‘I’m Afraid of Wasting Away’: City Food Pantries Struggle As Funding Shrinks & Demand Grows
As federal support dries up, the lines outside New York City pantries stretch down blocks and around corners. Advocates say the city needs to ramp up funding for its emergency food assistance program to help offset cuts from Washington, D.C.
“Tenants are the majority in New York. Zohran Mamdani understands that and he gave us something to vote for,” Cea Weaver, director of the New York State Tenant Bloc.
As NYC Reaches Budget Deal, Lawmakers Question Lack of Funding for Composting Outreach
The city stopped fining smaller residential buildings that don’t follow new mandatory composting rules, saying it needs to do more public education on how to participate. But without a dedicated budget for outreach, can officials make that happen?
As NYC’s Asylum Seeker Arrival Center Closes, What’s Next for Migrants in Shelter?
“Whenever a facility closes, whether it is a new arrival facility or otherwise, one of our ultimate concerns has always been whether or not the city has adequate capacity to meet the needs of the people that are being displaced,” said Will Watts with Coalition for the Homeless.
Opinion: Lady Bird Johnson’s Legacy Beckons Us to Stop the Cross Bronx Expansion
“Despite decades of harm, the Department of Transportation is pushing a plan to widen the Cross Bronx by adding another highway structure over the Bronx River and Starlight Park, doubling down on the already blatant environmental injustice.”
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Mientras ICE detiene en cortes, familias inmigrantes luchan por encontrar ayuda legal
Los familiares se enfrentan a las dificultades de tener a un ser querido detenido y al reto de encontrar un abogado que represente a la persona detenida mientras el reloj avanza hacia su deportación.
