Libraries
Was Your Library Deemed One of New York City’s Best?
Jarrett Murphy |
For the second year in a row, two leading foundations have designated five branch libraries as the best of an increasingly popular bunch. Meet the winners.
Affordable Housing
Tenants’ Voice Lacks Power as NYCHA Faces Crucial Chapter
Batya Ungar-Sargon |
The Housing Authority’s Tenant Associations are supposed to rally residents to fight for their interests. But while some leaders (like Jonathan Gardenhire, above, the vice president of Smith Houses’ TA) have had success, a lack of training, resources and tenant interest have hamstrung most.
Budget
City Hunts for Hiring Discrimination on Shoestring Budget
Jarrett Murphy |
The city’s Human Rights Commission has just been authorized to conduct undercover tests for employment discrimination. But the commission’s headcount is a fraction of what it once was. Learn what factors federal, state and city regulators say are off-limits topics when considering a hire.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Key Housing Group Looking Past the Budget
Jarrett Murphy |
The leader of the New York Housing Conference weighs in on wins and losses in Albany and what’s next on 421-a and rent regulations.
Bringing it Home: The Affordability Battles of 2015
Tenants Again Sue a Housing Authority Crippled by Federal Cuts
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The suit by residents of the Castle Hill Houses is the latest legal action charging NYCHA with failing to adequately maintain its 334 developments, which house some 400,000 New Yorkers. But NYCHA says federal underfunding makes it impossible to do more.
CommunityWire
NYCHA Residents and Supporters Rally at City Hall
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Tenants are now counting on Mayor Bill de Blasio to continue his support for public housing by committing to a much-needed long-term investment such as a baseline minimum of $100 million annually for NYCHA in the municipal budget.
CommunityWire
Voting for 2014-2015 Participatory Budgeting Cycle Begins
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Vote week for Cycle IV of Participatory Budgeting NYC begins April 11th and goes through April 19th. Residents of 24 City Council districts will be able to directly decide how almost $30 Million in capital funds will be allocated in the upcoming budget.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
NY’s Prisoners Need Tuition Assistance. So Do You.
Gustavo Rivera |
Continuing a Pataki-era ban on prison inmates receiving TAP funding doesn’t just hurt the prisoners, a state senator argues. It also harms the communities they return to when their sentence is up.
CommunityWire
LiveOn NY Applauds Council Members Chin and Vallone in Their Efforts to Increase Funding for New York City Seniors
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“By investing now in programs that will keep seniors safe and healthy in their own communities, we will be saving millions of dollars in future costs to government, ultimately making New York a better place to age.”
Albany
Key Tool for Low-Income Housing Needs Lawmakers’ Support
Judi Kende |
The New York State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit is underfunded, oversubscribed and full of potential to help address the housing crisis.
