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Legislation Would Give Nonprofits First Crack at Developing NYC-Owned Land ([link removed])

"Public land is a treasure that we need to maximize for truly affordable housing," said City Councilman Lincoln Restler, pictured above. He recently introduced legislation that would prevent the city from selling off land to private, for-profit developers unless no qualified nonprofit group makes an offer.

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NYC Now Leasing 11 Hotels for Families as Homeless Population Rises ([link removed])
At a Council hearing short on details, officials from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration pinned the shelter population rise on newly arriving immigrants from the Southern Border.

In Bronx Senate Race, Democrats Unite in Opposition to New Affordable Housing ([link removed])
The three Democratic candidates in the 34th Senate District find common ground in opposing a proposed supportive housing site for critically ill former Rikers detainees on the campus of Jacobi Hospital, and a 349-unit apartment complex planned for vacant lots along the Bruckner Expressway.

NYC Housing Calendar, Aug. 10-17 ([link removed])
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon..

Debate Watch: Bronx State Senate Candidates Square Off ([link removed])
Tune into BronxNet tonight at 9 p.m. for the debate for State Senate District 33, where incumbent State Sen. Gustavo Rivera—whose home was drawn out of the 33rd District as a result of redistricting—is running against Miguelina M. Camilo, an attorney endorsed by a number of fellow Bronx electeds. The new District 33 now includes Riverdale, as well as Fordham, Bedford Park and Norwood.
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Multas a los vendedores ambulantes aumentaron durante el primer año del DCWP ([link removed])
DCWP y NYPD emitieron 2.427 multas a vendedores ambulantes durante el periodo que comprende junio 2021 y mayo 2022, lo que significa un aumento del 33 por ciento en comparación con 2019, cuando la policía emitió 1.609 multas.

Barrios vulnerables ante las olas de calor en NYC necesitan más Centros de Enfriamiento, dice el Contralor ([link removed])
Queens tiene el menor número de centros de enfriamiento de acuerdo con la densidad de su población, con solo cinco centros por cada 100.000 habitantes, mientras que Manhattan tiene siete, según un análisis realizado por la oficina del Contralor de la ciudad, Brad Lander. East Flatbush fue el barrio con el peor acceso a los centros de enfriamiento en relación con el grado de vulnerabilidad.
Job Board: This Week's Offerings

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([link removed]) District Manager | Manhattan Community Board 2 ([link removed])

Manhattan CB2, a City of New York government agency, is hiring a District Manager responsible for monitoring and evaluating the delivery of municipal services, land use, and zoning issues, and budget management concerns within Community District 2 and actively participating in the coordination of the delivery of these services.

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Executive Director | Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB) ([link removed])
Urban Homesteading Assistance Board or “UHAB”, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to working for resident-controlled affordable housing in New York City, seeks an executive director. This is a rare opportunity to follow a gifted leader and helm an effective, mission-driven organization as it charts its future in an increasingly complex New York City housing landscape.

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Grants Associate | Madre ([link removed])
MADRE, MADRE is an international women's human rights organization and feminist fund, is seeking a Grants Associate to contribute meaningfully to our grantmaking work with local organizations around the world. The Grants Associate works to support the implementation of MADRE’s grantmaking strategy to provide partners with resources, trainings, tools, knowledge, opportunities, and access to empower and mobilize communities at the local level.

Program and Development Associate | Madre ([link removed])
.Reporting to the Program and Development Supervising Manager, the Program and Development Associate supports MADRE’s institutional fundraising program and helps develop and grow MADRE’s pipeline of prospective institutional donors, including foundation, corporate, multilateral organization, and government donors.

Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association | Director of Housing Management and Resident Relations ([link removed])
Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association II HDFC (CSMHA II) is a nationally recognized low-income housing cooperative and community organization formed in 1995 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The Director of Housing Management and Resident Relations works collaboratively with other CSMHA II staff to oversee, facilitate and perform key property management functions.

Customer Service Representative (Virtual) | Gworkdone Inc. ([link removed])
As a Customer Service Representative your primary responsibility will be providing excellent customer service to clients - both retailers and end users.
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Opinion: Use NYC’s Vacant Lots and Buildings to Help Solve the Housing Crisis ([link removed])
"As of 2016, the city had over 1,131 (more or less) parcels of property at its disposal. Instead of using executive orders on projects that benefit a small group of people, the mayor has the power to relinquish parcels of land and abandoned property to address homelessness.”
—John Thompson Jr. works in the social services sector in NYC and is a former adjunct at Monroe College.

Opinion: Helping Students Experiencing Homelessness Head Back to School Without Stigma ([link removed])
"Of all the challenges a child experiencing homelessness may be faced with, a basic lack of supplies to complete schoolwork should not be one of them, especially since education can be a critical tool to breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty."
—Myung Lee is the President and Chief Executive of Volunteers of America–Greater New York, an antipoverty organization working to end homelessness in New York.
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