How to Find Housing With a Voucher in New York City
Nov 11, 2024 · Advocates, tenants and real estate agents alike describe the process of acquiring CityFHEPS as frustrating and demoralizing. “A lot of these clients when they first get the voucher, they are so excited,” said Phyllis Curry, a housing coordinator with the homelessness- and AIDS-prevention nonprofit Housing Works.
Your Trash Bin Questions, Answered: A Guide to NYC’s New …
Dec 4, 2024 · Our newsroom gets lots of questions from readers, about Mayor Eric Adams, congestion pricing, finding subsidized housing and more. But in recent months the most popular topic by far has been really trashy: New York City’s new programs for garbage containerization.
Your Questions About the New Congestion Pricing Plan Answered
Nov 15, 2024 · It’s been a winding road for congestion pricing in New York City, but after a pause — and now unpause — of the program by Gov. Kathy Hochul, there’s movement to start the tolling system in the new year. The details are mostly the same since the delayed summer launch: But the base price is 40% lower.
Most Street-Homeless Housing Applicants Never Get a Shot, …
Jan 6, 2025 · In response to Kawam’s killing — and another incident this week, where straphanger Joseph Lynskey was shoved onto the tracks — Gov. Kathy Hochul called on state lawmakers to pass a change in law, supported by Mayor Eric Adams, that would make it easier to involuntarily commit a person in psychiatric crisis.. Advocates swiftly slammed Hochul’s proposal, pointing to the latest data ...
Who Will Challenge Eric Adams for Mayor in 2025?
Jun 24, 2024 · With Mayor Eric Adams facing federal charges and multiple top aides exiting City Hall, it’s no surprise that candidates — including fellow Democrats — are already raising their hands to try and make him a one-term mayor.. Adams has spoken out for months about a “coordinated effort” to kick him out of City Hall in 2025 — and there have been attempts for months by the city’s top ...
New NYC Garbage Bins — and New Rules — Roll Out This …
Jul 8, 2024 · Mayor Eric Adams on Monday rolled out the city’s new official trash can, NYC Bin, which will be required for all residential buildings with between one and nine units by June 2026. Before that, effective Nov. 12, those properties can use …
What Exactly Is a Sanctuary City and What Does That Mean for NYC?
Feb 13, 2024 · What are the sanctuary laws in New York City? The creation of local sanctuary policies in New York City go back at least to 1989 when then-Mayor Ed Koch signed an executive order creating the city’s first sanctuary policy, which bars city officials from sharing information about immigrants unless it’s regarding a criminal matter, …
From Buildings to Bins: Mayor Taps Oddo for Trash Commish
Dec 17, 2024 · The “trash revolution,” as Adams and former commissioner Tisch dubbed it, aims to clear the city’s streets of the piles of garbage bags that are magnets for rats, and create new set-out times to thin out the “rat buffet.”
How Public Defenders Work in NYC, and Who’s Eligible for a Free ...
Apr 8, 2024 · This article is part of THE CITY’s Court Support series explaining the city’s legal system to New Yorkers. What else do you want to know? Write to us: [email protected]. Just got arrested in New York City and not sure how you are going to face a judge? The city’s network of public defenders are typically the first line of defense …
Your Guide to Legal Cannabis in New York City: Where to Buy and …
Jul 18, 2023 · Is weed legal in New York? Yes, with some caveats. Thanks to a bill passed by Albany lawmakers in 2021, New Yorkers 21 years and older can possess, use, buy, transport, smoke or consume up to three ounces of marijuana and up to 24 grams of concentrated cannabis, used in products like tinctures, vape pen oils or butters.