"The next mayors commitment to public safety shouldnt be measured by how many people they jail, but by how they prevent harm before it happens, and reduce incarceration as a result." The post Opinion: The Next Mayor’s Test is Closing Rikers Public Safety Demands It appeared first on City Limits.

Los concejales afirman que la legislacin tiene como objetivo ayudar a la ciudad a responder mejor a las necesidades de los casi 34.000 migrantes que an se encuentran en su sistema de acogida. Sinceramente, no hay excusa, afirm la concejal Alexa Avils, que preside el comit de Inmigracin del Concejo Municipal. Tenemos una poblacin muy numerosa a la que ...

Eric Adams is considering appointing new members to the Rent Guidelines Board before his term expires, which could make it harder for frontrunner Zohran Mamdani to fulfill his promise to freeze rent for the citys 2 million stabilized tenants. If Adams makes those appointments, it would leave the board split, sources say. The post Can Eric Adams Really Block ...

"Many of the resources that our neighborhoods enjoy todayfrom parks to truly affordable housing and schoolswere secured by the Council exercising power on behalf of residents to negotiate with the city and developers for the public good." The post Opinion: Communities’ Power in Development Decisions Helps Our Neighborhoods appeared first on City Limits.

After a luxury building in East New York flopped, the city is taking advantage of a new program to fill it with families who have hard-to-use city housing vouchers. The post This Building Was Supposed to be Luxury Apartments. Now It Will House 183 Families From Homeless Shelters appeared first on City Limits.

Councilmembers and immigrant advocates criticized the delay, saying the legislation is intended to help the city better respond to the needs of the nearly 34,000 migrants still in its shelter system. There's honestly no excuse, said City Councilmember Alexa Avils, who chairs the Councils Immigration Committee. We have a very large population that it's ...

"The private sector can bring creative solutions, technical expertise, flexibility and long-term commitment that are often difficult to marshal within traditional public systems." The post Opinion: Funding Infrastructure That New Yorkers Deserve appeared first on City Limits.

Early voting is underway. City Limits has the details on where the candidates stand on rent stabilization, affordable housing production, zoning reform, and NYCHA. The post Where The Mayoral Candidates Stand On Housing Issues appeared first on City Limits.

Todava una gran parte de la poblacin indocumentada (45 por ciento vive) en EE. UU. lleva 20 aos o ms en el pas, el 14 por ciento lleva entre 15 y 19 aos, y el 21 por ciento tiene al menos 5 aos en el pas. Solo el 20 por ciento llevaba menos de cinco aos en el pas. The post PODCAST: Cmo ha cambiado la poblacin indocumentada en Estados Unidos desde 2019? ...

Esto solo ha debilitado nuestras comunidades locales y nuestra economa al perturbar nuestros barrios y a sus pequeos socios comerciales. Todo por motivos polticos. No necesitamos ms perturbaciones como esta, declar la presidenta del Concejo, Adrienne Adams, el jueves en la alcalda. The post ‘No se metan’: Concejales municipales se oponen a agentes ...

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. The post NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 27-Nov. 3 appeared first on City Limits.

"Proposals 2 through 5 are common-sense, targeted reforms that will help us build the smaller, more affordable housing New Yorkers needacross every borough." The post Opinion: Vote Yes on Housing Ballot Proposals 2-5 appeared first on City Limits.

Early voting kicks off Saturday in the general electionthe culmination of whats been a dramatic 2025 race for the citys next mayor, where much of the conversation has centered around housing and affordability. The post Your Early Voting Guide, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing appeared first on City Limits.