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New York counties thought they had months to prepare to implement SNAP work requirements. Now, they have weeks.| City Limits
In a new Data Insight, Dr Ian Thomas from the ADR Wales Housing and Homelessness research team conducts a ‘deep dive’ into homelessness using the Substance Misuse Data Set (SMDS), finding that roughly one in four people accessing support for substance misuse also experienced homelessness. In the Data Insight, Ian explores the potential ways the... The post Deep dive explores overlap of homelessness and substance misuse appeared first on ADR Wales.| ADR Wales
In this Data Insight, Dr Ian Thomas from the Housing and Homelessness research team at ADR Wales conducts a ‘deep dive’ into homelessness using the Substance Misuse Data Set (SMDS). He explores potential ways in which the SMDS could be used to generate evidence related to the experience of homelessness as it overlaps with substance... The post Data Insight: ‘Deep dive’ into homelessness using the Welsh Substance Misuse Data Set appeared first on ADR Wales.| ADR Wales
"The next mayor will undoubtedly hear plenty from the business community about their priorities. But New York's homeless population deserves a voice in City Hall that's just as loud and just as urgent." The post Opinion: The Next Mayor’s Real Test? Ending New York’s Homelessness Crisis appeared first on City Limits.| City Limits
This year alone, thousands of low-income New Yorkers have had benefits stolen from their EBT cards, which allow them to buy food at certain stores. "It was very hard," one victim told City Limits after having her SNAP account drained three separate times. The post More Than $14 Million in SNAP Benefits Have Been Stolen From New Yorkers After Reimbursement Program’s End appeared first on City Limits.| City Limits
The legislation prohibits property owners or managers from using software that relies on private information to set rents, what lawmakers say amounts to price-fixing and artificially inflates the cost of housing. The post Governor Signs Bill Banning NY Landlords From Setting Rents via Algorithms appeared first on City Limits.| City Limits
“The findings provide some clues as to why a plurality of Latino voters supported Zohran Mamdani in the primary, and why they remain supportive as he heads into this last stretch of the campaign.” The post Opinion: What We Can Learn From the First Poll of Latino Voters in NYC’s Mayoral Race appeared first on City Limits.| City Limits
The new development team—the third since the megaproject was announced in 2003—has agreed to pay $12 million as they plan a new way forward. A key advocate deemed that “insufficient” given the 876 unbuilt affordable apartments, which were supposed to be constructed by May 31. The post New Development Team Promises Atlantic Yards Progress, But Housing Penalties Called ‘Insufficient’ appeared first on City Limits.| City Limits
A City Limits investigation revealed significant issues with the program, which helps some 100,000 New Yorkers afford housing at buildings across the city. Here’s how to know if you live in one of these apartments, and how to get help if you do. The post How To Get Help If You Live in an Apartment With Project-Based Rental Assistance appeared first on City Limits.| City Limits
"Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans are released from prison. Too many step back into society with nowhere to go." The post Opinion: What Happens When Reentry Starts with Housing? appeared first on City Limits.| City Limits
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. The post NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 14-20 appeared first on City Limits.| City Limits
New York counties thought they had months to prepare to implement SNAP work requirements. Now, they have weeks.| City Limits
New Yorkers speak over 800 languages, and more than 350,000 city households participate in HUD programs. But advocates say many local tenants won’t be greatly affected by the change, since local agencies that administer HUD’s programs have robust language options.| City Limits
"While politicians debate zoning and development, a little-discussed federal bureaucratic mechanism called the High Housing Cost Adjustment is systematically excluding working New Yorkers from programs designed to help them."| City Limits
After a judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing the city from immediately eliminating an incentive that pays landlords to hold vacant units for CityFHEPs voucher holders, the city decided to put the rule change through the official public review process.| City Limits
"The New York region’s most critical challenges, from economic inequality to the housing affordability crisis, all converge in the subterranean chaos of Penn Station."| City Limits
Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here.| City Limits
“As the Trump administration continues to attack working families and immigrant communities, Mayor Adams’ veto is yet another example of him supporting Trump’s agenda over New Yorkers,” Council Spokeswoman Julia Agos said in a statement.| City Limits
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.| City Limits
On the heels of torrential flooding, City Limits caught up with Sunset Park community leader, Elizabeth Yeampierre, to talk about federal cuts to natural disaster protections and how communities can come together to survive extreme weather.| City Limits
"I can't vote yes on a project in which the majority of the community doesn't know what's going on," Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, who sits on the task force that will vote on a final proposal for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal, said at a rally in early April. "I'm on the task force and I don't know what's going on."| City Limits
The Affordable Connectivity Program, which offered up to $30 a month towards broadband service for low-income and other eligible households, ran out of funds early this summer.| City Limits
While migrants can receive mail at the city's shelters, many have struggled to track down important correspondence, according to legal service providers and advocates—especially after the city restricted the length of stays for both adults and families with children.| City Limits
