios-gowanus-rezoning-plan/‘Our city has long suffered from a lack of housing and mistrust from our elected officials. But by reaching out to people who disagree and remain circumspect of city proposals, I believe that a pathway to understanding and producing opportunities for working-class families is the connection to lower the rhetoric and find ways to work together.’
September 14, 2021 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2021/09/14/opinion-in-nyc-land-use-debates-yimbys-and-nimbys-can-find-common-ground/Desde junio de este año el Departamento de Protección al Consumidor y al Trabajador (DCWP por sus siglas en inglés) ha realizado 1.508 inspecciones de venta en las calles y ha emitido 424 infracciones en la ciudad, una cifra cercana al promedio de citaciones civiles que emitió la policía de la ciudad antes de la pandemia.
September 9, 2021 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2021/09/09/multas-contra-los-vendedores-ambulantes-en-nueva-york-vuelve-a-aumentar-tras-la-pausa-en-2020/Since June, the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), which took over inspecting duties from the police this year, has conducted 1,508 street vending inspections and issued 424 tickets, slightly surpassing NYPD’s three-month average number of civil citations prior to the pandemic.
September 8, 2021 https://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2021/09/08/nyc-enforcement-against-street-vendors-picks-up-again-after-pandemic-lull/
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