As wind and solar renewable projects across the state hit hurdles, environmental advocates say investing in an underground network of heat pumps is the Big Apple's best bet at reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.
Join City Limits' reporters and a group of panelists at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9 for a virtual talk about the future of NYCHA, as the housing authority kicks off the first vote for tenants to choose which funding model they want for their development.
A record-high of 119,320 New York City public school students experienced homelessness last school year, a new analysis found marking the eighth consecutive year that the city's population of homeless students surpassed 100,000.
A 2019 plan to expand the Justice Involved Supportive Housing program would satisfy a commitment in former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 2019 Points of Agreement to close the city’s notorious jail on Rikers Island. The existing operators aren't biting.
"Instead of turning a blind eye to the suffering of basement and cellar apartment dwellers, disproportionately low-income and from immigrant communities, we must find the political courage to face this challenge by legalizing and making them safe."