The right to serve on a jury is as fundamental to the function of democracy as the right to vote. When we head to the polls, we decide who should write our laws. When we participate as a juror, we collectively decide how those laws should apply to justice. The post Opinion: Ending the Jury Ban on New Yorkers with Felony Convictions appeared first on City ...

Each day, unarmed security guards post at NYCHA senior buildings for eight hour shifts. But this service is poised to evaporate by June 30, a move the authority says will save $7 million. The post NYCHA to Cut Unarmed Security Program at Senior Buildings appeared first on City Limits.

Across New York City, workers are tearing out concrete and asphalt from schoolyards and replacing them with rain-absorbing surfaces that are more climate resilient, according to reporting by Aria Young of Feet in 2 Worlds. The post Rain, Rain, Go Away. New York Kids Are Trying to Play. appeared first on City Limits.

"Many faith-based institutions are stewards of historically significant sites that contribute to New Yorks collective cultural heritage. The push towards developing these sites into apartment buildings...poses a threat to preserving this heritage." The post Opinion: The Hidden Consequences of the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act appeared first on City ...

The class action lawsuit, filed Tuesday on behalf of New York City public housing tenants left out of the states rental assistance program during the height of the pandemic, alleges the states distribution of the fundsfor which these tenants received low priorityamounts to discrimination. The post NYCHA Tenants Sue Over Early Exclusion From State Pandemic ...

In a swerve from precedent, the Rent Guidelines Boards two tenant members dismissed Tuesdays preliminary vote as a sham, casting a vote of no confidence in both the board and Mayor Eric Adams. The post NYC Stabilized Tenants Face Another Round of Rent Hikes appeared first on City Limits.

"Programs and policies to facilitate intra-state transfers of asylum-seekers would be awin-win, both for small cities that need an injection of people and economic drawingpower, and for large cities that have traditionally been a magnet for immigrants and refugees, but are currently overwhelmed by the influx of new arrivals." The post Opinion: New ...

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, April 30-May 6 appeared first on City Limits.

To date, 37,707 NYCHA units are either in the planning and engagement stage, under construction or have already been converted to the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) initiative, officials testified at a recent City Council hearing. The post Tenants, Lawmakers and Advocates Weigh In As NYCHA’s ‘PACT’ Plan Progresses appeared first on ...

"I'm surprised, I'm baffled, I'm angry," said City Councilmember Sandy Nurse, who represents East New York, where the city ran an earlier basement conversion pilot in 2019. The area is excluded from the new program, which will only apply to 15 of the city's 59 community districts. The post Advocates, Lawmakers ‘Baffled’ By Exclusions in Basement ...

Hay 24 condados en la frontera sur de los Estados Unidos y 38 municipios del lado de Mxico. Slo en el mbito comercial, el puerto terrestre de Laredo, en Texas, es el ms activo de los Estados Unidos con $299.400 millones de dlares en comercio de bienes entrando y saliendo en 2022 y $320.000 millones de dlares en 2023. The post PDCAST: Cmo son las comunidades ...

A more vibrant NYCHA is on the horizon with a newly minted art program that will highlight art, heritage and culture at five public housing campuses. The selected artists will be paid $70,000 annually with benefits. The post New Program Seeks NYCHA Artists-in-Residence to Help Beautify Public Housing Campuses appeared first on City Limits.