Late Session Goals Emerge As Housing Policy Fizzles Out of NY Budget
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature proposal to double New York’s housing supply over the coming decade by requiring localities to boost construction or face zoning overrides hit a brick wall, in the form of staunch opposition from Democrats in the outer boroughs and near-city suburbs during budget negotiations.
With six weeks left until the end of the legislative session, Hochul insists that she will work with Senate and Assembly leaders to address New York’s shortage of affordable homes on the policy front—a conversation that could carry over into next year.
More Than Half of Immigrant New Yorkers Can’t Afford Basic Needs, Report Finds Immigrant-headed households make up only 17 percent of the city’s population but constitute 21 percent of households earning below the “true cost of living.” Read the story.
Inside the Fight to Stop Indian Point From Dumping Radioactive Water into the Hudson River The deactivated nuclear power plant, now run by Holtec, wants to discharge 1 million gallons of radioactive waste into the river as early as August. Read the story.
Opinion: How Media Reports Got it Wrong on Rent Guidelines Board ‘Increases’ “The result of the latest reporting only serves to reinforce an unequal economic standing between landlords and tenants. Through its limited scope, this reporting causes unnecessary panic, potential demoralization, and ultimately a false sense of relief if the board goes with anything lower than the reported high end number.”
PÓDCAST: ¿Cómo son las tendencias en educación, empleo y propiedad de vivienda de la población afrolatina? Según datos del Pew Research Center, hay unos 6 millones de adultos afrolatinos en Estados Unidos. Así que para hablar sobre estas tendencias y el informe, invitamos a Nancy Lopez, profesora en la Universidad de Nuevo México y una de las autoras del informe. Leer el artículo.
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