“It is far too difficult to get a street tree planted in the five boroughs. The Urban Forest Plan must reverse this paradigm; if the goal of growing the city’s tree canopy to 30 percent coverage is as ...
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. The Atlantic Yards Community Development Corporation, which ...
New York City children ride buses to school, including around 66,000 students with disabilities and students living in the shelter system.
Rent increases on stabilized units took effect this week. Tenants and mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani rallied to protest the change, which they hope will be the last for four years.
The City Council held an emergency hearing on the NYPD’s use of a free internet program to gain real-time access to public housing cameras, in response to New York Focus’ reporting.
Tenants living in federally subsidized housing projects in New York City are given the runaround when they complain about their rent and repairs. Contractors, state, and federal agencies pass the buck ...
NYC Department of Transportation officials at a press conference in 2018. The city’s enforcement efforts have waned since then, the author argues. (New York City Department of Transportation/Flickr) ...
"In the face of shrinking resources and rising need, community care might be the most powerful intervention we have." ...
During the most recent fiscal year, more New Yorkers reported not having heat in their apartments than any time on record. Here’s how to get help if your landlord won’t turn up the thermostat this ...
In spite of the shutdown, tenants in federally subsidized housing programs like Sections 8 will continue to receive those benefits, at least through October, according to legal experts.