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News of the Week

In Debate Over Schools Funding Formula, Advocates From 2019 Task Force Push For More Resources
A task force convened in 2019 to study the city's school funding formula said it should updated to provide additional funds to students experiencing poverty, temporary housing and involvement in the foster system. Their report was never published by the city.

17 Units Here. 8,555 There. See Where NYC Builds Its Affordable Housing
From 2014 to 2021, more than half of the city's Council Districts saw fewer than 500 new units of affordable housing built. "Many neighborhoods are not doing their part,” one advocate said.

‘Bill of Rights’ Law for NYC Supportive Housing Tenants Went Into Effect Last Week, But Word Isn’t Getting Out
While the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is notifying city-contracted supportive housing providers of their requirements under the new law, the same isn’t happening for those contracted primarily through the state, despite the fact that the bill specified it would apply to “every provider” in the city.

NYC’s Latest Vacancy Survey is Bad News for Affordable Apartment-Seekers
The number of available apartments for low- and middle- income New Yorkers reached a 30-year low in 2021, according to the results of a vacancy survey used to determine whether rent stabilization laws will remain in place in the five boroughs.

What Will it Take To Remove the Mold From This Washington Heights Apartment?
Tenant attorneys, advocates and policymakers say the delays that Nichols has encountered demonstrate the flaws of the city’s code enforcement program, and the limits of a housing court system that can move at a glacial pace when it comes to holding owners accountable for unsafe conditions.

1 in Every 200 NYC Children Have Lost a Parent or Caregiver to COVID. That’s Almost Twice the National Rate [THE CITY, Columbia Journalism Investigations]

Black, Hispanic and Asian children in the city are around three times more likely to have lost a parent or caregiver compared to their white peers.

City Views

Opinions and Analysis on Policy and Politics

Opinion: I Didn’t Know What Qualified Immunity Was—Until I Had To
"Beyond the emotional toll, I have learned firsthand what people mean when they say, ‘justice delayed is justice denied.’ As time goes on, witnesses move and their memories fade; every day the case is dragged out by motions like qualified immunity, justice becomes more fleeting."

Opinion: NYC’s Buildings and Streets Fail to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change
"The city is still tinkering with designs that started to seem old more than a decade ago. We’re moving too slowly (while our cars still go too fast)."

Opinion: NYC Communities of Color Face Increased Eviction Filings, Displacement Risk, and Soaring Unaffordable Rents
"Indicators of speculation, gentrification, and displacement pressure are distributed throughout the city and show the necessity of tenant and homeowner counseling and support programs that defend affordability in every neighborhood.“

Una Ciudad Sin Límites

En el primer trimestre de 2022 las multas a vendedores ambulantes de Nueva York continúan en los niveles anteriores a la pandemia
Las agencias de la ciudad, incluida la policía de Nueva York, emitieron 570 multas a vendedores ambulantes durante los tres primeros meses de 2022, superando el número de multas durante el mismo período de 2019: 366.

¿Renovar o reconstruir? Albany considera alternativas al control municipal de las escuelas de Nueva York
Los legisladores de Nueva York tienen hasta el 30 de junio para decidir si quieren extender el control de la alcaldía y, en caso de hacerlo, por cuánto tiempo. Si deciden no extender tendrán que pensar en un nuevo sistema, ya que pocos legisladores parecen estar interesados en volver a la estructura de los consejos escolares que existía antes de 2002.

1 de cada 200 niños en la ciudad de Nueva York han perdido a un padre o cuidador debido al COVID. Esto representa casi el doble del índice nacional.
Un nuevo análisis revela que los niños negros, hispanos y asiáticos en la ciudad tienen una probabilidad alrededor de tres veces mayor de haber perdido un padre o cuidador, en comparación con sus pares blancos.