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Nonprofits
Personality
Helping New Yorkers in need of food
An interview with Jilly Stephens, CEO of City Harvest.
New York State
Personality
Q&A: Building YIMBY support for affordable housing in New York City
A discussion with Annemarie Gray, executive director of the nonprofit Open New York.
Personality
Personality
Christine Quinn might not be done with elected office
The former New York City Council speaker is open to the right opportunity – or continuing to help homeless families at Win.
Nonprofits
Policy
Nonprofit helps New Yorkers launch property management careers with a public health twist
Brooklyn Communities Collaborative, part of Maimonides Medical Center, has already certified 15 fellows and plans to do more.
Nonprofits
Policy
Nonprofit helps New Yorkers launch property management careers with a public health twist
Brooklyn Communities Collaborative, part of Maimonides Medical Center, has already certified 15 fellows and plans to do more.
Policy
Policy
Advocates decry 90-day waiting rule on affordable housing for sheltered New Yorkers as needless
A bill is now in the City Council to scrap the waiting period, but Mayor Eric Adams hasn’t said he’ll support it.
New York City
Policy
New York Nonprofits say they’re suffering the worst staffing shortage in years
Organizations blame the shortfall on post-COVID-19 upheaval, a wage rise in Starbucks-type jobs and not enough public funding to offer higher salaries.
New York City
Policy
With asylum seekers’ arrival in NYC, shelter advocates worry the city will cut legal corners
The mayor’s plan to temporarily house some arrivals outside the city shelter system, with its stringent criteria, has advocates on alert.
Policy
Policy
Evictions slowly ramp up after COVID-19
They’re nowhere at pre-pandemic levels, but a small but steady rise since January may portend a new crisis.
Policy
Policy
With inflation soaring, some lawmakers want to hike New York’s minimum wage rates next year
They also want to follow the lead of 16 states who annually index their minimum wage to inflation to keep up with the cost of living.
New York City
Policy
New York City’s real estate subsidy program is dead. What should a revived version look like?
Should developers get a shorter tax exemption period? Be made to offer more deeply affordable units? These details will determine if the 421-a program reemerges.
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News & Politics
Politics
Lobbyists navigate a more civil yet nuanced landscape in Albany
A more receptive governor’s office and a solidly progressive state Senate have created new opportunities.
Homelessness
Policy
Here are all the barriers to turning hotels into permanent housing
New legislation was meant to advance conversions of failed hotels into affordable housing, but it won’t be easy or cheap.
Housing
Policy
Could NYCHA really fall into private hands?
Officials supporting a new public housing trust to fund billions in repairs say no, but the law says yes.
Housing
Policy