"The city is becoming increasingly harsh for the very constituency the mayor claims to care about: the underserved in the forgotten outreaches of the citys neighborhoods." The post Opinion: Its Well Past Time for New York City to Get the Right Stuff Done appeared first on City Limits.

Tenants who believe they may be covered by New Yorks new Good Cause Eviction Law can plug in their current rent to see the maximum rent that would be deemed reasonable. Anything above that, the landlord could have to justify in court. The post Try It Out: City Limits’ NYC ‘Good Cause’ Rent Calculator appeared first on City Limits.

Las familias sern elegibles para un pago suplementario este otoo si recibieron el Empire State Child Credit cuando presentaron sus declaraciones de impuestos de 2023. Sin embargo, los expertos dicen que la frmula utilizada para calcular los pagos no es equitativa y excluye a las familias de ingresos ms bajos de obtener el crdito mximo. The post Presupuesto ...

More than half of CUNY's buildings are 50 years old or older. That's a problem for the environment: older buildings tend to consume larger quantities of energy, generating more of the greenhouse gasses that lead to climate change. The post Can Curbing CUNY’s Carbon Footprint Help Tackle Its Maintenance Problems? appeared first on City Limits.

"It is easy to see how mothers are affected by the prohibitively expensive costs of child care, but perhaps less so to understand it as a communal crisis." The post Opinion: NYC Can Give the Perfect Gift This Mothers DayInvesting in Universal Child Care appeared first on City Limits.

Councilmember Crystal Hudsons development framework details criteria that projects in her district should meet if they need city approval for zoning changes. We can all contribute to the housing crisis that we're in and build more housing, but do so in a way that's really responsive to the needs of our local communities, the lawmaker said. The post Building ...

Todos los das, guardias de seguridad no armados hacen turnos de ocho horas en los edificios para personas mayores de la Autoridad de la Vivienda de la Ciudad de Nueva York (NYCHA por sus siglas en ingls). Pero este servicio desaparecer el 30 de junio, una medida que, segn las autoridades, supondr un ahorro de $7 millones de dlares. The post NYCHA recortar ...

"New York is a national model of supportive housing, which has been proven time and again to be among the most successful methods of ending chronic homelessness. But the system has grown unwieldy, thanks to the vast disparities in available services, funding, and unit maintenance." The post Opinion: Securing the Future of New York’s Supportive Housing ...

Families will be eligible for a supplemental payment this fall if they received the Empire State Child Credit when they filed 2023 tax returns. However, experts say the formula used to calculate payments is inequitable and excludes the lowest-income families from the maximum credit. The post While State Budget Boosts Child Tax Credit, Advocates See Missed ...

Antes de que se aprobara la ley, el Florida Policy Institute estimaba que la SB 1718 podra costar a la economa del estado $12.600 millones de dlares en su primer ao. The post PDCAST: Cmo estn las comunidades latinas en Florida un ao despus de la ley SB1718? appeared first on 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, May 7-13 appeared first on City Limits.

The right to serve on a jury is as fundamental to the function of democracy as the right to vote. When we head to the polls, we decide who should write our laws. When we participate as a juror, we collectively decide how those laws should apply to justice. The post Opinion: Ending the Jury Ban on New Yorkers with Felony Convictions appeared first on City ...