"No solo estamos comprometidos con los artistas inmigrantes y las comunidades de inmigrantes de toda la ciudad, sino que tambin tenemos la doble misin de ser un hogar para Inwood y Uptown", afirm Mino Lora, directora artstica ejecutiva y cofundadora de The Peoples Theatre: Centro Cultural Inmigrante, que abri sus puertas el martes. The post Nueva York ...

After voters passed measures that could compel Bay Ridge to permit more housing, Councilmember Kayla Santosuosso decided to advance her own rezoningand get the district out of the affordable housing basement. The post A Rezoning Grows In Brooklyn, And What Else Happened This Week In Housing appeared first on City Limits.

"A group of radical activists took over a tiny park near Wall Street and did the seemingly impossible: They got thousands of disaffected, cynical, frustrated peopleincluding meto believe that a better world was possible." The post Opinion: 15 Years After Occupy, We Must Remember the Power of Collective Action appeared first on City Limits.

A new pilot program for public restrooms requires tap access with a phone or key card. Homeless advocates say it could be another barrier for unhoused New Yorkers being able to access them. The post NYC Is Getting New Public Bathrooms. Homeless New Yorkers Have Questions. appeared first on City Limits.

"Not only are we committed to immigrant artists and immigrant communities across the entire city, but we also have this dual mission of being a home for Inwood and Uptown,"said Mino Lora, executive director at The Peoples Theatre: Centro Cultural Inmigrante, which opened Tuesday. The post NYC’s First Immigrant Cultural Center Opens in Inwood appeared ...

"The bill follows policies and regulations in place in other states, and codifies recommendations from national experts. New Yorkers deserve to know the water they drink and use every day is safe." The post Opinion: Legionnaires’ Disease is PreventableWith Comprehensive Water Management appeared first on City Limits.

Tenants at five apartment complexes in Harlem and on Roosevelt Island say the switch to submetering has led to sky-high electricity bills, despite their efforts to conserve. "We dont even use the microwave," said Corazon Grajales, who said her monthly bill remains close to $400."It barely makes any difference." The post Manhattan Renters Say Submetered ...

"Theres no money exchanged," said 39-year-old Regina Carter, who sources furniture and home goods otherwise destined for a landfill, and donates them to fellow new Yorkers. "Were just placing things in communities of need." The post NYCHA’s ‘Furniture Queen’ Rehomed Nearly 500,000 Pounds of Thrifted Finds Without a Warehouse. She Just Won $200K. ...

"An indirect source rule (ISR) would be a win-win for the people of New York, especially for environmental justice communities that have been overburdened by the unregulated surge of mega-warehouses." The post Opinion: Next-Day Delivery Shouldn’t Mean Polluted Air appeared first on City Limits.

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. The post NYC Housing Calendar, Sept. 14-21 appeared first on City Limits.

The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA), which would give some tenants and community groups pathways to bid early on certain buildings that go up for sale, finally has support of Council, city housing officials, and the mayor. The post Is It Finally COPA’s Year? appeared first on City Limits.