Climate Week kicks off today in NYC. What's it all about? Read more about its history and what it means today, and check our round up of events happening across the city, both official and grassroots. citylimits.org/your-guide-t...

“We have a small but powerful ecosystem here: exhibition spaces, artist studios, and people who are willing to work with each other,” said director Sabine Schumacher. “The challenge will be the political climate and if we get enough funding.” citylimits.org/bronxartspac...

Since Trump administration ramped up its deportation efforts, young migrants—many of whom are, or were recently, living in city shelters—are fearful of appearing in person at court, and uncertain over what to do if they are arrested. citylimits.org/really-extre...

The Adams administration declined to send agency representatives to two City Council hearings, inflaming councilmembers who hoped to get answers about the administration’s response to Trump’s budget cuts and a proposed housing project in the Bronx. citylimits.org/adams-admin-...

“This tension illustrates the challenge of linking environmental restoration with housing policy: without careful calibration, initiatives meant to expand opportunity can unintentionally contribute to exclusion.” citylimits.org/opinion-when...

Through his tour company New York Narratives, @asadfromnyc.bsky.social tells the untold histories of Muslims and other New Yorkers. “I want people to know not just the stories of success and survival but also the stories of struggle,” he said.

The Trump administration's mass deportations plan is fueling fear and an increased demand for mental health services among New York immigrants, who already face barriers to getting care, officials and advocates said at a Council hearing this week. citylimits.org/federal-crac...

“As New Yorkers, we always want to go. We want to go from point A to point B and I get that the city is constantly on the move, but I invite you to stop and to just look.” via @patrickspauster.com: citylimits.org/take-a-walk-...

“I stand shoulder‑to‑shoulder with community groups demanding: fix the bridges—but don’t build a park‑spanning bypass. Instead, invest in highway capping, green buffers, clean transit service, and safe walking and biking paths,” writes Councilmember Amanda Farias. citylimits.org/gov-hochuls-...

Here's a word you don't hear often: municipalism. @citylimitsnews.bsky.social offers an explanation of why that word could be a part of creating a more livable New York City for us all: citylimits.org/opinion-radi...

The public has until Oct. 20 to weigh in on the study, which aims to “identify opportunities to transform some of the vacant and underutilized properties along the Bronx River waterfront into new community assets.” citylimits.org/dozens-of-po...

“Anyone concerned about the unchecked power of private companies to orchestrate sweeping change in our communities should pay close attention. citylimits.org/opinion-the-...

International students don’t always have someone to ask to co-sign their lease, and most landlords won’t take out-of-country guarantors. citylimits.org/internationa...

The NYC Council’s Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions will meet Thursday regarding several land use applications, including the 'Just Home' project planned for the Bronx. Find this & more in our weekly housing calendar: citylimits.org/nyc-housing-...

"This is my family, now I have to move again," said one 80-year-old Chelsea Addition resident who moved to there four years ago, and says her neighbors are now her main source of support. "This one move to here, this one move to here, how can we connect?" citylimits.org/as-nycha-pla...

Saber cuántas personas han sido expulsadas del país bajo esta práctica de deportaciones médicas es difícil, ya que no es una deportación formal o por medio de una organización gubernamental, y los hospitales no tienen que registrar o notificar al gobierno. citylimits.org/podcast-que-...

Approximately 79 of the households being asked to temporarily relocate are seniors. Some faced with moving contend it goes beyond four walls and a ceiling, but threatens the community and support networks that have sustained them through their later years. citylimits.org/as-nycha-pla...

La oficina del contralor de la ciudad de Nueva York, Brad Lander, encontró “deficiencias graves” en los servicios y programas para los estudiantes de inglés como segunda lengua en las escuelas públicas de la ciudad. citylimits.org/contralor-en...

The Board of Elections opted not to strike four housing and land use proposals from November’s general election ballot after the City Council claimed they were misleading voters. Read more, and see what else happened this week in NYC housing: citylimits.org/land-use-wil...

"Tenants who are eligible for representation and should be getting representation aren’t getting representation because there’s not enough lawyers doing this work right now," said @legalaidnyc.bsky.social attorney Munonyedi Clifford. citylimits.org/fewer-eligib...

En los últimos ocho meses, solo en el estado de Nueva York, en seis condados agencias de policía locales han firmado nueve acuerdos de colaboración con el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en el marco del programa federal 287(g). citylimits.org/acuerdos-ent...

Only 30 percent of eligible tenants got full legal representation in their eviction cases under the city's Right to Counsel program last year, a new report found, and advocates say funding hasn't kept up with demand. via @patrickspauster: citylimits.org/fewer-eligib...

"Most people associate occupational therapy with post-injury rehabilitation. But OT addresses something more fundamental: helping people master basic activities of daily living," writes Assemblymember @tonysimone.bsky.social & Project Renewal's Eric Rosenbaum: citylimits.org/opinion-a-po...

What started in 2009 as a way to seek out climate commitments from business and government leaders attending the UN's General Assembly each fall, Climate Week NYC now includes hundreds of events, both official and grassroots. Here’s how to get involved. bit.ly/4nuebM0

(1/2) NYC's Board of Elections voted this week to keep a series of housing-related proposals on the ballot for voters to weigh in on this fall. What would they do? Here's an overview: citylimits.org/the-land-use...

“These failures disproportionately impact Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Bengali, and Arabic-speaking communities, with Spanish-speaking students representing 67 percent of all English Language Learners,” the audit from @nyccomptroller.bsky.social said.

The number of such agreements has exploded nationwide this year, with a total of 958 covering 40 states, according to ICE. Tied for 15th place, New York has the same number of agreements as states such as Indiana and Wyoming. bit.ly/4mQOmpg

La Casa Blanca reveló una lista de 20 obras en museos Smithsonian que según la administración tienen contenidos objetables. Varias de las exposiciones y obras son de artistas latinos. Invitamos a Felipe Galindo, uno de los artistas que se mencionan: bit.ly/468GisT

“While politicians debate zoning and development, a little-discussed federal bureaucratic mechanism called the High Housing Cost Adjustment is systematically excluding working New Yorkers from programs designed to help them.” bit.ly/4peWLVa

Each Monday, City Limits rounds up the latest land use-related events, and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. In this week's calendar: @council.nyc.gov will hold a hearing Tuesday on the city's plan to rezone part of Jamaica, Queens. bit.ly/4nfUtDu

Read more in @citylimitsnews.bsky.social: citylimits.org/adams-admini...

Over the last eight months in New York State, local law enforcement agencies have signed nine partnership agreements with ICE under the federal 287(g) program, encompassing six counties. The number of such agreements has exploded nationwide this year, with 958 covering 40 states. bit.ly/4mQOmpg

It's been roughly two years since the administration was due to implement the laws, which would make rental vouchers available to more people living outside of shelters and increase the income eligibility threshold for CityFHEPS, among other reforms. bit.ly/3HTBzU1

“On Wednesday night, a man held at Rikers Island died—the fifth death in city custody in the last two weeks, and the 12th this year alone. These are not isolated incidents; they are symptoms of a system in collapse,” writes Councilmember Erik Bottcher. bit.ly/466J02d

The Trump Administration reportedly spoke with Adams about offering the mayor a position at HUD in exchange for dropping out of the mayor’s race (though Adams has denied the story). Read more and see what else happened this week in NYC housing: bit.ly/3JOGCWr

“Mayor Adams is essentially trying to run out the clock on his administration and not comply with the requirements of the law that the City Council enacted” CityFHEPS housing voucher expansion will be delayed again after appeal request from the mayor @citylimitsnews.bsky.social

It's been nearly two years since the administration was due to implement the laws, which would make vouchers available to more people outside of shelter and increase the income eligibility threshold, among other reforms. via @patrickspauster.com: bit.ly/3HTBzU1

"Students across NYC are going back to college, many with the support of their family members and loved ones who may even pay for resources to assist along the way. Students in foster care, like myself, deserve that same support and encouragement." bit.ly/467a0i6

As NYC public school students head back to class today, environment groups are urging the city to invest in green upgrades for its 1,800 school buildings: swapping out old cooling and heating systems, insulating classrooms and improving ventilation. bit.ly/42eAE7n

The plan, approved yesterday by the City Planning Commission, would spur “the most amount of housing generated by a neighborhood specific rezoning in at least 25 years,” Director Dan Garodnick said. Here's what the 54-block rezoning area looks like now, pre-transformation: bit.ly/466BtR0

Public school buildings grapple with mold, leaks, antiquated heating and cooling systems and poor ventilation, environmental advocates said at a rally Wednesday calling for the city the invest in green upgrades. bit.ly/42eAE7n

“Because we are not actively always measuring some of the services that these natural areas are providing to the city, they are often undervalued,” said Jeffrey Clark, author of the study. “And when they are undervalued, they become underfunded.” bit.ly/4p1jVOG

“We absolutely should weed out exploitative landlords, but we also need policies that support responsible owners. Otherwise, small landlords give up, banks take over, and buildings end up owned by large corporations.” bit.ly/47l2ane

The @naturalareasnyc.bsky.social report is the first to quantify the stormwater capture capacity of the city’s forests, wetlands, and grasslands—helping prevent untreated sewage from overflowing into local waterways. bit.ly/4p1jVOG

“When we don’t have a paper trail it’s very difficult for us to really aggressively take a position. So I can’t stress the importance of this enough: documentation, documentation.” Via: @citylimitsnews.bsky.social

New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation has already rejected the permits needed to bring the pipeline to life three times, saying previously that the project would “disturb sensitive habitats” and “result in significant water quality impacts.” bit.ly/4lJz5pb

The mayor is proposing building inspection reforms after a deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak in Harlem, which officials say stemmed from bacteria found in towers at two city-run properties. More on this, and what else happened this week in housing: bit.ly/47Ph1X9

DID YOU KNOW if you're behind on your rent there are steps you can take to protect your tenancy? LSNYC's Danelly Rodriguez & Housing Court Answers share what rights & resources NYC tenants who owe rent have in @citylimitsnews.bsky.social. Click the link to read more: citylimits.org/what-you-nee...

“The March on Washington was more than inspiration; it was an act of defiance, a refusal to accept exclusion as fate. Yet here we are, generations later, asking why that promise is still just out of reach,” writes @fpwa.bsky.social's Jennifer Jones Austin. bit.ly/3HKrB7p

“ Most cases don’t end up in evictions,” said Jenny Laurie of Housing Court Answers, which assists tenants navigating the housing court system. Here's what New Yorkers can do if they’re struggling to make rent, or facing the threat of eviction: bit.ly/45V9uDP