Listen to the full story on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show. — Summary: Grace Rauh, executive director of the think tank 5BORO Institute, and Howard Slatkin, executive director at Citizens Housing and Planning Council, talk about the new report from 5BORO for “flexible co-housing” conversions from office buildings.
Watch the full interview on NY1. — Excerpt: As office vacancy rates skyrocket and available affordable housing continues to decrease, advocates and the city are looking for new ways to combat New York’s ever-growing housing crisis. While the Adams administration has been pushing to turn empty offices in Midtown into new homes, developers and landlords […]
Read the full story on The New York Times. — Excerpt: What if you lived in an apartment that did not have its own kitchen or bathroom? A New York think tank called the 5Boro Institute says such apartments could put a dent in two crises the city is facing — the chronic shortage of […]
Listen to the full story on WNYC’s All Things Considered. Photo of recent migrant, Deimer Bonilla Asprilla, addressing a rally to let migrants work. — Excerpt: New York City continues to grapple with how to accommodate more than 100-thousand migrants who have arrived since last year. Mayor Adams has been calling for expedited work permits […]
Read the full story on Gothamist. — Excerpt: On Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul said conversations with legislative leaders about granting work authorizations at the state level are in the works, pending federal approval. Multiple state lawmakers and a new city think tank, the 5Boro Institute, have also offered variations of work permit ideas through state legislation […]
View the full story on NY1. — Excerpt: Now, a new op-ed published in amNewYork is suggesting another option: let the mayor and governor create a “New York-based work authorization permit that allows migrants to work in the five boroughs and throughout the state.” The op-ed was penned by Grace Rauh, a former NY1 political […]
Read the full op-ed on amNY. — The Statue of Liberty may loom large in New York Harbor, but its welcoming message is getting lost as our city struggles to meet the demands of more than 100,000 migrants who have come to New York since spring of last year. For more than a year, New […]
Read the full op-ed at Gotham Gazette. — As all of us are learning quickly, the world is a small place when it comes to the devastating effects of climate change. The eerie, post-apocalyptic orange smoke that engulfed New York City as a result of wildfires raging in Canada last week is the latest sign […]
Read the full op-ed at Gotham Gazette. — This week, on the heels of the latest sobering United Nations climate change report, the next round of public input will close for one of the largest public infrastructure projects ever to be considered for the New York City region. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking feedback […]
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