Adult migrants without children seeking to extend their shelter stays will now need to prove they meet one of several “extenuating circumstances” to qualify for a bed beyond initial 30- or 60...
"Creating a citywide cultural festival of global proportions would give locals and visitors a powerful new reason to explore the five boroughs each year, while sharpening the city’s creative ed...
https://citylimits.org/2024/05/16/opinion-why-nyc-needs-a-five-borough-cultural-festival/
The city plans to close a longtime homeless services center called Mainchance, where locals go for food, support in their housing searches, and relief from the elements. The post Midtown Homele...
“Passing this legislation before the end of the session allows legislators to implement a transformative emission reduction strategy, significantly improving air quality for their constituents,...
Mobilization for Justice has been operating for more than 12 weeks without the workers who typically execute its mission to combat economic injustice—its more than 100 unionized staff. The ...
"Vending is a commercial enterprise that creates private income. Sidewalks are for all of us, and until now the city has sought to ensure that all those items that encroach on pedestrian space co...
https://citylimits.org/2024/05/14/opinion-proposed-vending-bill-would-hamper-citys-sidewalks/
After three attempts to get permits for its pipeline project failed, Williams Companies Inc claims it's walking away. But as other companies seek to expand fracked gas infrastructure in New York...
Amid a steep rise in people living in shelter, few are exiting the system, and even fewer are finding housing, a City Limits analysis of public data shows. The post Exit Unknown: Where Do Peopl...
"While increasing the housing supply is critical and has saturated most of the housing conversation, new housing will take years to come online. In the meantime, affordability is still a concern ...
https://citylimits.org/2024/05/13/opinion-albany-has-unfinished-business-on-housing/
El 27 de marzo pasado se cumplió un año desde que 40 hombres murieron en un incendio en un centro de detención de inmigrantes —también llamado estación migratoria— del Instituto Nacional...