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New York’s $2.7 Billion Rent Relief Program Cuts First Checks, Amid Scrutiny ([link removed])
New York’s stalled rent relief program has started sending checks to a handful of landlords whose tenants have missed rent payments as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledging to pay every approved applicant by the end of August.
NYC Council Considers Waste Transfer Bill That Would Roll Back Environmental Gains in Queens, Advocates Say ([link removed])
Two waste processing companies in Queens, whose permitted capacity may be increased under the legislation, are also facing a potential lawsuit alleging they are in violation of the Clean Water Act.
Manhattan Community Board Votes to Reject SoHo-NoHo Rezoning ([link removed])
The board’s resolution rejects the rezoning proposal for the wealthy neighborhoods outright, rather than submit suggestions for improvement, arguing the plan would fail to achieve the city’s affordable housing goals.
NYC Locks Out Many Homeless Applicants From New Federal Rent Assistance, Advocates Say ([link removed])
Adults approved for supportive housing will be precluded from applying for the federal rent vouchers—which attorneys and advocates say cuts off a path to housing for thousands of shelter residents and functions as a proxy for mental health disability discrimination.
At a Brooklyn Homeless Shelter, Staff and Residents Readying for Return ([link removed])
With the city’s hotel shelter transfers once again imminent, City Limits reached out to nonprofit providers to talk with shelter staff and visit the buildings where the city puts up New Yorkers experiencing homelessness.
Advocates Continue to Press for In-Person Voting at NYC Jails ([link removed])
Between June 2020 and the end of June 2021, DOC officials submitted nearly 1,800 voter registrations, ballot requests, and ballots to the city Board of Elections on behalf of those detained in the jails. This includes more than 900 completed voter registration forms.
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** Would-be Beneficiaries of New York’s Excluded Workers Fund Face Obstacles
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Programa de la acción diferida para los niños llegados en la infancia (DACA) cierra para nuevos solicitantes ([link removed])
El pasado viernes 16 de julio, el juez federal Andrew Hanen de Texas determinó que el programa de la acción diferida para los niños llegados en la infancia (o DACA por sus siglas en inglés) era ilegal y bloqueó la opción de aplicar a nuevos solicitantes.
Los trabajadores agrícolas, entre los empleados “esenciales” peor pagados en 2020, según un análisis ([link removed])
Un análisis de Economic Policy Institute muestra que los trabajadores agrícolas ganaron menos que los trabajadores con los niveles de educación más bajos.
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