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12/03/2025

A bevy of NYC youth organizations are pressing lawmakers to pass the “Livable Futures” package—five bills focused on immigration, climate change, housing and transgender rights, crafted in part to push back against Trump administration policies.

A bevy of youth organizations are pressing lawmakers to pass the "Livable Futures" package—five bills focused on immigration, climate change, housing and transgender rights, crafted in part to push back against Trump administration

12/03/2025

No New Yorkers' benefits have been impacted yet, officials said. But the federal changes have sewn chaos for many. "We had a community member experiencing a mental health crisis," one advocate said. "He was worried he wouldn’t be able to feed his family."

"These cuts are being strongly felt among our community before they even hit them," said Carlyn Cowen, chief policy and public affairs officer at the Chinese-American Planning

12/02/2025

Attorney General Letitia James called the eligibility guidance "shameful." "No one should go hungry because of the circumstances of their arrival to this country," she said. https://citylimits.org/new-york-sues-trump-administration-over-snap-changes-that-would-exclude-thousands-of-legal-immigrants/

12/02/2025

The bill, which was first proposed more than five years ago, would give groups like community land trusts and tenant associations the first opportunity to bid on some apartment buildings when they go up for sale.

The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) will give community land trusts and other community groups first dibs at buying distressed properties. Supporters expect it to pass with support from housing

12/01/2025

Each Monday, City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending

12/01/2025

After a month-long delay caused by the federal government shutdown, New York households can now apply with the state for a subsidy to help them pay their winter heating bills. Assistance is doled out on a first-come, first-serve basis.

After a month-long delay caused by the federal government shutdown, New York households can now apply with the state for a subsidy to help them pay their winter heating bills. Assistance is doled out on a first-come, first-serve basis.

12/01/2025

Over five years after it was first proposed, the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) is expected to pass the City Council before the end of the year. The bill would give groups like community land trusts and tenant associations the first opportunity to bid on some apartment buildings when they go up for sale.

The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) will give community land trusts and other community groups first dibs at buying distressed properties. Supporters expect it to pass with support from housing

12/01/2025

Así que para hablar sobre la demanda, sus bases y las multas, invitamos a Hasan Shafiqullah, abogado supervisor de inmigración de The Legal Aid Society, uno de los grupos en la demanda.

Según una reciente demanda contra la administración Trump, desde enero de 2025 decenas de miles de inmigrantes han recibido multas civiles por faltas migratorias, por un importe total superior a los $6.000 millones de

11/28/2025

Zohran Mamdani talked housing policy in the White House, and appointed a transition committee that runs the gamut of housing philosophies.

Zohran Mamdani talked housing policy in the White House, and appointed a transition committee that runs the gamut of housing

11/26/2025

New York State is still waiting on $400 million from the federal government to open applications for its energy assistance program this winter. In the meantime, officials are urging residents in need to check their eligibility for another state initiative that secures a monthly utility discount for low-income households.

New York State is still waiting on $400 million from the federal government to open applications for its energy assistance program this winter. In the meantime, officials are urging residents in need to check their eligibility for another state initiative that secures monthly utility discounts for l...

11/25/2025

paces intentionally created for them to engage, learn, and grow,” writes Stephen Tosh of The Boys' Club of New York. “The crisis is not boys. The crisis is belonging.”

"The real issue is that there are too few systems and spaces intentionally created for them to engage, learn, and grow. The crisis is not boys. The crisis is

11/25/2025

After decades of neglect, local groups are optimistic about a city plan to transform the neighborhood, where the streets—and many residents' homes—flood with every rain. “Do you know how long I’ve been complaining about this?” one lifelong resident said.

New York’s infamous ‘Hole’ neighborhood in East New York is slated for resiliency upgrades, a rezoning, and more