While the federal government has officially reopened, local SNAP recipients had to navigate empty refrigerators and cabinets for more than a week.
"You wake up…and know you don’t have no food in your house, but you go in your kitchen anyway and look and know it’s empty," one 67-year-old beneficiary said.
Now, work requirements imposed by the Trump administration are expected to cause further hardship.
15K New Homes for Long Island City? Council Approves Major Rezoning Plan
Lawmakers approved a plan Wednesday to rezone a 54-block swath of the Queens waterfront neighborhood, including industrial lots where new housing was previously restricted.
Funding Uncertainty Looms in FiDi-Seaport Climate Plan, Last Link in Lower Manhattan Flood Protection Projects
A plan to add flood walls and elevated park space is the most complicated and expensive link in the Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency portfolio: a chain of flood-proofing projects, devised in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, to protect the island’s tip from coastal flooding.
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.
Opinion: New York City’s Tax Lien Sale is Harmful to Vulnerable Homeowners
“Thousands remain on the lien sale list, facing excessive fees and risk of foreclosure. Many are older adults or long-time residents, who missed notices or couldn’t navigate the system in time.”
Noticias, reportajes, investigaciones, y recursos para las comunidad hispanohablante.
Repartidores y vendedores ambulantes de Nueva York buscan mayores protecciones tras redada de ICE en Canal Street
Una semana después de que agentes federales detuvieran a vendedores en Canal Street durante una redada de inmigración, los vendedores ambulantes se unieron a los repartidores de comida para exigir mejores condiciones y más protección en sus sectores, en los que hay una gran presencia de inmigrantes.
PODCAST: ¿Por qué los inmigrantes detenidos están pasando más tiempo en salas de procesamiento de ICE?
En la ciudad de Nueva York, en la dirección 26 Federal Plaza en Manhattan hay un edificio federal y en el décimo piso, la duración media de la detención en las salas ha aumentado casi un 600 por ciento, según el periódico inglés The Guardian.
