Nonprofit legal providers, including housing attorneys from the Urban Justice Center and NYLAG, have gone on strike in protest against low wages and high caseloads. This strike occurs in a more favorable political climate for workers compared to 1994. The Trump administration's new plan to exclude undocumented children from Head Start may adversely affect NYC services for low-income families. Independent mayoral candidate Jim Walden proposed affordable housing rent set at 25% of median income. Additionally, Andrew Cuomo indicated a desire to repeal the Urstadt Law governing rent regulation.
Nonprofit legal providers at the Urban Justice Center and NYLAG, including housing attorneys for low-income tenants, went on strike over wages and caseloads. The political landscape is more favorable for workers than during the last major strike in 1994.
The Trump administration aims to exclude undocumented children from Head Start programs, potentially affecting services for low-income and homeless families in NYC, with uncertain scaling due to the lack of prior tracking of immigration status.
Independent mayoral candidate Jim Walden has proposed setting affordable housing rents at 25 percent of each borough's median income in his housing plan.
Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo expressed a desire to repeal the Urstadt Law, which grants Albany control over NYC's rent regulations; however, he did not pursue this during his tenure as governor.
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