“We don’t do a parade just to be festive. From the beginning this has been a community-led effort to keep ourselves safe in a neighborhood with a long history of over-policing Puerto Ricans,” said event organizer Dennis Flores. citylimits.org/we-refuse-to...
Inspections by the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development are one of the only tools NYCHA tenants have for securing overdue repairs. But tenants and legal advocates say scheduling snafus make those fights even harder. via @sohini.bsky.social: citylimits.org/for-nycha-te...
I wrote about the maze within a maze that NYCHA tenants have to navigate to get repairs done for @citylimitsnews.bsky.social.
Backed by the Mamdani admin, Pinnacle tenants are fighting to hold their new owner to repair promises they made when they bought the buildings @ auction. They say the pressure & a one-of-a-kind relationship w City Hall secured forgiveness for rent debt. @citylimitsnews.bsky.social buff.ly/UOyKybW
The center has served walk-in clients with meals and chairs to sleep in for over 35 years. The city planned to let its contract expire this month—but a judge wants to take a closer look, citing the high need for homeless services during a housing crisis. citylimits.org/midtown-home...
In NYC, low-income residents are 1.2x more likely to live within half a mile of a warehouse, the report found, and 75% are located within "disadvantaged communities"—areas already disproportionately burdened by climate change. citylimits.org/delivery-war...
The city’s “AC for All” initiative, launched in 2017, aimed to bring air conditioning to every public school classroom. But the policy doesn’t require the city to verify whether the units are functioning properly, or to extend cooling to common spaces. citylimits.org/some-nyc-pub...
The grassroots groups @vocal-ny.bsky.social and @takerootnyc.bsky.social surveyed more than 200 adults in the system last year, and only 30% reported having a computer room at their shelter, while less than a quarter of respondents said they had access to Wi-Fi.
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Los defensores y un concejal de Brooklyn piden a la ciudad que elabore una serie de directrices sobre cómo deben responder las escuelas ante la presencia de agentes de ICE en las inmediaciones, y que establezca un sistema para alertar a las familias y a los estudiantes citylimits.org/la-gente-sig...
“The reason why a lot of these warehouses are placed where they are is based on histories of redlining,” said @envdefensefund.bsky.social's Karla Sosa. “There are certain communities that are targeted on a recurring basis for these types of developments.” citylimits.org/delivery-war...
The city planned to let the Mainchance drop-in center's contract expire. But a judge wants to take a closer look, citing high need.
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“The reason why a lot of these warehouses are placed where they are is based on histories of redlining,” the report's author told City Limits.
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The city’s "AC for All" initiative, launched in 2017, aimed to bring air conditioning to every public school classroom. But the policy doesn't require the city to verify whether the units are function...
Advocates say the legislation will ensure people in shelters have reliable internet service as they search for work, housing and other resources.
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Los defensores y un concejal de Brooklyn piden a la ciudad que elabore una serie de directrices sobre cómo deben responder las escuelas ante la presencia de agentes de ICE en las inmediaciones, y que ...
“The reason why a lot of these warehouses are placed where they are is based on histories of redlining,” the report's author told City Limits.
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Inspections by the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development are one of the only tools NYCHA tenants have for securing overdue repairs. But tenants and legal advocates say scheduling s...
“We don’t do a parade just to be festive. From the beginning this has been a community-led effort to keep ourselves safe in a neighborhood with a long history of over-policing Puerto Ricans,” said Den...
Inspections by the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development are one of the only tools NYCHA tenants have for securing overdue repairs. But tenants and legal advocates say scheduling snafus make those fights even harder. via @sohini.bsky.social: citylimits.org/for-nycha-te...
Inspections by the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development are one of the only tools NYCHA tenants have for securing overdue repairs. But tenants and legal advocates say scheduling s...
