As Chelsea Demo Plans Move Ahead, A Look Back to NYCHA’s Brooklyn Razing
There are several key differences between PACT and Hope VI, the now-defunct federal program that facilitated demolition and displacement in Brooklyn decades ago. But, despite contemporary safeguards, advocates say they’ll be keeping a close eye as plans to raze and rebuild the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses move forward.
As NYC Rolls Out Mandatory Composting, Will New Yorkers Comply?
Recycling rates around longtime existing requirements—which ask residents to separate paper, plastics, metal and glass from the rest of their trash—have failed to improve over the last decade. Getting New Yorkers to comply with yet another set of rules could be an uphill battle, experts say.
The city’s more than 300 Older Adult Centers saw an average of 24,261 daily participants during the last fiscal year that ended in June, still shy of pre-pandemic numbers but up nearly 28 percent since 2021-2022.
“While the federal government—and a growing number of states—are taking action to confront the dual challenges of climate change and workforce development, New York has fallen short.”
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PÓDCAST:¿Cuáles son las opciones para que Puerto Rico sea incluido en el SNAP?
Puerto Rico fue incluido en 1974 en el programa de cupones de alimentos o el programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (o SNAP por sus siglas en inglés, como también se le conoce), pero en 1982 fue sacado del programa. En su lugar, en Puerto Rico hay un programa limitado llamado Programa de Asistencia Nutricional (PAN), o NAP por sus siglas en inglés, con fondos limitados. Leer el artículo.
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