The city is expanding its Health Bucks program, which matches every $2 a SNAP participant spends on fruit and vegetables at farmers markets and other select vendors. The change comes as inflation and rising food costs has more households struggling. The post New York City SNAP Participants Will Get Extra Funds for Fresh Produce in 2027 appeared first on ...

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, Nov. 2-9 appeared first on City Limits.

Las propuestas sometidas a votacin introduciran varios cambios en la Constitucin Estatal y el Estatuto de la Ciudad, que van desde qu hacer con las pequeas propiedades de la alcalda hasta cmo planear el futuro fondo de reserva de la ciudad. The post Gua sobre las cinco propuestas al reverso de las papeletas electorales de Nueva York appeared first on City ...

The five questions this year range from what to do with small, publicly-owned properties to how the city should plan for its financial future via the rainy day fund. The post A Guide to the 5 Proposals on the Back of NYC Voters’ Ballots appeared first on City Limits.

"If construction stalls, Chinatown would have a large construction site for a few more years. In the meantime, more families would endure the demeaning trip to Rikers, and more legally innocent people would be subjected to the hellish process of getting to court from Rikers." The post Opinion: When it Comes to Closing Rikers, Justice Delayed is Justice ...

Hay mucho por hacer en nuestra comunidad, afirm Barbara Williams, una activista de 78 aos y residente de las torres Polo Grounds de NYCHA. La candidata de la DSA, Avila Chevalier, que en junio desbanc al veterano titular del distrito, parece ser esa persona, por lo que dice y por lo que he ledo sobre ella, que va a estar a la altura. The post En Harlem, ...

"La ciudad de Nueva York, en particular, cuenta con numerosas leyes que regulan el acceso en diferentes idiomas", afirm Olivia Nez, de la Junta de Finanzas de Campaas Electorales de Nueva York. "Todos los neoyorquinos tienen derecho a votar y a recibir una papeleta electoral en su idioma". The post Los neoyorquinos tienen derecho a votar en su propio ...

If we want a small business renaissance, we have to stop treating empty storefronts as acceptable collateral damage of financial regulatory happenstance and start seeing them for what they are: a policy choice. The post Opinion: Laying the Foundation for NYC’s Small Business Renaissance appeared first on City Limits.

"Theres a lot that needs to be done in our community, said Barbara Williams, a resident at NYCHA Polo Grounds Towers. DSA candidate Avila Chevalier, "seems to be that person." The post In Harlem, Public Housing Residents Knock on Doors With Congressional Candidate Avila Chevalier appeared first on City Limits.

New York City, especially, has a lot of laws that regulate language access, Olivia Nuez, NYC Campaign Finance Board community engagement director, explained. All New Yorkers have the right to vote and to get a ballot in their language. The post New Yorkers Have the Right to Vote in Their Own Language. Here’s What You Need to Know. appeared first on City ...

The deadly blaze, which broke out early Wednesday at NYCHA's Patterson Houses in the South Bronx, was started by an a lithium-ion battery on an electric bike, which was blocking the apartment's exit, officials said. The post 11-Year-Old Boy’s Death in Bronx NYCHA Fire is a ‘Horrific Reminder’ Of E-Bike Battery Dangers, Mayor Says appeared first on ...

"Local leaders like us bring value to parks that money alone cannot deliver: years of community relationships, knowledge of how a neighborhood uses its public spaces, and an understanding of what brings people into parks." The post Opinion: Local Leaders Make Parks Work appeared first on City Limits.

"There's a stark inequity in how the city prioritizes infrastructure projects across different Manhattan neighborhoods," said said Maria Kessler, executive director for Friends of the East River Esplanade. "Why is this neighborhood the last and unserved?" The post Plans to Restore Two Sections of Harlem’s East River Esplanade Delayed appeared first on ...