In his State of the City Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams touched on plans for a "Tenant Protection Cabinet," developing affordable housing on two dozen city-owned sites, and issuing new NYCHA Section 8 vouchers.
Nostrand Houses residents packed into folding chairs in their community center Tuesday, eager to learn when repairs would begin now that they’ve joined the Public Housing Preservation Trust. Not right away, President Vlada Kenniff said.
Huntley, a retail worker and father of two, believes his experiences as both a renter and public school parent have prepared him to potentially unseat incumbent Stefani Zinerman in the June 25 primary election.
“Instead of 100,000 migrants by mid-2024, we expect to care for 80,000 by June and 90,000 by the end of the year,” Mayor Eric Adams said while unveiling his budget Tuesday, saying a combination of strict limits on immigrant shelter stays and “reticketing” efforts to move immigrants to locations outside the city helped drive that estimate down.