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More Than $14 Million in SNAP Benefits Have Been Stolen From New Yorkers After Reimbursement Program’s End
In just a year, Theresa Price, a resident at NYCHA’s Woodside Houses, has had her food assistance money—which she qualifies for under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—stolen three times.
Each time it happened, it left her with $292 less to eat with that month. Each time, she borrowed money to cover what got taken. “It was hard. It was very hard,” Price said.
She's one of tens of thousands of low-income residents who’ve had money stolen from their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards in New York State this year. They're now left with little recourse: the federal government stopped accepting reimbursement claims at the end of September, and only for thefts that took place before Dec. 21, 2024. Lawmakers in Congress failed to renew the replacement benefits.
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New Development Team Promises Atlantic Yards Progress, But Housing Penalties Called ‘Insufficient’
First announced in 2003, the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn has still not delivered the total number of affordable homes it promised. Now, a new development team is poised to take over, and says it'll be different this time. Will it?
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Mayoral Hopefuls Debate a Rent Freeze, And What Else Happened Last Week in Housing
The three candidates running for New York City mayor faced off in their first general election debate Thursday night. Here’s what they said about rents for stabilized tenants, building affordable housing, and how they’d respond to homeless New Yorkers in the subway.
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Governor Signs Bill Banning NY Landlords From Setting Rents via Algorithms
In spite of the shutdown, tenants in federally subsidized housing programs like Sections 8 will continue to receive those benefits, at least through October, according to legal experts.
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Participación en cursos de alfabetización para adultos e inglés disminuyó tras cambio en contratación
En el último año fiscal, que finalizó en junio, 13.429 personas participaron en programas de alfabetización de adultos financiados por el Departamento de Juventud y Desarrollo Comunitario, lo que supone un descenso del 26 por ciento con respecto al año anterior.
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Comienza un nuevo año escolar, y con ello los retrasos de autobuses escolares
Aproximadamente 150.000 niños de la ciudad de Nueva York van al colegio en autobús, entre ellos unos 66.000 estudiantes con discapacidades y estudiantes que viven en refugios.
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