Tenant protections, rent stabilization, and housing court news
“By allowing employers to ask applicants for their desired salary after posting a salary range, the law weakens one of its central goals and leaves applicants in a more precarious bargaining position.” A jobs fair sign on display in the Bronx. (Adi Talwar/City Limits) Two years. That is
New York City landlords are challenging city housing discrimination laws after a State Supreme Court ruled that a requirement for Section 8 housing vouchers was unconstitutional. (Savvapanf Photo/Shutterstock.com) Landlords are hoping to strike down local laws protecting tenants who use rental vouch
Según funcionarios estatales, casi 200.000 neoyorquinos se han visto afectados por los recortes federales al Plan Esencial, que ya no cubre a algunos residentes trabajadores de bajos ingresos. Algunos de ellos no se enteraron hasta que acudieron al médico o al hospital. A medical clinic in Brooklyn.
Wedged in a corner of Kips Bay, near the East River and NYU Langone hospital, four low-slung buildings contain 40 apartments. Most are empty. Michael Heletz, founder of Queens-based Excel Development Group, has for a decade had a plan to knock down these buildings and in their place construct a towe
“Without a program like CDPAP, my only options would be a nursing home or a costly institutional care setting, neither of which reflects how I want to live and neither of which would be affordable for long.” (City Limits/Adi Talwar) I’ve always called New York home: born and raised
According to state officials, almost 200,000 New Yorkers have been impacted by federal cuts to the Essential Plan that made certain low-income working residents ineligible. Some only found out after going to the doctor or hospital. A medical clinic in Brooklyn. (Adi Talwar/City Limits) Lea la
Philadelphia’s City Council is debating a bill that would ban the City of Brotherly Love from exporting its trash for incineration, citing pollution and impact on human health. Should New York City follow suit? Doing so would require a major reduction of its trash output, experts say. Trash ou
Según un nuevo informe de la Alianza de Inmigrantes de Ohio, unos 59 agentes activos o retirados de ICE y la CBP han sido acusados de delitos sexuales y violentos entre 2007 y 2026, muchos de esos casos se refieren a denuncias de violencia sexual, y muchos de estos involucran a menores. Los agentes
The lawsuit accuses the NYPD and NYCHA of violating residents’ rights by covertly using a free internet program to give police access to public housing surveillance cameras. The police department says the arrangement is a vital crime-fighting tool. A security camera above the entrance to a NYC
Los defensores de los inmigrantes consideran que este cambio es un intento de sembrar la confusión y asustar a los inmigrantes para que no recurran a los programas públicos. “Vemos que hay muchas más personas que ya se ven afectadas por el efecto intimidatorio de la norma, aunque es casi seguro que
As New Yorkers contend with rising utility bills, battling those costs is becoming a focus for Mayor Zohran Mamdani as his administration prioritizes tenant protection and affordability. The city launched a survey this summer to understand the experiences of New York tenants who pay for their heat a
“The decision before Gov. Kathy Hochul and the State Department of Environmental Conservation is more than a waste management decision. It is a public health decision. Every child deserves a safe place to learn, play, and grow.” Trash bags waiting for pickup in Manhattan. (Adi Talwar/Cit
“Teníamos expectativas más altas”, afirmó Michelle Méndez, propietaria del Florence Prime Diner de Elmhurst, al referirse a la afluencia de público durante el Mundial. Otros negocios señalaron que los partidos les habían supuesto un mayor impulso, ya que, según ellos, unieron a la gente. Proyección
“My mother’s generation still talks about when Jesse Jackson came to Harlem, about when Bill Clinton came to Harlem,” said Darique Warren, a 38-year-old NYCHA resident of Polo Grounds Towers. “That really goes a long way, and to me, it speaks to a more intelligent way of operating
We’ve rounded up a list of back-to-school giveaways where parents can pick up brand new backpacks, notebooks, and other essentials. The first day of school in Brooklyn in 2024. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Summer is flying by and and back-to-school season is almost here. School supp
Advocates see the change as an effort to spur confusion and scare immigrants from using public programs. “We see a lot more people who are already affected by the chilling effect of the rule, who are almost certainly never going to be affected by it.” A food stand selling produce to EBT
“This line of argument can appear sound—why shouldn’t the poorest New Yorkers get sole access to rent-stabilized apartments?—but it is ultimately a distraction from the real dynamics at play in the rental housing market.” A rent-stabilized building in the Bronx. (Adi Talwar/City Limits)
El 31 de julio expiró el contrato federal con organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro para que presten asistencia jurídica a más de 25.000 menores inmigrantes no acompañados en el país. Los defensores dijeron que algunas organizaciones tendrán que reducir su capacidad o incluso suspender la asistencia. Un
“Transparency will not enlarge sewer pipes or prevent every flood. But it will allow communities to identify recurring problems, evaluate government claims, and advocate for infrastructure funding based on documented need rather than political visibility.” A Combined Sewer Overflow point at the sout
“Transparency will not enlarge sewer pipes or prevent every flood. But it will allow communities to identify recurring problems, evaluate government claims, and advocate for infrastructure funding based on documented need rather than political visibility.” A Combined Sewer Overflow point at the sout