Together with winemakers and community leaders, Congressman Adriano Espaillat announced this morning that a million dollars is being allocated to prevent crime in small businesses in Upper Manhattan. It was at a press conference held at the winery association’s headquarters, and public safety was the main topic. Espaillat received that amount during the 2024 fiscal … Read more
The variety of folks residing on the streets and within the subway in New York is estimated to be 4,140, based on the newest annual report by the HOPE group. This determine represents 100 extra folks than final 12 months, turning into the very best quantity in over ten years. In accordance with some homeless … Read more
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Soundview within the Bronx opens a brand new constructing that can present 204 reasonably priced rental residences for seniors, 62 of that are reserved for homeless seniors. For Gregoria Hernández, 67, and her husband, who lived in a shelter earlier than transferring right here, it is a dream come true. “I nonetheless thank God, even … Read more
This Monday the public review process began for a proposal that seeks to address homelessness in our city. This is the “City Of Yes For Housing Opportunity”, which would allow the creation of housing units through a series of zoning changes. As part of this process, Mayor Eric Adams met with working-class New Yorkers to … Read more
_ES_MN_Housing_Crisis_Rally_CLEAN_129486606_1395 "Housing Affordability Crisis in NYC: ‘Yes for Housing’ Coalition Advocates for Policy Reforms")
In recent years, New York City has been immersed in an ever-growing housing affordability crisis That’s why the ‘Yes for Housing’ coalition, made up of more than 120 pro-tenant organizations, met at City Hall on Wednesday to support a series of policy reforms. of housing in the city. “In themselves, they are very old rules, … Read more
_ES_BK_Affordable_Housing_Greenpoint_CG_129414204_2080 "New Affordable Housing Development in Brooklyn Offers Luxurious Living for 374 Families")
“It is a tremendous opportunity for these 374 families who are going to live in a luxurious space, beautiful for children, for the elderly, for families. This is such a positive thing.” With great pride, city officials, together with the developers of Park Tower, made official the opening of 35 Commercial Street, on the waterfront … Read more
“The Intercom is useless here, it opens easily and anyone can enter. There is no security from the door,” says Verónica Arellano, an affected tenant. But not only that, in this building the maintenance violations total 473. They have been ignoring tenants’ complaints for more than 10 years. “The elevator also apparently works because it … Read more
Andrew Sokolof Díaz remembers how difficult it was for him to be displaced after a fire in Jackson Heights in 2021, which left more than 200 families homeless. “It was a great chaos, it took twelve hours to coordinate in hotels, we in Jamaica Queens with our newborn and many families in the Bronx, in … Read more
“They should take us out and put us in a new building, not for immigrants.” This is the reaction of a Harlem resident, who did not want to give her name, following a rumor that a building on the corner of 130th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd could be converted into a shelter … Read more
Municipal authorities announce the construction of a building in The Bronx that will have affordable housing. Apparently The Powerhouse Apartments building will be located on Powers Avenue, east of 142nd Street, and will have 90 units for New Yorkers of various incomes. Its construction is part of the City’s goal of giving the green light … Read more