Hochul and lawmakers struck a state budget agreement this week that will raise eligibility for senior and disabled rent freezes, and revamp tax exemptions for building repairs. But it won’t fund more housing vouchers. Gov. Hochul announcing the broad strokes of the budget agreement earlier thi
For the past seven years, Lillian Pagan has lived a largely peaceful existence in The Bronx’s River Park Towers. Her apartment, which looms over the Major Deegan Expressway, is filled with her beadwork, hand-sewn stuffed figures and family photos, and shared with her white cat, Alexis. So last year,
By the time the police took him away, Garratt Kennedy had already been at war for months with his landlord, a new owner who was trying to turn the gritty Hell’s Kitchen SRO Kennedy called home into a slick Times Square hotel. Kennedy is 59 and had lived in his cramped, 100-square-foot, rent-st
“Naysayers argue that transitioning to a zero-carbon economy will hurt our wallets, worsening our affordability crisis in exchange for progress on our climate crisis. Don’t believe them. Battery energy storage systems (BESS), including the nearly 30 operating right now across New York City, ar
“Come Into My House,” a new video series, explores how everyday New Yorkers create spaces of belonging, joy, and resilience in their communities. The first installment features Marcella Lowery, who played Elvin’s mother Francine Tibideaux on “The Cosby Show” and is known loca
NYC’s Commission on Human Rights investigates landlords and real estate brokers who discriminate against rental voucher holders. The agency is already understaffed, sources say. (Savvapanf Photo/Shutterstock.com) The NYC Commission on Human Rights—the agency responsible for enforcing civil rights la
“A one-time capital pledge does not address the recurring operational deficit that has left the park in its current state. What Flushing Meadows needs—what it has always needed—is a dedicated, recurring funding stream tied to the economic activity happening on its doorstep.” Dancers prac
The Mamdani administration will announce a series of reforms Tuesday to improve how the city enforces building violations, part of its broader plan to build and preserve new housing across the five boroughs. Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a Rental Ripoff hearing in the Bronx in March. (Adi Talwar/City Limi
“Maintaining a world-class parks system is a cornerstone of ensuring affordability and quality of life in our city. This year it is imperative that we fund our parks accordingly in the budget.” The lawn at Brooklyn’s Sunset Park in August 2020. (Jeanmarie Evelly/City Limits) With summer
Supporters say expanding the state’s new Housing Access Voucher Program, which helps low-income New Yorkers at risk of homelessness afford a place to live, could bridge the gap for 5,500 city households whose federal rent assistance expires this year. State lawmakers and advocates on the steps
The Tenants Counsel Network ripped off renters with monthly fees and left them hanging in eviction court, officials say. An agreement with the Attorney General’s office will shut down the firm and refund clients. New York State Attorney General Letitia James at a press conference in 2020. (Flickr/NY
“Public housing residents deserve art that honors their history and tells the stories of their communities, and the tools to make that happen already exist.” An art installation at NYCHA’s Kingsborough Houses.(Photo by Tameek Williams) Beginning in the latter half of the 20th centu
Los estafadores se están aprovechando del caos a nivel federal, sacando partido de las personas que buscan ayuda desesperadamente para sus casos de inmigración, y estas infracciones son más habituales en barrios latinos como Sunset Park y Jackson Heights. “Estos proveedores de servicios para inmigra
“The reason there is an abundance movement at all is to address the same challenges facing union members: working families and marginalized communities are being crushed under the weight of a status quo that serves the super-rich.” Labor groups who showed up at City Hall in 2022, in supp
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s latest budget proposal includes a boost for the initiative, which connects low-income renters facing eviction with legal representation in housing court. But advocates say it’s not enough to meet demand. “We end up having to turn away eligible tenants,” one a
Scammers are capitalizing on the federal chaos, taking advantage of people desperate for help with their immigration cases, with violations more common in Latino neighborhoods like Sunset Park and Jackson Heights. “These immigrant service providers can’t pretend they’re lawyers when they’re not,” sa
Como se esperaba, la segunda administración de Donald Trump ha reducido los cruces no autorizados en la frontera desde su inauguración en enero de 2025, pero sus políticas también se han centrado en las vías legales de entrada y permanencia en el país, llegando a reducir estas en mucha mayor medida,
“The Council is advancing a plan that, if enacted, would strip essential services from the very New Yorkers it claims to protect while failing to deliver a workable path forward for workers.” A sign at a rally for the bill banning 24-hour home care shifts in February. (Credit: Will Alatr
“The more we reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, the more stable our energy prices will be. The more we cut pollution, the more we protect New Yorkers from the costs of disease and climate disaster.” A model wind turbine during a 2022 press conference at the South Brooklyn Marine Term
New York City secured $31 million in penalties against negligent owners of two Bronx apartment buildings, marking the largest judgment ever obtained by the city. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced on Wednesday a record-setting settlement against
