“Through creative conversations, we’re able to work with youth to figure out solutions for their most immediate needs and help resolve their housing crisis as quickly as possible—so they never have to enter the homelessness system in the first place.” The post Opinion: Preventing Youth Homelessness Before It Starts 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, Sept. 30-Oct. 6 appeared first on City Limits.| City Limits
Private managers of federally subsidized housing projects in New York City are systematically failing to properly screen tenants in the program, resulting in rent miscalculations and eviction filings, a City Limits investigation found. Tenants have little recourse to resolve issues. The post The Compliance Crisis in New York City’s Project-Based Rental Assistance Program appeared first on City Limits.| City Limits
"The Vision Plan is not perfect, but it is clear and concise. It is a 15-year, three-phase framework that sets enforceable commitments around housing, climate resilience, transportation, and social services, while strengthening maritime and industrial uses." The post Opinion: How And Why I Voted Yes on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Plan appeared first on City Limits.| City Limits
Mayor Eric Adams' administration announced two new development projects on city-owned sites, highlighting a recent trend in activating vacant and underutilized public land for housing. The post More Housing On City-Owned Land, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing appeared first on City Limits.| City Limits
Los neoyorquinos hablan más de 800 idiomas y más de 350.000 hogares de la ciudad participan en los programas del HUD. Sin embargo, los defensores afirman que muchos inquilinos locales no se verán muy afectados por el cambio, ya que las agencias municipales y estatales que administran los programas del HUD cuentan con sólidas opciones en distintos idiomas. The post ¿Qué significa para los neoyorquinos la nueva política de inglés exclusivamente del HUD? appeared first on City Limits.| City Limits
The City Council approved the lease of city land to build housing for the formerly incarcerated in the Bronx, over the objections of the local councilmember and City Hall. It’s the first time the Council has overruled one of their own on a land use issue since 2021. The post Council Approves Just Home Project, But City Hall’s Objections Leave Future Unclear appeared first on City Limits.| City Limits
"By powering off artificial nighttime lighting during spring and fall migrations, we can ensure that our friends in the sky are kept safe." The post Opinion: Flipping The Switch And Protecting Our Feathered Friends appeared first on City Limits.| 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
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"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
"We don’t have to choose between reliability and affordability on one side, and public health protections on the other. Offshore wind delivers all three, and the time to act is now."| 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
The latest episode of the Family Homelessness Coalition's 'Hear Our Voices' podcast features Kayla Mumtaz at the Alliance for Quality Education. The conversation touched on how New York funds its schools, what universal childcare would mean for struggling families and how parents can advocate for change.| 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
Among the usually moderate public housing voters who helped power Eric Adams to the mayoralty, Zohran Mamdani outperformed expectations.| City Limits
The problem with EDC’s plan is that most Red Hook residents were never given an opportunity to have in-depth discussions, backed by independent technical research and assistance, about the future of the community.| 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