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WEBCity Limits uses investigative journalism through the prism of New York City to identify urban problems, examine their causes, explore solutions, and equip communities to take action. Founded in 1976 in the midst of New York’s fiscal crisis, City Limits exists to inform democracy and equip citizens to create a more just city. The organization is a 501 (c) (3) …
NYC Eased Rules for Families Entering Homeless Shelters.
WEBOct 4, 2021 · A coalition of nonprofit service providers is calling on New York City officials to formalize pandemic-related rule changes that have made life easier for families seeking space in municipal homeless shelters. The city’s Department of Social Services (DSS), which oversees homeless services, adjusted the onerous family shelter intake process ...
NYC Pays $122 Million to Turn Bronx Cluster Sites into Housing for ...
WEBJul 19, 2021 · New York City housing officials have closed on a deal to turn 14 so-called cluster site homeless shelters in the Bronx into permanent affordable housing for hundreds of families. The $122 million purchase, completed June 23, covers 777 units of affordable housing, including 554 apartments for families experiencing homelessness, according to …
NYC Opens 300-Household Intake Shelter for Asylum Seekers in …
WEBSep 30, 2022 · Adi Talwar The Stewart Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, which city officials will use as an intake and temporary shelter site for asylum seekers.
CityViews: The Lessons We Learned From Saving Parkchester
WEBAug 22, 2018 · CityViews: The Lessons We Learned From Saving Parkchester. By Michael Lappin. Parkchester, in the Bronx. This summer marks the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the restoration of the largest privately owned affordable housing property in the country—the 12,271 apartments in the 171-building Parkchester complex, located in the …
NYC’s Floundering ‘Right to Counsel’ Fails to Keep Pace With …
WEBJan 3, 2023 · The city’s trailblazing program guaranteeing legal representation to the city’s poorest tenants facing eviction has been falling short since the state eviction moratorium was lifted last year; many still face housing court alone. State officials told City Limits the program has declined more than 10,000 cases since March 2022.
NYCHA Plan to Put Units Under Private Management is More Than …
WEBApr 4, 2023 · NYCHA Plan to Put Units Under Private Management is More Than Halfway Done—But Skepticism Persists. By Tatyana Turner. More than 36,000 NYCHA apartments have either undergone conversion or are in the process of being converted to the RAD-PACT program, which officials say has helped drive billions in needed repairs.
Tracking NYC's Record-High Homeless Shelter Population
WEBDec 7, 2023 · Viewed another way, the number of families with children in DHS shelters reached an unprecedented high of 19,389 on Dec. 4. That’s more than double the population for much of 2021, when the daily count of families with children in shelter dropped below 9,000.
Oh Yeah, the Judges: A Quick Guide to NYC's 2020 Judicial Ballot
WEBPublished October 15, 2020. On November 3, New York City voters will elect judges who will guide and decide civil and criminal cases for a decade or more. Adi Talwar. New York County Supreme Court located at 60 Centre Street. You don’t need to watch the Amy Coney Barrett hearings to understand that judges really matter.