“By engaging students in conducting research and advocacy in the process of creating and running programs, and maintaining the street itself, schools can turn Open School Streets into canvases for students to reimagine what their communities can and should look like.” Phillip Parris The Futures Ignite/WHEELS/IS 143 Open School Street on Parking Day, September 2023. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! COVID was a time of incredible suffering for New York City. But, as New Yorkers always do, we found ways to connect and lift each other even through ..read more

During the last two years, over 189,200 migrants have come to New York City and about 64,400 are currently under the city’s care; of those, roughly 17 percent are from African countries, according to City Hall. Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit Asylum seekers rallied outside City Hall before a joint hearing of the Immigration and Hospitals Committee on April 16, 2024. New York City Councilwoman Alexa Avilés opened Tuesday’s hearing on the experiences of Black migrants by calling for more funding and language access services for new arrivals from African countries, hundreds of whom gather ..read more

Viewed in isolation, a proposal to exempt small residential portfolios from new eviction protections could exclude hundreds of thousands of New York City apartments. Perhaps more significantly, this type of estimate isn’t easy to make. Chris Janaro Tenant organizers with the Housing Justice for All Coalition rallying at the Capitol building in Albany on March 19, 2024. How many apartments does your landlord own? You may not know off the top of your head, but the answer could determine your eligibility for new eviction protections under a broad state housing deal, the specifics of which are s ..read more

“The 60-day shelter limit runs counter to the very purpose of shelters: to keep vulnerable homeless families and individuals safe and off the streets.” Adi Talwar Elizabeth Leon and her family in January, heading to reapply for a shelter placement after their 60-day stay expired. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! The height of winter has come and gone in New York City, and Mayor Eric Adams continues to evict homeless families once their 60-day shelter limit expires. Mayor Adams created the 60-day shelter limit back in October to ease pressure on ..read more

Dozens of other states have embraced some version of an Equal Rights Amendment in their constitutions. New Yorkers will get a chance to vote in November on whether to expand the class of people protected against discrimination in the Equal Protection Clause of the state constitution. Adi Talwar A kickoff event for the campaign to pass the New York Equal Rights Amendment on On March 21, 2024. As November approaches, voters’ attention will undoubtedly be fixed on the showdown between President Joe Bidenand former President Donald Trump. But when New Yorkers head to the polls this fall, they’ll ..read more

La alcaldía dice que aún no ha comenzado a aplicar las evaluaciones de “circunstancias atenuantes” que podrían alargar la estadía en un refugio, mientras que migrantes siguen durmiendo en el suelo de una iglesia que ahora se utiliza como “overnight hospitality center” (centro de acogida para pasar la noche). Daniel Parra Fila en la antigua escuela St. Brigid’s de East Village el lunes, donde los inmigrantes cuyas estadías iniciales en albergues han expirado vuelven a solicitar refugio. La ciudad debía eliminar los tiempos de espera antes del 8 de abril como parte del acuerdo de conciliación ..read more

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. Adi Talwar NYCHA’s Baychester Houses in the Edenwald neighborhood of the Bronx is among the public housing campuses that have been converted to private management through the PACT program. Such conversions will be the subject of a City Council oversight hearing this week. Welcome to City Limits’ NYC Housing Calendar, a weekly feature where we round up the latest housing and land use-related events and hearings, as well as upcoming affordable housing lott ..read more

El Programa para menores no acompañados de la Oficina de Reasentamiento de Refugiados (ORR por sus siglas en inglés) ha brindado atención y encontrado patrocinadores a más de 700.000 niños no acompañados, según cifras del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS por sus siglas en inglés). Customs and Border Patol/Jaime Rodriguez Sr. Un centro de procesamiento temporal en Texas para familias y menores no acompañados bajo custodia de la Patrulla Fronteriza estadounidense. Cuando un menor de 18 años llega a los Estados Unidos o a la frontera sin un padre, tutor y sin un estatus legal, rec ..read more

“My search for legal representation was exhausting. I visited 16 different attorneys before I was able to secure representation. Each denial delivered a wave of hopelessness as I felt the looming 12-month deadline to apply for asylum inch closer and closer.” CARE for Immigrant Families Supporters of the Access for Representation Act at a press conference in Albany on March 14, 2024. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! In 2017, my life was completely different. I lived in El Salvador, the only country I’ve ever called home. I loved El Salvador but c ..read more

For the second time since December, the Preservation Trust model has a strong lead among NYCHA voters. Adi Talwar NYCHA’s Bronx River Addition located at 1350-1352 Manor Avenue in the Bronx. Additional reporting and Spanish translation by Daniel Parra. The initial results are in. After a 30-day voting period at the Bronx River Addition Houses, a preliminary tally shows that a majority of voting residents have selected the Public Housing Preservation Trust as their preferred funding model to meet repair needs. Out of 122 residents who submitted a ballot online or in person, 84 voted for the T ..read more