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Community-driven planning and policy for a more just, sustainable New York City. Since 1963. prattcenter.net

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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If you listened to @wnyc.org's latest live conversation on #housing affordability, you might’ve caught Pratt Center’s very own Sylvia Morse on the panel, sharing our recent research on home flipping! Listen to the full conversation by streaming “NYC NOW” wherever you get your podcasts.
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🚨 New policy brief from Pratt Center with Neighbors Not Profits! As industry lobbyists push to weaken NYC’s Short-Term Rental Registration Law in the name of homeowners, our latest analysis finds that it is actually benefiting homeowners over investors. Read on: prattcenter.net/short-term-rentals
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Did your heating bills seem unusually high this past winter? NYC is collecting information from residents who pay for their own heating to help inform future programs and policies. ✔ Takes 6-8 mins ✔ Confidential ✔ Will shape housing and energy policy Survey here: p33ddq5k8fo.typeform.com/nycheat
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NYC Electric Heat Survey
Cold winter. High bills. NYC wants to hear from renters paying for their own heat.
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Now accepting applications for our newest program: the Community Planning & Research Accelerator! Learn more and apply at prattcenter.net/cpra.
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Patrick Spauster @patrickspauster.com · 11/05/2026
Knocked on many doors and pored over at many documents to figure out who exactly is getting their homes flipped and who is flipping them? My @citylimitsnews.bsky.social story on the trend that is making homeownership feel even more out of reach & is prevalent in Black neighborhoods buff.ly/WNtxt93
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City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
An increasing number of outer borough family homes are sold within two years of being bought—at huge markups. As New NYC’s housing market tightens, some lawmakers say the tactics are predatory, targeting neighborhoods with Black homeowners. Via @patrickspauster.com: citylimits.org/one-block-fi...
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One Block, Five Flips: How House Flipping is Transforming Neighborhoods Like South Jamaica - City Limits
An increasing number of family homes in the outer boroughs are sold within two years of being bought—at huge markups.
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
🚨New policy brief from Pratt Center on the latest updates on home flipping released today! Learn more about home flipping at prattcenter.net/flippingout-2026.
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Announcing the OneLIC Oversight Task Force! Convened to track commitments from the 2025 rezoning, it brings residents, community leaders, and City agencies together to share updates and ensure accountability. Facilitated by Pratt Center. @cmjuliewon.bsky.social Learn more: onelictracker.com
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Important reporting on new eligibility criteria for the State’s energy-saving building upgrades program! Pratt Center research identified income eligibility rules as a major barrier, so this an important step toward expanding access for NYC’s low- and moderate-income communities. Read more ⬇️
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NYC-EJA @nycejalliance.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
🚨RED ALERT🚨 Governor Hochul is making a MAJOR PUSH to weaken the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA.) Assemblymembers are meeting today at noon to discuss. Email your Assemblymember and tell them to PROTECT NEW YORKERS: act.nyrenews.org/email-assemb...
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Email Assembly Democrats: Don't Weaken NY's Climate Law - NY Renews
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WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
NYC is experiencing dangerously cold temps following this week's snowstorm. Warming centers are open across the city — including locations in Harlem & Upper Manhattan If you or someone you know needs a warm place to go, don't wait Find locations and warming buses near you at the link in our bio
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
We're proud to present a new resource for organizations looking to help 1-4 family homes decarbonize: the EnergyFit Toolkit! It hosts learnings from our long-running program EnergyFit, which has delivered over 80+ free retrofits to homes in low-income communities: prattcenter.net/our_work/ene...
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Join NY Renews in their mobilization to Albany to tell NYS to protect New York communities from ICE raids, sky-high costs, and the existential threat of the climate crisis. RSVP below!
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neweconomyproject.bsky.social @neweconomyproject.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Read @nyccli.bsky.social’s statement on the City Council’s decision not to override Eric Adams’ veto of the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA).
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Join this community meeting on improving bus service south of Grand Army Plaza on Flatbush Avenue, hosted by @ridersalliance.org! Our co-published research shows how bus delays disproportionately affect low-income Flatbush residents. Read our full report: prattcenter.net/our_work/bet...
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NY Renews @nyrenews.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
The climate crisis is pummeling NY. While @governor.ny.gov claims this budget will help protect us from federal cuts and high taxes, she is abandoning the programs that would actually protect us from deadly heat, rising seas, and high energy bills: www.nyrenews.org/news/ny-rene...
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NY Renews Coalition Responds to Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget — NY Renews
Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget leaves New Yorkers without bold, ongoing investments in clean air, clean energy, or climate justice. In an era of accelerating climate catastrophe, the Governor’s ap...
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Council Member Sandy Nurse @cmsandynurse.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
In December we passed COPA thanks to a broad coalition of supporters. Big real estate $ funded misinformation campaigns and muddied the waters on what COPA is and what it isn’t. Now is the time to set the record straight 🧵
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WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
NYC is creating its first Environmental Justice Plan (EJNYC Plan). The Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice wants your input on priority EJ issues and solutions across the city. Take the survey & make your voice heard: nyc.gov/ej
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Council Member Sandy Nurse @cmsandynurse.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
"San Francisco’s results are clear: COPA works." Since 2019, COPA has preserved 436 homes for more than 1,000 residents without slowing the market. Read the latest op-ed in @nextcity.org that breaks down why it can work in New York City. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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COPA Has Helped Prevent Displacement in San Francisco. It Can Work in New York City, Too.
Op-ed: As New York City considers its own Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, San Francisco shows how to give nonprofits a fair chance to buy homes — without freezing development or investment.
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Samantha Maldonado @smaldo.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
There's a lot in here about the proposed basement apartment legalization rules that sources called "cartoonishly absurd" and "draconian." I want to point to the piece of news that 🚨 NOT ONE 🚨homeowner made it all the way through the 2019 basement legalization pilot. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/08/b...
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Basement Apartment Rules Get Low Marks from Housing Experts
Long-awaited city regulations to let basement residences get legalized could add risks for homeowners, bring more harm than help, housing advocates and lawyers say.
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neweconomyproject.bsky.social @neweconomyproject.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
📢NEW: Major @nydailynews.com op-ed backs COPA—and the fight for an affordable NYC. The piece from Fifth Avenue Committee's Michelle de la Uz lays out why the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act is essential to keeping New Yorkers in their homes. PASS COPA NOW! www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/09/n...
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 09/12/2025
Long-awaited city regulations to let basement residences get legalized could add risks for homeowners, bring more harm than help, housing advocates and lawyers say. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/08/b...
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Basement Apartment Rules Get Low Marks from Housing Experts
Long-awaited city regulations to let basement residences get legalized could add risks for homeowners, bring more harm than help, housing advocates and lawyers say.
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
The city will hold a hearing this week on DOB rules for a basement legalization program — but, as our Director of Research & Policy Sylvia Morse said today in @thecity.nyc, "these rules cannot be passed as is, or else the program will fail."
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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.myatproto.social · 08/12/2025
In NYC, 1 out of every 8 homes is now owned by an investor; in Manhattan, 1 out of 2. Neither rents nor the purchase price of homes will become more affordable for most until we take the profit motive out of enough units. That's why @neweconomyproject.bsky.social is leading the fight to pass COPA.
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neweconomyproject.bsky.social @neweconomyproject.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
“We are tired of seeing predatory speculators swoop into the Lower East Side and displace tenants. Pass COPA now!” —Illapa of Cooper Square Committee
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neweconomyproject.bsky.social @neweconomyproject.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Call for COPA! New Yorkers want real affordable housing, and COPA can deliver by giving CLTs and other nonprofits the first chance to buy buildings when landlords sell. bit.ly/CALL4COPA
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neweconomyproject.bsky.social @neweconomyproject.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act has: 1. A veto proof majority in City Council 2. Support from 200 community and youth groups, community land trusts, and mission driven developers 3. Mayor-elect Mamdani’s endorsement No time to lose! @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social pass #COPA!
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
🚨 Join this action on 10/22 to defend Empower+, the program that has provided thousands of New Yorkers with energy efficiency and electrification incentives is now expected to be gutted by NYSERDA and the Governor. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/nyser...
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NYSERDA's HAUNTED Board Meeting to support EMPOWER+
Attend a “haunted” NYSERDA Board meeting where we will give EMPOWER+ themed candy to the board members and staff. We will gather outside of the board meeting in halloween costumes to take pictures, ta...
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Rewiring America @rewiringamerica.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Install now, get money back later 💰 We’re excited to launch Save on Better Appliances, a nationwide campaign to help homeowners save money on home energy upgrades before the federal tax credits expire. Get started: rewiringamerica.org/save?utm_medium=social&utm_source=social&utm_campaign=SOBA (🧵)
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Your guide to using the home energy tax credits before they're gone
Save on better appliances before the year ends. Help for all your tax credit and installation questions.
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 10/09/2025
There is legislation at both the New York City and State level that would accelerate the vibrant movement of New Yorkers seeking to take ownership of the resources in their communities and remove the profit from housing, writes Aviva Stahl.
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Community Land Trusts Are Standing Up to New York City’s Worst Landlords
New legislation could accelerate a growing movement of tenants who refuse to be at the mercy of developers and want to take ownership of their communities’ resources.
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New Yorkers for Clean Power @nyforcleanpower.org · 27/08/2025
Lisa Marshall of NYers for Clean Power called EmPower+ “one of the most successful programs the state has." Yet, upcoming funding cuts risk sidelining the very communities New York’s energy transition is meant to help. Read more: www.timesunion.com/state/articl...
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
What do NYC’s new draft fair housing goals mean for property owners facing climate risk? Pratt Center's Sylvia Morse told @citylimitsnews.bsky.social: “Identifying displacement risk as a fair housing problem is right—the challenge is ensuring we can actually carry out equitable solutions.”
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Council Member Sandy Nurse @cmsandynurse.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Extreme weather is a part of New Yorkers new reality. As our environmental and housing crises collide, those living in basement apartments are most at risk. @voteshekar.bsky.social and I are calling on NYS to expand basement conversion programs across flood-prone communities like ours.
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
In June, we released a new report on the City's racial equity tools four years after their launch in NYC’s land use process. We talked with co-authors Tara Duvivier and Eve Baron about what inspired them and why community-led tools are essential for equitable city planning.
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
📢 Important reporting on basement apartments—and why their safety is needed to enforce protections from future climate disasters. ‼️‼️
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Are you data-savvy? Care about NYC policy? Ready to use your mapping skills to advance a more equitable city? Join our team! We're #hiring a Data & GIS Manager to lead mapping, analysis, and data visualization at Pratt Center.
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
We’ve been weighing in on major rezoning proposals across the City— from the Garment District to Brooklyn Marine Terminal. Read our testimonies below:
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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Want to build a legal basement apartment under a year-old New York pilot program, or build an ADU thanks to City of Yes? You can't, because those laws are meaningless until city agencies promulgate rules that actually enable them. @smaldo.bsky.social from the frontlines of abundance.
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Homeowners Ready to Legalize Basement Apartments Stuck in Red Tape
A pilot program intended to facilitate conversions could have gone into effect last month. It has not, and time is running out.
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Home flipping in NYC is unfairly targeting NYC's neighborhoods of color & scarce affordable housing, driving up prices and pushing residents. Earlier last year, released a report with policies to stop it. Read our full report and read below for key findings: prattcenter.net/our_work/fli...
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Flipping Out: How Home Flipping Reduces Affordability in NYC Neighborhoods of Color ← Our Work ← Pratt Center For Community Development
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City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
“Racial impact studies don’t block or delay rezonings,” @prattcenter.bsky.social's Tara Duvivier & Pratt Institute's Eve Baron write. “What the backlash reveals is how uncomfortable some developers are with giving communities the tools to demand more from a broken status quo.” bit.ly/4e9B7MR
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Opinion: The Promise—and Pushback—on NYC's Racial Impact Studies - City Limits
"Racial impact studies don’t block or delay rezonings. They simply pull together data that’s already publicly available," the authors write. "What the backlash reveals is how uncomfortable some develo...
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The #CommunityLandAct gives communities real tools to fight displacement and secure permanent affordability. We were proud to testify in support last week. A must-read from @neweconomyproject.bsky.social, and others: citylimits.org/opinion-nyc-...
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Opinion: NYC Needs Land and Housing for People, Not Profit - City Limits
"As the city and state pour subsidies into for-profit development that fails to serve those most in need, Community Land Trusts (CLTs) offer a proven and powerful way to ensure lasting affordability, ...
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Incredible news! We're so grateful to have been part of this push led by @ridersalliance.org. Read more about the participatory action research we did to make the case for new bus lanes on Flatbush Avenue here: prattcenter.net/our_work/bet...
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Better Buses for Flatbush Avenue: Participatory Action Research with Riders Alliance ← Our Work ← Pratt Center For Community Development
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
NYC’s racial equity tools are a step toward more accountable land use—but they’re not being used to their full potential. We reviewed every Racial Equity Report from 2022–2024 and found clear opportunities to strengthen them. Read our newest report: prattcenter.net/our_work/rac...
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Making the Most out of Racial Equity Reports ← Our Work ← Pratt Center For Community Development
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Today, the City Council is hearing the Community Land Act—a series of #SocialHousing bills that advance community land trusts and tenant power. This morning we were at Foley Square supporting the CLA and testifying in favor. #PASSTHECLA
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City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The state commits 30% of its energy efficiency & building electrification funds for low- and moderate- income New Yorkers. The rest is earmarked for properties linked to homeowners or renters in higher income brackets, something advocates fought to change. bit.ly/3ZueJrN
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Low-Income Households Shortchanged on State Funding for Energy Saving Programs - City Limits
The state’s Public Service Commission commits only 30 percent of the funding that goes into energy saving programs to low- and moderate- income New Yorkers. The rest will be earmarked for residential ...
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
For the 3rd time, NYS Assembly failed to fund the GAP Fund & NY HEAT — leaving 1.2M families behind on energy bills. Vulnerable communities can't wait. The PSC must act now: shift 50% of NENY funds to energy upgrades for low/moderate-income New Yorkers. www.harlemworldmagazine.com/ny-assembly-...
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NY Assembly Fails To Tackle Energy Affordability Crisis, Siding With Corporate Utilities
Today, the legislature abandoned hardworking families that are contending with high utility bills on unaffordable energy by excluding the Home Energy
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City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Tune in now to @wnyc.org's Brian Lehrer Show to catch our climate reporter @marianasimoes.bsky.social discuss her reporting on how the Trump administration's EPA layoffs are impacting NYC communities. Here's her most story: bit.ly/3RITgXF
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As EPA's Environmental Justice Employees Lose Their Jobs, New York Community Groups Pay the Price - City Limits
The federal agency's environmental justice office played a crucial role in helping New Yorkers reverse environmental burdens in their neighborhoods, according to EPA employees and community groups who...
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
FYI: The Neighborhood Pillars program is back! This program provides financing to qualified non-profit housing providers to purchase distressed rent stabilized apartments and run them as permanently affordable housing: www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/ser...
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Neighborhood Pillars - HPD
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Pratt Center is standing with the Thriving Communities Coalition at Mayor Adams' Charter Commission hearing to call for planning rooted in community needs—not real estate interests. NYC doesn’t need less public input. It needs comprehensive planning. #OurNeighborhoodsOurPlan
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City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
The program not only provides cooling assistance for low-income families during the summer, it helps subsidize energy bills when cranking up the heat in winter becomes too costly. citylimits.org/trump-cuts-p...
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Trump Cuts Put Free Air Conditioners At Risk as Summer Nears - City Limits
Applications for LIHEAP, a federal program that helps low-income New Yorkers stay cool in the summer, just went live. But advocates say the initiative’s future is at risk after the Trump administratio...
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