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City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 43m

The new development team—the third since the megaproject was announced in 2003—agreed to pay $12M as they plan a new way forward. A key advocate deemed that “insufficient” given the 876 unbuilt affordable apartments, which were supposed to be constructed by May 31. citylimits.org/new-developm...

New Development Team Promises Atlantic Yards Progress, But Housing Penalties Called 'Insufficient' - City Limits

The new development team—the third since the megaproject was announced in 2003—has agreed to pay $12 million as they plan a new way forward.

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 3h

A City Limits investigation revealed significant issues with Project-Based Rental Assistance, which serves some 100,000 New Yorkers at buildings across the city. Here’s how to know if you live in one of these apartments, and how to get help if you do. citylimits.org/how-to-get-h...

How To Get Help If You Live in an Apartment With Project-Based Rental Assistance - City Limits

A City Limits investigation revealed significant issues with the program, which helps some 100,000 New Yorkers afford housing at buildings across the city.

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 4h

"Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans are released from prison. Too many step back into society with nowhere to go." citylimits.org/opinion-what...

Opinion: What Happens When Reentry Starts with Housing? - City Limits

"Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans are released from prison. Too many step back into society with nowhere to go."

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 22h

Each week, City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. citylimits.org/nyc-housing-...

NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 14-20 - City Limits

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 23h

@americasvoice.bsky.social, un grupo progresista de defensa de la inmigración, publicó 15 ejemplos de ciudadanos estadounidenses detenidos en las operaciones de deportación masiva que se están llevando a cabo en varias ciudades y estados del país. citylimits.org/podcast-esta...

PODCAST: ¿Están atrapando a ciudadanos estadounidenses en operaciones de inmigración? - City Limits

Ciudadanos estadounidenses —muchos de ellos hombres latinos— han sido detenidos en interacciones con ICE como comúnmente se conoce al Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE. UU.

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 1d

Supporters of the ballot measures argue hey will help get affordable housing built in New York faster. The City Council says that the measures will undermine its role in the land use process, which lawmakers say helps them secure critical benefits for their districts. citylimits.org/ballot-measu...

Ballot Measures Fight Enters Final Month, and What Else Happened in Housing This Week - City Limits

Councilmembers and unions on one side, housers and the Charter Commission on the other. Two sides of the debate over new ballot measures have different ideas of how to secure affordable housing in New...

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 4d

“New York has the chance to build the most inclusive cannabis industry in the country—an industry where small businesses thrive alongside larger players, where local communities benefit directly, and where justice is not only acknowledged but enacted.”
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Opinion: Ensuring New York's Cannabis Industry Lives Up to its Promises - City Limits

“New York has the chance to build the most inclusive cannabis industry in the country—an industry where small businesses thrive alongside larger players, where local communities benefit directly, and ...

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 5d

El nuevo método de contratación también provocó retrasos en la selección de proveedores por parte de la ciudad, lo que a su vez redujo el tiempo disponible para poner en marcha las clases. citylimits.org/participacio...

Participación en cursos de alfabetización para adultos e inglés disminuyó tras cambio en contratación - City Limits

En el último año fiscal, que finalizó en junio, 13.429 personas participaron en programas de alfabetización de adultos financiados por el Departamento de Juventud y Desarrollo Comunitario, lo que supo...

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 5d

“Despite her focus on affordability, Gov. Hochul has yet to change any of our policies to bring down energy costs. Repealing the 100-foot rule can be the start.” citylimits.org/opinion-ny-u...

Opinion: NY Utilities Are Exploiting an Outdated Law to Raise Energy Bills - City Limits

"Despite her focus on affordability, Gov. Hochul has yet to change any of our policies to bring down energy costs. Repealing the 100-foot rule can be the start."

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Samaritan Daytop Village @samaritandv.bsky.social · 6d

"When you strengthen the body, you strengthen the mind. Food fuels more than recovery—it fuels hope."
In a @citylimitsnews.bsky.social column, Head Wellness Ambassador Jamel Lewis shares how nutrition transformed his recovery journey & how he uses it to support others: citylimits.org/opinion-nutr...

Opinion: Nutrition Helped Me in Recovery. Now I Use It to Help Others - City Limits

"Nutrition is one of the most powerful—and most underrated—tools in recovery."

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 6d

Last year, the city changed how it selects providers for adult literacy contracts, targeting neighborhoods with high poverty rates as well as low English proficiency and educational attainment. But advocates said the move locked out many longtime programs. citylimits.org/participants...

Participants in City Agency-Funded Adult Literacy, English Classes Dipped After Contracting Overhaul - City Limits

In the most recent fiscal year that ended in June, 13,429 participants took part in Department of Youth and Community Development-funded adult literacy programs, a 26 percent drop from the year before...

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 6d

Aproximadamente 150.000 niños de la ciudad van al colegio en autobús, entre ellos unos 66.000 estudiantes con discapacidades y estudiantes que viven en refugios. Así que cuando hay un problema con el servicio de autobuses, estos grupos suelen ser los más afectados. citylimits.org/comienza-un-...

Comienza un nuevo año escolar, y con ello los retrasos de autobuses escolares - City Limits

Aproximadamente 150.000 niños de la ciudad de Nueva York van al colegio en autobús, entre ellos unos 66.000 estudiantes con discapacidades y estudiantes que viven en refugios. Así que cuando hay un pr...

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 6d

“Despite community pleas for affordable homeownership opportunities, the proposal guarantees effectively none for Jamaica residents. Other desired community benefits (e.g., sewer upgrades and funding for local non-profits) remain entirely hypothetical.” citylimits.org/opinion-jama...

Opinion: Jamaica Rezoning is a Gift to Real Estate, Not Residents - City Limits

"Despite community pleas for affordable homeownership opportunities, the proposal guarantees effectively none for Jamaica residents. Other desired community benefits (e.g., sewer upgrades and funding ...

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 7d

In 12-month period that ended in June, 13,429 people took part in Department of Youth and Community Development-funded adult literacy programs, a 26% drop from the year prior. But more than 5,000 additional people took part in classes funded by @council.nyc.gov. citylimits.org/participants...

Participants in City Agency-Funded Adult Literacy, English Classes Dipped After Contracting Overhaul - City Limits

In the most recent fiscal year that ended in June, 13,429 participants took part in Department of Youth and Community Development-funded adult literacy programs, a 26 percent drop from the year before...

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 7d

“It is far too difficult to get a street tree planted in the five boroughs. The Urban Forest Plan must reverse this paradigm; if the goal of growing the city’s tree canopy to 30% coverage is as worthy as we say it is, let’s pull out the stops.” citylimits.org/opinion-flip...

Opinion: Flip the Script With NYC’s New Urban Forest Plan - City Limits

"It is far too difficult to get a street tree planted in the five boroughs. The Urban Forest Plan must reverse this paradigm; if the goal of growing the city’s tree canopy to 30 percent coverage is as...

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 7d

For the first time, housing code violations issued by the city at NYCHA properties are now publicly available—giving public housing residents information about their buildings that tenants in privately-owned properties have long had access to. citylimits.org/city-issued-...

City-Issued Violations at NYCHA Developments Are Now Public, Following Legal Settlement - City Limits

NYCHA residents can now look up housing code violations for their buildings online, something tenants in privately-owned properties have long been able to do.

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 7d

NYCHA residents can now look up housing code violations for their buildings online, something tenants in privately-owned properties have long been able to do. citylimits.org/city-issued-...

City-Issued Violations at NYCHA Developments Are Now Public, Following Legal Settlement - City Limits

NYCHA residents can now look up housing code violations for their buildings online, something tenants in privately-owned properties have long been able to do.

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 8d

Last year, in a network of 9,000 school bus routes braiding city streets, there were 80,000 delays. In the first weeks of the 2025-2026 school year, there have been 4,476 no-shows and 8,068 reported delays & breakdowns as of last week.
citylimits.org/a-new-school...

A New School Year is Here—And So Are School Bus Delays - City Limits

150,000 New York City children ride buses to school, including around 66,000 students with disabilities and students living in the shelter system.

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 8d

Each Monday, City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. citylimits.org/nyc-housing-...

NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 6-13 - City Limits

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 9d

Approximately 150,000 New York City children ride buses to school, including around 66,000 students with disabilities and students living the shelter system. When there’s a problem with bus service, these groups are usually the ones who suffer most. citylimits.org/a-new-school...

A New School Year is Here—And So Are School Bus Delays - City Limits

150,000 New York City children ride buses to school, including around 66,000 students with disabilities and students living in the shelter system.

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 12d

Rent increases for stabilized units took effect this week. Tenants and mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani rallied to protest the change, which they hope will be the last for four years. Read more, and see what else housing-related is happening in NYC: citylimits.org/tenants-prot...

Tenants Protest Final Rent Hike Under Eric Adams, and What Else Happened this Week in Housing - City Limits

Rent increases on stabilized units took effect this week. Tenants and mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani rallied to protest the change, which they hope will be the last for four years.

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 12d

At the heart of the issue, advocates and tenants say, is a lack of clear accountability, with many layers of bureaucracy at play: contractors, state, and federal agencies often pass the buck on who should enforce the rules:
citylimits.org/the-accounta...

The Accountability Crisis in New York’s Project Based Rental Assistance Program - City Limits

Tenants living in federally subsidized housing projects in New York City are given the runaround when they complain about their rent and repairs. Contractors, state, and federal agencies pass the buck...

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 12d

These buildings are also aging: there’s an open code violation for every fourth PBRA unit, and one-quarter of the city’s PBRA properties had a life threatening health and safety deficiency noted. Tenants say they have little recourse to get repairs: citylimits.org/the-repairs-...

The Repairs Crisis in NYC's Project Based Rental Assistance Program - City Limits

Private managers of some federally subsidized housing projects in New York City are failing to remedy health and safety issues in their buildings. Many tenants are scared to speak up, afraid they'll l...

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 12d

City Limits' investigation reviewed audits for over 400 PBRA buildings around the city, and found that paperwork errors on the part of property managers are shockingly common—and can result in residents losing their subsidies, or even facing evicted: citylimits.org/the-complian...

The Compliance Crisis in New York City's Project-Based Rental Assistance Program - City Limits

Private managers of federally subsidized housing projects in New York City are systematically failing to properly screen tenants in the program, resulting in rent miscalculations and eviction filings,...

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 12d

Hundreds of privately-run buildings across NYC collect federal subsidies under Project-Based Rental Assistance, which helps low-income tenants afford housing. But residents & advocates say the program has major flaws; @patrickspauster investigated: (1/4)👇