View this email in your browser
Thanks for reading and forwarding this newsletter. Sign up

News of the Week

Summer Youth Employment Expands, But Still Won’t Include Undocumented Students
Undocumented teens cannot apply to New York City’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), which supporters say offers a number of educational and economic benefits. “For some, it’s as simple as a summer job that provides them with extra income but for others, it can be the start of a lifelong career.”

NYC’s Long-Understaffed Voucher Discrimination Unit Now Has Zero Employees
Advocates say the limited enforcement undermines the effectiveness of the city’s own rental assistance vouchers, putting New Yorkers at risk of homelessness or extending the amount of time they remain in shelters even if they have the means to pay.

At Bronx Welcome Center, NYC Tests New Approach to Shelter for Street Homeless
The site opened to people moving off the streets and subways on March 28, amid significant backlash to ongoing homeless sweeps and calls by advocates and some elected officials for the city to use hotel rooms as low-barrier, private spaces for people bedding down outdoors.

Adams Taps Landlord Lawyer and Stabilization Skeptic to Rent Board, with Tenant Seat Still Empty

After eight years of rent freezes and modest increases, the days of a tenant-friendly Rent Guidelines Board may be coming to an end.

NY to Make Absentee Ballots More Accessible for Voters with Disabilities
A federal court approved the terms of a settlement agreement that requires the NYS Board of Elections create a statewide remote mail-in system so that voters who are blind, or have other print disabilities, can read and mark their ballots independently.

Inside NYC’s Street Homeless Sweeps, Rapid Responses and Signs of Futility
While the policy is handed down by the mayor, an array of New Yorkers—from everyday residents to top city officials to nonprofit service providers—play a role in recommending locations for sweeps, according to hundreds of internal emails reviewed by City Limits.

“Street sweeps are intended to break spirits and bend wills.”

--Karim Walker, an outreach specialist at the organization Human.nyc who has stayed in public spaces, reacting to the mayor's decision to increase enforcement "cleanups" of homeless encampments.

City Views

Opinions and Analysis on Policy and Politics

Opinion: Hyper-Policing is the Wrong Response to Brooklyn Subway Attack
"The tragedy occurred despite the massive resources poured into NYPD and the continued expansion of its law enforcement powers."

Opinion: To Protect Chinatown and the LES, Pass the Two Bridges Community Plan
"It’s easy to cast all opposition to developments as NIMBY, but this ignores crucial racial and economic differences between neighborhoods and disparities in who has the power to decide the future of their communities."

Opinion: NY Should Approve Champlain Hudson Project, Because Frontline Communities Need Clean Air
"Why have we waited decades to address issues that are directly impacting the health of public housing residents? Why is air quality in low-income, Black and brown neighborhoods overlooked? When viable solutions are presented, who can we turn to to ensure decisions are made in the best interest of our community?"

Una Ciudad Sin Límites

Programa de Empleos para Jóvenes en el Verano (SYEP) de la ciudad de Nueva York se amplía, pero sigue sin incluir a jóvenes indocumentados
Adolescentes indocumentados no pueden aplicar al Programa de Empleos para Jóvenes en el Verano (SYEP) de la ciudad de Nueva York, que según sus defensores ofrece una serie de beneficios educativos y económicos. “Para algunos, es tan simple como un trabajo de verano que les proporciona ingresos extra, pero para otros, puede ser el comienzo de una carrera de por vida”.

Resolución: Gasolineras de Nueva York pagarán $250.000 dólares por infracciones medioambientales
Doce de las gasolineras mencionadas en la sentencia se encuentran en zonas de justicia medioambiental, es decir, zonas donde viven personas con bajos ingresos o comunidades de color, que están expuestas desproporcionalmente a los desperdicios tóxicos.

¿Cuál es la agenda del alcalde Eric Adams para las comunidades inmigrantes de la ciudad de Nueva York?
En este episodio conversamos con el comisionado encargado de la oficina del alcalde de Nueva York para asuntos de los inmigrantes (MOIA por sus siglas en inglés), Manuel Castro, para saber cuál es la agenda del nuevo alcalde de la ciudad en el tema de inmigración.