Advocates 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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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 HousingÂ
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 LandÂ
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,…
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Multas a los vendedores ambulantes aumentaron durante el primer año del DCWP
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasDCWP y NYPD emitieron 2.427 multas a vendedores ambulantes durante el periodo que comprende junio 2021 y mayo 2022, lo que significa un aumento del 33 por ciento en comparación…
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City Limits Expands Focus on NYC Housing; David Brand Promoted to Deputy Editor
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasAdi Talwar A view of Manhattan over the East River. theillinois.news, a nonprofit newsroom serving New York City for more than four decades, announced the promotion Tuesday of housing reporter…