Rachel Holliday Smith, Author at THE CITY - NYC News

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How Judge Candidates Appear on Your Ballot in NYC

Oct. 26, 2023, 5:00 a.m.June 11, 2024, 2:58 p.m.

Judgeships are often preordained by county political parties. This year, only four of 22 judicial races are competitive.

How to New York

A Renter’s Guide to Voucher and Income Discrimination for NYC Apartments

Oct. 18, 2023, 5:00 a.m.May 16, 2024, 1:36 p.m.

It’s illegal to not rent to some with CityFHEPS, Section 8, SSI benefits or other government aid. To prove discrimination, you’ll need to document your search and file a complaint. Here’s how.

An Upper West Side voter casts a ballot in the Congressional District 12 race.

How to New York

What Voters Should Know About 2023 Elections in NYC

Oct. 16, 2023, 4:52 p.m.Nov. 7, 2023, 9:07 p.m.

Key voting deadlines, what’s on the ballot and can non-citizens vote this year? Here’s everything you need to know.

Housing

How to Snoop Through Property Records Like a Reporter

Oct. 13, 2023, 5:00 a.m.July 16, 2024, 12:33 p.m.

What’s being built down the block? Where does your landlord get mail? How much did your neighbor pay for that place? Answer those questions and many more with THE CITY’s document-digging guide.

Republican Bernard Chow is challenging incumbent Democrat Councilmember Linda Lee in Eastern Queens’ District 23.

Elections

Seven City Council Races to Watch This Election

Oct. 11, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 17, 2023, 9:57 a.m.

Close races in New York’s politically purple neighborhoods will determine how many seats Republicans control — and could depend on how Asian American voters lean.

istration for Children's Services

What to Do When Children’s Services Comes to the Door

Oct. 5, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 11, 2023, 2:35 p.m.

Parents have rights when it comes to visits by ACS, but standing up for them is hard to do when an investigation begins.

Housing

Supreme Court Won’t Take Up Landlords’ Challenge to New York’s Rent Regulations

Oct. 2, 2023, 4:25 p.m.Oct. 2, 2023, 4:45 p.m.

Property owners argued that 2019 reforms violated their rights and is “destroying” housing. Yet profits are still plentiful.

How to New York

How to Clean Up After a Storm: A Guide for Flooded New Yorkers

Sept. 29, 2023, 3:13 p.m.Feb. 17, 2025, 4:37 p.m.

More severe weather is bringing water into homes more frequently across the five boroughs. Here’s what to do if flooding damages your place.

How to New York

The 7 Ideas in Mayor Adams’ Housing Plan, and How It Gets Built

Sept. 26, 2023, 5:01 a.m.Oct. 11, 2023, 12:34 p.m.

Building “a little more housing in every neighborhood” may seem like a commonsense plan for a city with a massive housing crisis, but a long, complicated and possibly contentious review awaits.

How to New York

With COVID Surging, Here’s What You Need to Know About Tests, Treatments and Vaccines

Sept. 25, 2023, 6:50 p.m.Oct. 11, 2023, 12:42 p.m.

Can you still get Paxlovid for free? Where did all the COVID testing sites go? And how do you get the new vaccine?

Rachel Holliday Smith

How Judge Candidates Appear on Your Ballot in NYC

A Renter’s Guide to Voucher and Income Discrimination for NYC Apartments

What Voters Should Know About 2023 Elections in NYC

How to Snoop Through Property Records Like a Reporter

Seven City Council Races to Watch This Election

What to Do When Children’s Services Comes to the Door

Supreme Court Won’t Take Up Landlords’ Challenge to New York’s Rent Regulations

How to Clean Up After a Storm: A Guide for Flooded New Yorkers

The 7 Ideas in Mayor Adams’ Housing Plan, and How It Gets Built

With COVID Surging, Here’s What You Need to Know About Tests, Treatments and Vaccines

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