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 Apartments on East Mosholu Parkway North and…
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As City Health Dept. Weighs New Lead Paint Standard, a Push for Stricter Enforcement
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasAdvocates want the city to take a more proactive approach to lead paint inspections and enforcement, saying the current system contains loopholes that allow property owners to skirt the rules.…
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¿Por qué relanzar un manual de defensa contra la deportación en Nueva York?
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasEn 2017, Se Hace Camino Nueva York, también conocida en inglés como Make The Road New York, lanzó una primera versión del manual de defensa contra la deportación luego de…
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Opinion: Helping Students Experiencing Homelessness Head Back to School Without Stigma
by Helen Thomasby Helen Thomas“Of all the challenges a child experiencing homelessness may be faced with, a basic lack of supplies to complete schoolwork should not be one of them, especially since education can be a…
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In Bronx Senate Race, Democrats Unite in Opposition to New Affordable Housing
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasThe three Democratic candidates in the 34th Senate District find common ground in opposing a proposed supportive housing site for critically ill former Rikers detainees on the campus of Jacobi…
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Barrios vulnerables ante las olas de calor en NYC necesitan más Centros de Enfriamiento, dice el Contralor
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasQueens tiene el menor número de centros de enfriamiento de acuerdo con la densidad de su población, con solo cinco centros por cada 100.000 habitantes, mientras que Manhattan tiene siete,…
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Legislation Would Give Nonprofits First Crack at Developing NYC-Owned Land
by Helen Thomasby Helen Thomas“Public land is a treasure that we need to maximize for truly affordable housing,” said Councilmember Lincoln Restler, whose new bill would preventing the city from selling off land to…
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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 A view of Inwood, Inwood Hill Park…
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NYC Now Leasing 11 Hotels for Families as Homeless Population Rises
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasAt a Council hearing short on details, officials from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration pinned the shelter population rise on newly arriving immigrants from the Southern Border. Emil Cohen/NYC Council Media…
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Opinion: Use NYC’s Vacant Lots and Buildings to Help Solve the Housing Crisis
by Helen Thomasby Helen Thomas“As of 2016, the city had over 1,131 (more or less) parcels of property at its disposal. Instead of using executive orders on projects that benefit a small group of people,…