The city estimates that around 7,600 asylum seekers have arrived via buses from the border in recent months. Many don’t know where to find food, clothing, and other services that…
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theillinois.news rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. Adi Talwar Jerome Avenue, which runs underneath the elevated…
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Opinion: Do We Really Support Children? NY’s Child Support System Says Otherwise
by Helen Thomasby Helen Thomas“While states like New York emphasize supporting vulnerable women and children as a priority, there has been too little focus on the need to improve the child support system to…
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Comptroller Proposes Roadmap to Legalize NYC’s Basement Apartments
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasBrad Lander’s Basement Resident Protection Law would create a “basement board” to oversee the conversions and ensure residents of these apartments—called accessory dwelling units or ADUs—have access to tenants’ rights and…
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Después de una bienvenida muy mediática, los solicitantes de asilo soportan las adversidades del albergue
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasLa ciudad calcula que unos 6.300 solicitantes de asilo han llegado en autobuses desde la frontera en los últimos meses. Además de encontrar un lugar seguro para alojarse, deben acceder…
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¿Cómo las comunidades se organizan para documentar el impacto de la “Operación Estrella Solitaria”?
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasLa financiación estatal para la seguridad fronteriza en Texas pasó de $110 millones de dólares en 2008-2009 a más de $3.000 millones para el ciclo presupuestario de este año 2022-2023.…
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Advocates Push to Center Youth Mental Health as New School Year Begins
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasAt a virtual rally on Sunday, parents, young people and advocates in the city and across the state shared stories about the impact of the pandemic and renewed calls for…
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Strained for shelter space, the Adams administration confirmed it was exploring the possibility of using camp facilities “should they become necessary,” to house asylum seekers arriving from the Southern border.…
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Opinion: City’s Housing Shortage Demands an End to Apartment Warehousing
by Helen Thomasby Helen Thomas“Many homeless New Yorkers are working and could afford rent stabilized rents—yet landlords have been warehousing rent stabilized apartments.” Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office Apartment buildings in Queens at dusk. CityViews…
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NYC Planning Commission Backs Bruckner Rezoning Opposed by Key Councilmember
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasThe proposal has encountered resistance from would-be neighbors and local Councilmember Marjorie Velázquez, who’ve cited concerns about impact on infrastructure, parking and the area’s suburban feel. But one planning commissioner…