At 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…
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BronxNet will air debates between Democratic candidates in the newly redrawn District 33, where incumbent Gustavo Rivera is facing party-backed attorney Miguelina Camilo, and in District 34, where Christian Amato…
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¿Cómo los inmigrantes navegan la desinformación al viajar a los Estados Unidos?
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasPara el informe titulado “Inside the World of Misinformation Targeting Migrants on Social Media” (Dentro del mundo de la desinformación dirigida a los migrantes en las redes sociales) se entrevistaron…
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After a two-month journey from South America to the U.S. Border and a two-day bus ride from Texas to New York City, immigrants who spoke with theillinois.news just wanted a…
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City’s Heat-Vulnerable Neighborhoods Need More Cooling Centers, Comptroller Says
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasQueens had the fewest number of cooling centers based on population density with only five for every 100,000 people, while Manhattan had seven, an analysis by City Comptroller Brad Lander’s…
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Opinion: The Fight for Reproductive Rights Must Be An Inclusive One
by Helen Thomasby Helen Thomas“New York has been a longtime safe haven for abortions, with 10 percent of abortions performed in the state in 2019 being out-of-state residents, and is gearing up for a…
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Mayor’s Emergency Declaration Will Speed Shelter Openings as Homeless Population Rises
by Helen Thomasby Helen ThomasThe declaration will allow the the city to open a new intake facility specifically for asylum-seekers and immigrants who have made their way to homeless shelters. It will also allow…