‘Nos negamos a que nos desplacen’: celebrando el orgullo puertorriqueño en Sunset Park
“No organizamos un desfile solo por celebrar.
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NYC Council Passes Legislation to Strengthen Early Childhood Education Programs, Requiring Report on Permit Processes and Mandating Annual Outreach Campaigns
Council also votes to require Know-Your-Rights signage clarifying rules regarding access to City property and immigration enforcement CITY HALL, NY – Today, the New York City Council passed legislation to support early…
‘We Refuse to be Displaced’: Celebrating Puerto Rican Pride in Sunset Park
“We don’t do a parade just to be festive.
For NYCHA Tenants Fighting for Repairs in Court, One Missed Phone Call Can Mean Months-Long Delays
Inspections by the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development are one of the only tools NYCHA tenants have for securing overdue repairs.
A Joyful City is a Policy Choice
Starting Saturday, let's elect leaders who share our abundance vision for the city and state
Speaker Menin Announces Plan to Build New Libraries and Create Hundreds of 100% Affordable Homes Across New York City
Council Calls for $60 Million Capital Investment to Launch “New Libraries, New Homes” Initiative Across All Three Library Systems NEW YORK, NY — New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin today announced a major new…
Opinion: More Than Half of New Yorkers Can’t Afford New York. That Should Alarm All of Us.
"The impact of this is already visible across New York’s shelter system.
Delivery Warehouse Boom is Impacting NYC’s Low-Income Neighborhoods Most, Reports Finds
A post-pandemic boom in e-commerce correlated with statewide health inequities that are hitting low-income communities the hardest, the report found.
‘La gente sigue muy inquieta’: activistas piden a la alcaldía protocolos ante presencia de agentes de ICE alrededor de escuelas
Los defensores y un concejal de Brooklyn piden a la ciudad que elabore una serie de directrices sobre cómo deben responder las escuelas ante la presencia de agentes de ICE en las inmediaciones, y que establezca un…
Pinnacle Tenants Bargain with New Owner Over Lingering Repair Issues—With Help From City Hall
The Mamdani administration claimed a partial victory when it got the new owner of 5,000 rent stabilized units to promise repairs and to clear housing code violations.
State Lawmakers Pass Bill Requiring Every Homeless Shelter in New York to Have Wi-Fi
Homeless New Yorkers and advocates say the legislation—which now heads to Gov.
NYC Council’s Latest Economic Forecast Projects Nearly $2 Billion More in Tax Revenue than Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget in Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027
Driven by stronger-than-expected collections in personal income and business taxes, stronger outlook enables City to fund major budget priorities for New Yorkers while bolstering reserves NEW YORK, NY – The New York…
‘People Are Still Very Unnerved’: Advocates Ask City to Establish Protocols for ICE Sightings Near Schools
Advocates and a Brooklyn City Council member are asking the city to create a set of guidelines for how schools should respond to the presence of ICE agents nearby, and to set up a system for alerting families and…
PODCAST: ¿Qué está pasando con los jóvenes con estatus especial en Long Island?
Una investigación del periódico Newsday revela que en Long Island, en Nueva York, agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE.
Opinion: Universal Child Care Isn’t Universal If It Excludes Children with Disabilities
"Families of young children with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities...are being turned away from program after program.
COGE on tour, Knicks in four
This is our basketball playoffs
NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 06/08/26
This week: New York’s Mid-Decade Redistricting Advances; Reapportionment vs.
NYC Housing Calendar, June 8-15
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Ahead of FIFA World Cup, NYC Council Calls for Public Education and Enforcement Against Tourism Scams Following Investigation into Unlicensed Taxis, Pedicabs, and Ferry-Ticket Vendors
Investigators found inflated prices, deceptive advertising of services, and illegal operations plague high-traffic tourist areas NEW YORK, NY – Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and other high-profile events this summer,…
Healthcare Highlights in the New State Budget
Governor Hochul’s focus on affordability seems to have skipped over the healthcare portions of the new state budget.
A Bullying Lawyer Trapped an Innocent Woman in a Five-Year Court Battle – but New York Law can’t Make her Whole
We like to associate the law with justice—protecting the innocent and punishing the wrongdoers.
Midtown Homeless Drop-In Center Gets Yet Another Chance in Court, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing
The city planned to let the Mainchance drop-in center's contract expire.
Nueva York se prepara para boom turístico por Mundial, pero algunos pequeños negocios latinos se sienten ‘fuera de lugar’
“El nivel de participación no es probablemente lo que podría haber sido”, dijo Pedro Suárez, el director ejecutivo del Third Avenue BID en el sur de Bronx.
Opinion: New York Can’t Afford a Partial Legal Safety Net
"When New Yorkers need essential legal services—whether to defend their home, their family, or their freedom—they often rely on nonprofits funded by the city to deliver them.
Some NYC Public School Students Still Sweltering Without AC in Gyms, Auditoriums and Cafeterias
The city’s "AC for All" initiative, launched in 2017, aimed to bring air conditioning to every public school classroom.
Lawmakers Consider Hiking Fees for Filling Prescriptions
UPDATE: The proposal discussed below passed the Assembly Friday evening by an unofficial vote of 133-0.
Opinion: From Rent Strike to Community Ownership, A New Vision for Housing in East Harlem
"Housing must be treated as a community resource, not a commodity that necessitates profit."
From Budgets to Building
The FY2027 state and city budgets—what we got, what it cost, and what comes next
43.000 neoyorquinos en riesgo de perder prestaciones de SNAP este mes por requisitos de trabajo
Los beneficiarios deben demostrar que trabajan un número determinado de horas, realizan labores de voluntariado o participan en cursos de formación cada mes para conservar sus cupones de alimentos.
As City Leaders Ready for World Cup Tourism Boom, Some Latino-Owned Small Businesses Feel ‘Offside’
“Engagement is probably not what it could have been,” said Pedro Suarez, executive director of the Third Avenue BID in the South Bronx.