As city lawmakers negotiate a package for the City of Yes zoning reforms, a report from the Independent Budget Office highlights the importance of city subsidies in creating deeply affordable housing. The post As City of Yes Heads to a Vote, Report Says Subsidies Are Key to Producing Affordable Housing appeared first on City Limits.

Two years into the mayor's anti-rodent siege, rat infestations persist, but one consequence of the policy change has emerged: a major uptick in homeowner fines. The summonses started escalating, said Betty Davis, an 80-year-old retired homeowner on Dean Street who's received $930 in fines in 2024. The post Crown Heights Homeowners Say They’re Bearing the ...

“New housing production isnt a solution if it doesnt meet the needs of a majority of New Yorkers…Every neighborhood should and must be doing its part to produce affordable housing, not just market-rate housing, if we are going to turn the city’s housing crisis around.” CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add […] The post ...

Los beneficiarios de la Accin Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA por sus siglas en ingls) ya pueden solicitar cobertura mdica a travs de HealthCare.gov y los mercados estatales individuales. Aqu hay una gua para acceder a la atencin a travs de los Planes de Salud Esenciales o Calificados del Estado de Nueva York. The post Lo que necesita saber ...

A record-high 146,733 students were living in the shelter system, doubled up, or staying in hotels, motels, or unsheltered, a new report finds. In some school districts, as many as one in five experienced homelessness. The post 1 in 8 NYC Public School Students Experienced Homelessness Last Year. See How Many Were in Your District. appeared first on City ...

"Rising unaffordability, worsened by a global pandemic, has created a cycle where many Black and brown New Yorkers, along with other marginalized groups,see leaving the cityas their only option." The post Opinion: How NYC’s Housing Shortage Drives School Segregation & Disinvestment appeared first on City Limits.

New York City has over 124,000 buildings with lead pipes, city data analyzed by the New York League of Conservation Voters shows. Here's how you can look up your address. The post This Map Can Help You Find Out If Your Home Has Lead Pipes appeared first on City Limits.

This week, City Council committees will vote on the mayor's 'City of Yes' for housing plan, and hold hearings on deed theft, basement apartments and more. The post NYC Housing Calendar, Nov. 18-25 appeared first on City Limits.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients can now apply for health coverage through HealthCare.gov and individual state marketplaces.Here's a guide for accessing care through New York State's Essential or Qualified Health Plans. The post What You Need to Know: How Can New York DACA Recipients Enroll in ACA Health Coverage? appeared first on ...

At a recent City Council hearing, attorneys from the law firm Jenner and Blockthe new co-monitors of NYCHA under a federal oversight agreementshared their insights over the past eight months and answered questions about the scope of their work. The post What Does NYCHA’s Federal Monitor Do, Anyway? appeared first on City Limits.