Seven local organizations sought permission to file an amicus brief in support of the City Council and Legal Aid Society’s lawsuit, which is looking to compel the Adams administration to implement a package of laws to expand eligibility for CityFHEPS, a rental subsidy program. Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit Councilmember Pierina Sanchez, who sponsored two of the bills the mayor has so far refused to implement, speaks at a rally in support of CityFHEPS expansion last summer. A group of homeless advocacy organizations are weighing in on a lawsuit against the Adams administration over its ..read more

“To ensure a livable planet for future generations, reducing plastic from the outset is the best way to gain control of how much we’re polluting our air, land, waters, and ourselves. Legislation now is key.” Adi Talwar CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! Plastic has become a matter of public health. Nearly every week a new study is published documenting how microplastics and nanoplastics have been found in our food, water, hearts, lungs, and bloodstream. Over 10,000 chemical additives are used to produce plastic, many of which have been identifie ..read more

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. AdI Talwar People entering Brooklyn Housing Court located on the morning of March 20, 2023. Welcome to City Limits’ NYC Housing Calendar, a weekly feature where we round up the latest housing and land use-related events and hearings, as well as upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. Know of an event we should include in next Monday’s calendar? . Upcoming Housing and Land Use-Related Events: Tuesday, April 23 at 6 p.m.: The NYC Dep ..read more

La administración de Joe Biden estaría considerando hacer uso de la autoridad de la Sección 212(f) de la Ley de Inmigración y Nacionalidad, que otorga al presidente un amplio margen de maniobra para bloquear la entrada de determinados inmigrantes si ello fuera “perjudicial” para los intereses nacionales de los Estados Unidos. Foto oficial de la Casa Blanca por Adam Schultz El Presidente Joe Biden en una rueda de prensa en la que abogó por un acuerdo bipartidista sobre seguridad fronteriza en febrero. En los últimos meses, varios medios de comunicación en los Estados Unidos como CBS, CNN, NBC ..read more

“Setting our sights on the future, I am confident in the city’s ability to not only catch up with, but actually surpass Local Law 97’s next target: a 50 percent carbon emission reduction goal by fiscal year 2030.” A recent solar panel installation by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and Health + Hospitals at Elmhurst Hospital, whoch added 55KW of new renewable energy to the Level 1 Trauma Center in Queens. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! As Earth Week celebrations begin anew, and the eyes of the world once again turn towards ou ..read more

“My house gets flooded every single year,” 16-year old Diana Ramirez told City Limits, one of many New York City youth who took to the streets in the lead up to Earth Day to demand people in power stop funding fossil fuels. “The rising sea levels and flooding caused by climate change are affecting me heavily.”  Adi Talwar On the morning of April 16, 2024, Diana Ramirez, 16, joined other high school students in front of Citigroup’s headquarters in downtown Manhattan to protest the company’s investments in the fossil fuel industry. In the middle of the school day last Tuesday, over 70 stud ..read more

From “good cause” carve outs to adjusted IAI caps, City Limits breaks down how major planks of the state budget deal will impact tenants’ eviction protections—and rents. Adi Talwar A rent stabilized building in the Northwest Bronx After nearly three weeks of anxious speculation, New Yorkers can finally review the details of a major state housing deal that temporarily extends new eviction defenses to certain renters, depending on factors like their apartment’s location, age, ownership and cost. The deal—awaiting a vote Saturday but expected to pass—also includes a development incentive for Ne ..read more

“Both city and state governments must extend their efforts beyond the final budget deal, recognizing that tenants’ well-being is intertwined with the physical and financial stability of their homes and addressing root causes rather than assigning blame.” Adi Talwar Homes in Queens’ Addisleigh Park neighborhood.CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! State lawmakers are nearing a historic deal to boost affordable housing production and to enact tenant protections against unfair rent hikes and eviction without “good cause.” While the exact details of the ..read more

“As a voice and advocate for my community, including my neighbors, friends and residents, it is important for me to ensure that their concerns and questions are resolved.” Dantes Partners NYCHA’s Audubon Houses in Manhattan. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! As the affordable housing crisis continues to plague hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers, I feel fortunate to live in the only place that I call home—the Audubon Houses in Washington Heights —one of the developments in the country’s largest public housing system, NYCHA. As a family, we moved ..read more

En los dos últimos años, más de 189.200 inmigrantes han llegado a la ciudad de Nueva York y unos 64.400 están actualmente al amparo de la ciudad; de ellos, aproximadamente el 17 por ciento proceden de países africanos, según la alcaldía. Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit Solicitantes de asilo reunidos afuera de la alcaldía antes de una audiencia conjunta del Comité de Inmigración y Hospitales el 16 de abril de 2024. Este artículo se publicó originalmente en inglés el 17 de abril. Traducido por Daniel Parra. Read the English version here. El martes la concejal de Nueva York Alexa Avilés a ..read more