CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: First, Let’s Try Housing
Iriane Narcisse |
“A better approach to tackling homelessness in New York City would be to just give unhoused New Yorkers housing.”
Economy
Tenants, Advocates Call for City Budget Funds to Alleviate NYCHA’s Growing Rent Debt
Tatyana Turner |
“You think about a $106 billion budget—we’re asking for $400 million with an M,” Councilmember Carmen De La Rosa said at Thursday’s rally. “NYCHA tenants deserve more and we’re going to continue to stand with you until we see a budget that reflects the dignity that you have long deserved.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: City Teachers Could Lose Key Tool for Social and Emotional Learning
Brandon Frame |
“We know that social and emotional skills in schools support academic success. It is crucial that we continue to develop these competencies that contribute to our young people graduating from high school, and thriving in careers and in life. Young people will lose if we hamstring their teachers by letting go of the DESSA.”
Government
NYCHA Expected to Get ‘Significant Majority’ of State Budget Rent Relief Funds
Tatyana Turner |
While the total won’t be clear until remaining applications for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) are processed, a majority of the $391 in aid will likely go to the housing authority and other public housing tenants, with $35 million specifically earmarked for NYCHA. Still, thousands of New Yorkers living in public or subsidized housing did not apply for ERAP but continue to struggle with mounting debt.
Government
New Baby Bonds Bill Seeks to Help Kids Who Lost Parents to COVID
Anjali Tsui for THE CITY |
In April 2022, THE CITY’s MISSING THEM project—along with Columbia Journalism Investigations, Type Investigations and City Limits—published a story that revealed that more than 8,600 New York City children have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID, a population that would entirely fill 15 average-size city schools.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC Schools Need a Post-Pandemic Reset
Allison Roda and Dara Shifrer |
“Instead of resetting priorities and learning from experiences during the pandemic, some schools are moving backwards to the pre-pandemic status quo that prevents many students and families from having equal access to educational opportunities.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: MTA Must Reinstate the Mask Mandate on Access-A-Ride
Ruth Lowenkron and Sharon McLennon Wier |
“With the mask mandate lifted, Access-A-Ride users face the unimaginable choice between risking their lives to simply get where they need to get or going back to isolating themselves in their homes.”
Education
Kids Who Lost Parents to COVID, In Their Own Words
Liz Donovan, Sam Rabiyah and Muriel Alarcón |
More than 8,700 children in New York City are grieving a parent or caregiver who died of COVID. Here are some of their favorite memories, and what they wish others knew.
Education
The Pandemic Robbed Thousands of NYC Children of Parents. Many Aren’t Getting the Help They Need.
Liz Donovan and Fazil Khan |
Schools are uniquely positioned to identify and support grieving children, but families and school staff say the system isn’t equipped to serve them.
Economy
NYC’s Floundering ‘Right to Counsel’ Fails to Keep Pace With Eviction Cases
Frank Festa and Annie Iezzi |
The city’s trailblazing program guaranteeing legal representation to the city’s poorest tenants facing eviction has been falling short since the state eviction moratorium was lifted last year; many still face housing court alone. State officials told City Limits the program has declined more than 10,000 cases since March 2022.
