Samantha Maldonado, Author at THE CITY - NYC News

A new residential building along Atlantic Avenue in Clinton Hill d apartments for rent.

Vacant Affordable Apartments to Now Skip Lottery and Be Filled on First-Come, First-Served Basis

April 24, 2025, 3:44 p.m.June 5, 2025, 8:30 a.m.

The process to lease vacated affordable, income-restricted rentals in New York has been changed in an attempt to cut red tape. And applying for the housing lottery will become simpler, too.

Trump istration

New York Nonprofits Race to Prepare for Trump Assault

April 21, 2025, 4:52 p.m.April 23, 2025, 9:26 a.m.

Attorney General Letitia James is holding a webinar next Monday on the matter, with more than a thousand groups already signed up as the president threatens nonprofit statuses.

Waste Management

Sanitation Pauses Fines for Failing to Compost

April 18, 2025, 1:47 p.m.April 18, 2025, 3:08 p.m.

Relief on a new citywide mandate to separate food and yard waste comes with a pledge to enhance public education on how to comply.

A Campaign Against Hunger worker stocks produce at the Ocean, Brooklyn food pantry.

Trump istration

Brooklyn Food Pantry Loses Federal Migrant Aid Grants — for Feeding Migrants

April 17, 2025, 6:08 p.m.April 17, 2025, 6:08 p.m.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency yanked $1.3 million in funds from the Campaign Against Hunger, accusing the group of aiding “illegal aliens.”

A rendering shows plans for a wind turbine plant at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal.

Environment

Trump-Ordered Halt to Wind Power Construction Casts Shadow on Offshore Project

April 17, 2025, 5:57 p.m.April 17, 2025, 6:00 p.m.

Equinor had already started construction on Empire Wind 1 and a billion-dollar revival of a city-owned industrial waterfront.

An A/C unit sat in the window of a Washington Heights tenement building.

Utilities

Federal Cuts Shrink Heating and AC Aid Program, Leaving New Yorkers in the Cold

April 15, 2025, 1:10 p.m.April 15, 2025, 1:31 p.m.

Federal staff cuts and delayed funding limit access to the Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps over a million people across the state pay bills and get air conditioning units.

Health

RFK’s War on Fluoride Rings Alarm With NYC Health Officials and Dental Experts

April 14, 2025, 5:56 p.m.April 14, 2025, 5:56 p.m.

Health commissioner says disparities in dental care will put children living in poverty at risk.

Climate Change

Trump Climate Cuts ‘Devastating’ to Local Flood Protection Projects

April 9, 2025, 5:12 p.m.April 9, 2025, 5:12 p.m.

All five boroughs are affected by the cancellation of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, which funds more than $300 million in projects to ward off coastal and rainfall threats.

Sabina Sethi Unni gives notes during a rehearsal her play “Flood Sensor Aunty” in Long Island City.

Climate Change

With Chai and Chappell Roan, Play Puts a Spotlight on Flood Preparedness

April 1, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 1, 2025, 10:32 a.m.

“Flood Sensor Aunty” taps South Asian culture to connect with New Yorkers on navigating waters’ threats.

How to New York

How to Compost in NYC: A Guide

March 27, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 23, 2025, 10:26 p.m.

The Department of Sanitation is getting serious about making sure New Yorkers sort their food scraps from their trash. Here’s what to do — and what happens to the material.

Samantha Maldonado

Vacant Affordable Apartments to Now Skip Lottery and Be Filled on First-Come, First-Served Basis

New York Nonprofits Race to Prepare for Trump Assault

Sanitation Pauses Fines for Failing to Compost

Brooklyn Food Pantry Loses Federal Migrant Aid Grants — for Feeding Migrants

Trump-Ordered Halt to Wind Power Construction Casts Shadow on Offshore Project

Federal Cuts Shrink Heating and AC Aid Program, Leaving New Yorkers in the Cold

RFK’s War on Fluoride Rings Alarm With NYC Health Officials and Dental Experts

Trump Climate Cuts ‘Devastating’ to Local Flood Protection Projects

With Chai and Chappell Roan, Play Puts a Spotlight on Flood Preparedness

How to Compost in NYC: A Guide

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