NY Chronicles

Environmentalists have long charged that New York is falling short of its climate mandates. Now, they’re taking the state to court, New York Focus reports. Less than a year ago, Governor Kathy Hochul talked about cap and invest as if it were already up and running. Her recent about-face is at the center of a […]

“In the last four years, much has changed about Latino voting trends, shaped by Donald Trump’s re-emergence, the aftermath of COVID, the exodus of many Latinos and the arrival of others, and dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party.” Photo by Adi Talwar. Four years ago, I wrote a series for Gotham Gazette on the all-important Latino

Supporters of the Housing Access Voucher Program say it’s needed now more than ever to curb rising homelessness, and as another federal rent subsidy is expected to run out of funding next year. But Gov. Kathy Hochul has yet to embrace the initiative. Tenant organizers with the Housing Justice for All Coalition rallying at the

Si bien las organizaciones en Nueva York no han dejado de representar a los menores no acompañados con los que ya trabajan, no están seguras de cuánto tiempo podrán hacerlo sin financiación. Un centro de procesamiento de la Patrulla Fronteriza estadounidense para familias inmigrantes y menores no acompañados en Texas en 2021. (Jaime Rodriguez Sr./Customs

“New York needs a comprehensive, modernized infrastructure to get food to hungry older adults and a system that goes beyond the outdated model of providing just one meal per day, five days a week.” The near-bare refrigerator of a senior enrolled in the city’s home-delivered meals program last summer. Photo by Adi Talwar for City

“One concrete action—NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A767—would establish a Youth Justice Innovation Fund to make funds available to community-based organizations for services and programs with the purpose of preventing youth arrest and incarceration and promoting positive youth development.” The Bronx Criminal Courthouse. Photo by Jarrett Murphy. The vile, brutal beating death of 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi

“Las agencias tendrán flexibilidad para decidir cómo y cuándo ofrecer servicios en idiomas distintos al inglés para servir mejor al pueblo estadounidense y cumplir su misión”, dice la orden ejecutiva. El presidente Donald Trump. El presidente Donald Trump designó el inglés como idioma oficial de los Estados Unidos el 1 de marzo, como parte de

While New York-based organizations have not stopped representing the unaccompanied minors they already work with, they’re not sure how long they’ll be able to do so without funding. A U.S. Border Patrol processing facility for migrant families and unaccompanied children in Texas in 2021. (Jaime Rodriguez Sr./Customs and Border Patrol) Recently, a 5-year-old migrant crossed

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. A building in lower Manhattan following a fire in 2022. The City Council will hold an oversight hearing this week on support for tenants displaced by fires and other emergency events. Photo by Gerardo

More than 21 years after it was announced, the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park project has delivered the Barclays Center and eight towers, but remains about half-finished. With foreclosure pending and an affordable housing deadline looming, will a “Lone Ranger” new developer appear, or will the state impose penalties? The rest of the project’s future, including plans to