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Stories to Start Your Week

City Releases ‘Band-Aid’ Plan for Coping With Heavy Rainfall

With Hurricane Season underway, the ‘Rainfall Ready NYC’ plan unveiled last week offers short-term fixes to fortify the city against intense rain, as the administration continues to work on a more comprehensive long-term plan.

"The pace of climate change is denying us the ability to learn that gradually," DEP head Rit Aggarwala told City Limits. "So we are going to have to learn it in a hurry."

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Mayor’s Housing Plan Still ‘Thin on Details,’ Councilmembers Say
Eric Adams’ “Housing Our Neighbors” blueprint is missing key details about how to track and accomplish its broad goals, according to critics, as the city endures an affordable housing crisis.

What Would It Take to Move Street Homeless New Yorkers into Housing?
If the ultimate goal is housing, might there be a way to save lives and money by giving some people a key to their own apartment without the wait, bypassing the shelter system entirely?

See Who Your NYC Neighborhood Voted for in Primary for Governor
NYC Election Atlas, a project of The Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center, mapped the unofficial primary results for each of the city’s election districts in races for the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates, as well as lieutenant governor.

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PODCAST: ¿Cómo California piensa ofrecer beneficios alimentarios y de salud a indocumentados?
California se convertirá en el primer estado en permitir a personas indocumentadas de bajos ingreso acceder la atención médica y beneficios alimentarios como cupones de alimentos a todas las personas mayores de 55 años sin importar el estatus migratorio.

Proyecto de ley del concejo podría obligar a la ciudad a informar el censo real de refugios para personas sin hogar—eventualmente
El total comúnmente citado por los funcionarios de la ciudad no incluye a miles de personas que se alojan en refugios administrados por organismos distintos al Departamento de Servicios para Personas sin Hogar (DHS), dejando por fuera a más del 15 por ciento de la población real.

City Views

Opinions and Analysis on Policy and Politics

Opinion: ‘Fair Futures’ Expansion Will Change Foster Youths’ Lives
“As a young woman who has been in and out of the foster care system my whole life, I’ve had to face many challenging situations alone before my Fair Futures Coach Jaime changed my life entirely.”
—Jaylen Fitzpatrick, a youth in New York City’s foster care system.

Opinion: How E-bikes Can Help NYC Reach its Climate Goal
“To get the most out of its vital investments in protected bike lanes, the city should pull every lever at its disposal to increase access to personal and shared e-bikes.”
—Julie Tighe, president of the New York League of Conservation Voters.

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Government Affairs Manager | VNS Health

Are you looking to play an influential role in policy impacting health care, home care, behavioral health & long-term care? VNS Health is a leader in the field and in shaping policies that help us provide home and community-based care to over 43,000 people everyday. Working with key internal and external stakeholders, you would analyze and influence Federal, New York State and New York City policies that impact VNS Health's mission and business interests. And serve as a key between Government Affairs and VNS Health internal and external stakeholders.