“Many of the resources that our neighborhoods enjoy today—from parks to truly affordable housing and schools—were secured by the Council exercising power on behalf of residents to negotiate with the city and developers,” writes @AmandaFariasNYC.

A week after federal agents arrested sellers on Canal Street during an immigration sweep, street vendors teamed up with delivery workers to push for better conditions and more protections in their immigrant-heavy industries. "This work is how we survive."

“Sinceramente, no hay excusa”, afirmó la concejal Alexa Avilés, que preside el comité de Inmigración del Concejo Municipal. “Tenemos una población muy numerosa a la que atender, y no ha desaparecido. Sigue aquí”.

If outgoing Mayor Eric Adams appoints new members to the Rent Guidelines Board, it could make it harder for frontrunner Zohran Mamdani to fulfill his "rent freeze" promise. Reporter @patrickspauster breaks down the possibilities (with a handy chart!) https://t.co/wCYza2X3xE

ICYMI, a little @dparramejia scoop: the City Council passed laws last year requiring the city to survey migrants in shelter about their health and employment needs. The results were due Sept. 30—but the city still hasn't even sent the surveys out.

Good news: This building was supposed to be luxury apartments. Now it will be 183 homes for New Yorkers leaving shelter A new initiative is financing homes for people with hard-to-use city housing vouchers. Victor Rivera told me he's excited to cook thanksgiving dinner at home⤵️

“For the first time ever, we are using social service dollars to actually underwrite affordable housing, and it is 100% dedicated to those coming out of the shelter system,” @NYCDSSCommr said of the project. “I absolutely believe that it is scalable.”

After a luxury building in East New York flopped, the city is taking advantage of a new program to fill it with formerly homeless families who have hard-to-use housing vouchers. via @patrickspauster:

Read the full op-ed in @CityLimitsNews https://t.co/xYZrKu5owU

This summer, NYC lost out on $112M in federal funding for QueensWay. It's an important reminder — we need to embrace the full potential of public-private partnerships to create the city we deserve. @tkwrpa and Betsy Smith @CentralParkNYC in @CityLimitsNews

One of the proposals NYC voters will see on their ballots this election would "fast track" affordable housing projects in neighborhoods that have produced the fewest income-restricted apartments. Learn more about the measure—and where it might apply:

Lawmakers and advocates say the laws are meant to help the city better meet the needs of the nearly 34,000 migrants still in its shelters. “There’s honestly no excuse,” said Immigration Chair @CMAlexaAviles. “They haven’t disappeared. They are still here.”

Before you head to the polls: learn more about what the mayoral contenders say they'll do to fill the housing shortage, their approach to zoning rules and plans for NYCHA. via @patrickspauster:

¿Cómo ha cambiado la población indocumentada en USA desde el 2019? Explica @ruizags del @MigrationPolicy a @dparramejia @CityLimitsNews @limites_una y @JesusGar @eldiariony @AnaMariaCarrano de @factchequeado trae contaminación ambiental y latinos https://t.co/53C3EYnxvt

City Limits reviewed their plans and watched the debates to tell you where the three mayoral candidates stand on four key issues: freezing the rent, housing production, zoning reform, and public housing. via @patrickspauster: https://t.co/sZyLGZJQEg

‘¿Cómo ha cambiado la población indocumentada en EE.UU.?’, Ariel Ruiz del @MigrationPolicy explica en #podcast con @dparramejia (@CityLimitsNews @limites_una) y @JesusGar Y @AnaMariaCarrano de @factchequeado: cómo contaminación afecta a latinos. https://t.co/5X9aBKC3IX

“Esto solo ha debilitado nuestras comunidades locales y nuestra economía al perturbar nuestros barrios y a sus pequeños socios comerciales”, declaró la presidenta del Concejo, Adrienne Adams, el jueves en la alcaldía.

On Thursday, @NYCCouncil will hold a hearing on the Right to Counsel program, which connects low income tenants with legal help in housing court. Find this and more—including affordable apartment lotteries closing soon—in our weekly housing calendar: https://t.co/SPAoT426Na

The cost of housing was the top issue New Yorkers want the city’s next mayor to address, a recent @CSSNYorg survey of 2,000 residents found. “When your monthly rent is over half of your monthly salary, it’s impossible to get ahead,” one respondent wrote.

The legislation prohibits property owners or managers from using software that relies on private information to set rents, what lawmakers say amounts to price-fixing and artificially inflates the cost of housing.