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“Employment authorization is not just a bureaucratic document—it is a critical pathway that allows people seeking safety to rebuild their lives.” A help wanted flier in Brooklyn. (Jeanmarie Evelly/City Limits) Buried in the theatre of the absurd that is recent immigration policy was news
Mamdani’s Office of Mass Engagement will be knocking on doors this spring, urging New Yorkers to testify at upcoming Rent Guideline Board hearings. The board will vote in June on rent adjustments for tenants in roughly 1 million rent stabilized apartments. Mamdani with Tascha Van Auken, commis
“The actual solution to the city’s budget crisis is for Gov. Kathy Hochul to finally make our ever-increasing population of billionaires and millionaires pay what they owe in taxes.” Homes in Queens near JFK airport. (Adi Talwar/City Limits) I narrowly avoided losing my home during the G
“We almost feel like we’re doing something wrong by asking,” Jazmin Grubb said of her family’s struggles to obtain American Sign Language accommodations for her aunt, who is deaf and lives at NYCHA’s Taft Houses. “It shouldn’t be a problem if she’s just aski
UTLA teachers, students, SEIU 99 union members, and LAUSD workers held a rally on March 18, 2026 in downtown Los Angeles. (Photo: Ted Soqui | AP Images) After a nail-biting series of negotiations, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) and its union siblings won historic protections in a contract tha
Community members protest against evictions and in support of the movement to "cancel rent" outside the Bronx housing court on August 10, 2020 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Legal Services NYC said new city guidelines issued this month fall short of what’s needed to solve the probl
“The best way for people to move out of shelter is to have a voucher,” said Christine Quinn, head of the family shelter provider WIN. “It also is economically better for New York taxpayers.” She and other advocates will rally at Thursday to urge the mayor to expand CityFHEPS,
“The Legislature must hold firm and not buckle by letting Hochul off the hook. It’s time to move New York forward, not double down on expensive, polluting oil and gas.” Gov. Kathy Hochul announcing her budget proposal in January. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul) In the past t
by Olivia Seaman & Gabriele Holtermann, Brooklyn Paper A crowd once again gathered outside a Bed Stuy home on Monday morning to defend its occupants against what they describe as an unfair eviction attempt and deed theft. Carmella Charrington, longtime resident of 212 Jefferson Avenue, stood out
“Across New York City, EBT theft has become a persistent and predictable crisis,” the authors write. “A reimbursement fund is the only immediate mechanism that makes people whole.” A produce stall at an event for SNAP participants in Manhattan. (Adi Talwar/City Limits) New Yo
Aunque esté lejos de la frontera, Ohio se ha convertido en uno de los principales escenarios de la campaña para realizar deportaciones masivas durante el segundo mandato del presidente Donald Trump, según un reciente informe. (Flickr/Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de los Estados Unidos
While announcing Ashley Gonzalez's termination, the HPD chief called her remarks “entirely unacceptable.” At least two city council members have called for a comprehensive review of her work as an officer.
“Cold weather does not disprove climate change. It reveals its sharpest edge: that as the climate grows more extreme, survival itself becomes unequal, and those without shelter are the first to pay the price.” Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined a homeless outreach team during extreme cold on Jan. 27, 2026.
On April 4, 2026, 20 boats set sail toward Gaza from Marseilles as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla vessel. The rest of the flotilla, approximately 40–70 boats, set sail on April 12, 2026 from Barcelona. Despite Israel’s constant threats of violence and commitment to preventing the flotilla f
Los defensores de inmigrantes afirman que la propuesta es una forma de disuadir a los solicitantes de asilo en el país, al tiempo que priva a quienes actualmente se encuentran en el proceso de la posibilidad de trabajar. El viernes es el último día para que el público pueda expresar su opinión sobre
The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles’ partial win in its lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles may ease the financial burden and risk for local multifamily property owners to a degree but it’s a drop in the bucket for what the industry wants. The lawsuit involved two ordinances enacted
Advocates say the proposal is the federal government’s way of discouraging people from seeking asylum in the country, while also depriving those currently in the process of the option to work. Friday is the last day for the public to weigh in on the rule. A scene from the waiting room at city&#
KENWOOD — A county judge cleared the way for a new owner and property manager to take over at a troubled South Side affordable apartment complex, with an order that requires its remaining code violations to be resolved within two years. Ellis Lakeview Apartments, 4624 S. Ellis Ave. in Kenwood, has b
The Houston Police Department directive came after the city council amended a recently passed ordinance in response to a funding threat from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
A protest against the eviction of the longtime residents of a Bed Stuy brownstone turned into a chaotic scene Wednesday morning, where more than a dozen police and sheriff’s officers clashed with local residents, resulting in the violent arrest of the local council member and other neighbors trying
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