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City Dragging Its Feet to Implement Vacant Apartment Reporting Bill, Lawmakers Say. The legislation, passed last year, requires the city to establish a new 311 option for tenants to report and request inspection of empty units creating hazards in their buildings. It was supposed to go live in early August.
NYC Opens 300-Household Intake Shelter for Asylum Seekers in …
Sep 30, 2022 · New York City is opening its latest checkpoint for recently arrived immigrants, this time converting a hotel near Madison Square Garden into an intake and assessment center with rooms for nearly 300 families and single adults, City Limits has learned. Adi Talwar. The Stewart Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, which city officials will use as an intake ...
National Grid is About to Raise Your Gas Bill to Cover $5 Billion in ...
Aug 19, 2024 · But starting Sept. 1, National Grid customers across New York City will see their monthly bills go up to help pay for approximately $5 billion in new investments to the gas system, including upgrades to the Greenpoint site, according to the company. A rate case, or a proceeding to raise utility rates to cover those costs, was approved Thursday by the Public Service Commission, the state’s ...
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Jeanmarie Evelly | October 8, 2024. Council Speaker Adrienne Adams slated two days of public meetings, for Oct. 21 and 22, where lawmakers will probe the Adams administration’s zoning reform package. She also announced the Council’s intention to put forth its own “thorough housing action plan,” as part of the final negotiations.
Tracking NYC's Record-High Homeless Shelter Population - City …
Dec 7, 2023 · Since spring 2023, children, including recently-arrived immigrants, have made up the largest group of people in DHS shelters, totaling over 33,000 individuals on Dec. 4—one in three DHS shelter users. Viewed another way, the number of families with children in DHS shelters reached an unprecedented high of 19,389 on Dec. 4.
NYCHA to Reopen Section 8 Waitlist After 15 Years. Here’s How to …
May 22, 2024 · Apartment buildings in Manhattan. After a nearly 15-year closure, the New York City Housing Authority will reopen the Section 8 waitlist on June 3, giving New Yorkers across 200,000 households a fresh shot at a coveted, federally-backed rental voucher. Mayor Eric Adams first teased the move during his State of the City address back in January.
City Buses Are Wheelchair-Accessible, But Disabled Riders Still …
Jul 2, 2018 · Today, every city bus is wheelchair accessible, with either a lift or, on newer models, an easier-to-use ramp. But disabled riders say they sometimes run into issues using the equipment. Hiccups are most common on the city’s express buses, which are designed differently than standard buses, advocates say. Most models still sport wheelchair ...
NYC’s New Housing Voucher Rules Will Drastically Expand Income ...
Nov 1, 2021 · The decision marks a significant adjustment to a new law that increased the value of CityFHEPS vouchers but capped renewal eligibility at 250 percent of the federal poverty line—equal to just $32,200 for a single adult and just under $55,000 for a family of three. Though recipients and their advocates celebrated the voucher boost, many warned ...
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Here’s How NYC’s $101 Billion Budget Addresses Homelessness
Jun 14, 2022 · Mayor Eric Adams and Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announcing an early budget deal for FY2023. As the dust settles on New York City’s new $101 billion budget—and everyday residents are actually able to read the documents —housing and homeless advocates are tallying the wins and losses amid a deepening affordability crisis. The new budget ...