Government
Public Housing Residents Demand $5 Billion in State Funding
Tatyana Turner |
Tenants and advocates say the funding would repair 40,000 apartments and help cover outstanding rent arrears accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Government
Amen to New Housing? Faith-Based Development Bill Looks to Secure Legislative Blessing
Chris Janaro |
While lawmakers continue to negotiate housing initiatives and tenant protections in Albany, supporters of the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act are positioning the bill as one of the state’s best shots at passing meaningful housing legislation this year. “It’s hard to put your guard up when it’s the neighborhood church saying we want to build,” sponsor Andrew Gounardes told City Limits.
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
Proposed State ‘Social Housing’ Authority Would Build Affordable Homes Outside the Private Market
Chris Janaro |
The latest housing proposal to hit the state legislature would create a new Social Housing Development Authority (SHDA) to oversee the development of social housing—homes created “for the public good,” instead of profit.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: New York Can House More New Yorkers, Better
Howard Slatkin |
“What we need is not haphazard compromise through gritted teeth, but the embrace of a coherent policy to safely and affordably house more New Yorkers. We need to build more housing and help more people afford it.”
Brooklyn
Candidates on Housing: Assemblymember Zinerman Talks Fixing NYCHA and ‘Good Cause’ Negotiations
Tatyana Turner |
Raised in Brooklyn’s Gowanus Houses, Zinerman says she wants to see more secure and better-funded developments in the New York City Housing Authority, and to support local tenants and property owners.
Government
Hochul’s Housing Approach Stirs Questions About Tenant Protections, Developer Incentives
Chris Janaro and Emma Whitford |
After failing to pass her ambitious Housing Compact proposal last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul is using a lighter touch on housing—but state and city lawmakers have expressed hope for a potential compromise to both increase the development of affordable homes and protect tenants.
Government
Environmentalists’ 2024 Albany Agenda? Making Polluters Pay
Mariana Simões |
Government officials estimate it will cost nearly $44 billion to fulfill the state’s climate law, which aims to stop powering the state with polluting fossil fuels and reduce 85 percent of greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2050.
Government
NYC’s Minimum Wage Jumps to $16 an Hour—But Not for Many Tipped Workers
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Organizers with the One Fair Wage campaign say increasing pay rates for tipped workers across the state is especially pertinent given the recent arrival of thousands of new immigrants, many of whom have sought work in the restaurant industry. The campaign is pushing for Gov. Kathy Hochul to take up the cause this session in Albany.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: As NYS Faces Budget Deficit, Protect the Health Care Approaches That Work
Diana Gelfand |
“During times of austerity, there are always some who wish to undermine [Managed Long Term Care (MLTC)] programs. That would be extremely detrimental for tens of thousands of vulnerable New Yorkers.”
