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‘Ready to Freeze the Rent’: Housing Groups React to Mamdani’s Mayoral Win
Zohran Mamdani's win last week caps a contentious election season where much of the debate focused on the city’s cost of living crisis—and in particular, its impact on renters, who make up 69 percent of households in the five boroughs. Roughly 2 million live in rent-stabilized apartments and would be affected by Mamdani’s rent freeze, if he’s successful in pulling it off.
“Tenants are the majority in New York,” Cea Weaver, director of the New York State Tenant Bloc, said in a statement Tuesday night after the election results were announced. “We are ready to freeze the rent with the mayor-elect.”
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‘Sided With Trump’: Climate Groups Slam NY Approval of Gas Pipeline Off Queens’ Coast
New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation approved permits Friday for a gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to the Rockaways. The Trump administration has been cheerleading the plan—which critics say flies in the face of local climate goals.
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New Yorkers Vote ‘Yes’ On Housing Ballot Measures
Voters on Tuesday passed four key ballot measures that will change the way New York City permits new affordable housing.
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New York City Residents, Finish This Sentence: ‘I Want My Next Mayor To…’
City Limits spoke to residents about what they want the city’s next mayor to prioritize when taking office on Jan. 1. Submit yours, and we'll share the submissions we receive with the incoming administration.
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Opinion: Wi-Fi Isn’t a Luxury
“Every step we need to take to get out of the shelter system involves using the internet to access resources, apply for jobs, and submit rental applications. You might think shelters would provide us with a Wi-Fi connection. You’d be wrong.”
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Alcaldía incumple plazo para cumplir con ley del Concejo que exige encuestar a inmigrantes en refugios
“Sinceramente, no hay excusa”, afirmó la concejal Alexa Avilés, que preside el comité de Inmigración del Concejo Municipal. “Tenemos una población muy numerosa a la que atender, y no ha desaparecido. Sigue aquí”.
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PODCAST: ¿Cómo ha cambiado la población indocumentada en Estados Unidos desde 2019?
Todavía una gran parte de la población indocumentada (45 por ciento vive) en EE. UU. lleva 20 años o más en el país, el 14 por ciento lleva entre 15 y 19 años, y el 21 por ciento tiene al menos 5 años en el país. Solo el 20 por ciento llevaba menos de cinco años en el país.
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