NYCHA’s Morris Park Senior Citizens Home is slated to get elevator upgrades, including equipment to prevent outages during heat waves. But work won’t start until next year, leaving some worried about the months ahead. “I don’t want to get stuck in the elevator again,” one tenant said. Mo
Entre enero de 2025 y febrero de 2026, el estado de Nueva York registró una caída del 6.2 por ciento en el número de beneficiarios del SNAP, lo que supone más de 180.000 personas, en consonancia con un descenso a nivel nacional que, según los defensores de la lucha contra el hambre, se debe a los ca
“We live in an ocean city: New York is built on islands, and has over 500 miles of coastline,” the author writes. “In this, as in many things, we’re a major global hub—a world leader. We must act like it, and take our marine responsibilities seriously.” A humpback whale photo
From January 2025 to February 2026, New York State saw a 6.2 percent drop in SNAP participants, more than 180,000 people—in line with a nationwide decline that anti-hunger advocates say stems from federal changes to the program, rather than a drop in need. Produce for sale in Corona, Queens. (Adi Ta
Durante décadas, el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los Estados Unidos (USCIS por sus siglas en inglés) actuó como el brazo administrativo del sistema de inmigración del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. Con la llegada de la segunda administración de Donald Trump, esto ha cambiado. Una ofi
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. A Rent Guidelines Board’s meeting in 2024. The board will cast a preliminary vote Thursday on whether to adjust rents this year for rent stabilized tenant
Property records show that 207 and 209 Dyckman Street are owned by JanJan Realty Corp. The Department of Housing Preservation sued the building owner on April 27, citing "fire hazards" and a campaign to harass tenants. [ more › ]
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“Employment authorization is not just a bureaucratic document—it is a critical pathway that allows people seeking safety to rebuild their lives.” A help wanted flier in Brooklyn. (Jeanmarie Evelly/City Limits) Buried in the theatre of the absurd that is recent immigration policy was news
Mamdani’s Office of Mass Engagement will be knocking on doors this spring, urging New Yorkers to testify at upcoming Rent Guideline Board hearings. The board will vote in June on rent adjustments for tenants in roughly 1 million rent stabilized apartments. Mamdani with Tascha Van Auken, commis
“The actual solution to the city’s budget crisis is for Gov. Kathy Hochul to finally make our ever-increasing population of billionaires and millionaires pay what they owe in taxes.” Homes in Queens near JFK airport. (Adi Talwar/City Limits) I narrowly avoided losing my home during the G
“We almost feel like we’re doing something wrong by asking,” Jazmin Grubb said of her family’s struggles to obtain American Sign Language accommodations for her aunt, who is deaf and lives at NYCHA’s Taft Houses. “It shouldn’t be a problem if she’s just aski
Community members protest against evictions and in support of the movement to "cancel rent" outside the Bronx housing court on August 10, 2020 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Legal Services NYC said new city guidelines issued this month fall short of what’s needed to solve the probl
“The best way for people to move out of shelter is to have a voucher,” said Christine Quinn, head of the family shelter provider WIN. “It also is economically better for New York taxpayers.” She and other advocates will rally at Thursday to urge the mayor to expand CityFHEPS,
“The Legislature must hold firm and not buckle by letting Hochul off the hook. It’s time to move New York forward, not double down on expensive, polluting oil and gas.” Gov. Kathy Hochul announcing her budget proposal in January. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul) In the past t
by Olivia Seaman & Gabriele Holtermann, Brooklyn Paper A crowd once again gathered outside a Bed Stuy home on Monday morning to defend its occupants against what they describe as an unfair eviction attempt and deed theft. Carmella Charrington, longtime resident of 212 Jefferson Avenue, stood out
“Across New York City, EBT theft has become a persistent and predictable crisis,” the authors write. “A reimbursement fund is the only immediate mechanism that makes people whole.” A produce stall at an event for SNAP participants in Manhattan. (Adi Talwar/City Limits) New Yo
Aunque esté lejos de la frontera, Ohio se ha convertido en uno de los principales escenarios de la campaña para realizar deportaciones masivas durante el segundo mandato del presidente Donald Trump, según un reciente informe. (Flickr/Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de los Estados Unidos
“Cold weather does not disprove climate change. It reveals its sharpest edge: that as the climate grows more extreme, survival itself becomes unequal, and those without shelter are the first to pay the price.” Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined a homeless outreach team during extreme cold on Jan. 27, 2026.
Los defensores de inmigrantes afirman que la propuesta es una forma de disuadir a los solicitantes de asilo en el país, al tiempo que priva a quienes actualmente se encuentran en el proceso de la posibilidad de trabajar. El viernes es el último día para que el público pueda expresar su opinión sobre
