Mayor Eric Adams announced on Jan. 23 a proposal to add “students in temporary housing” as a special support need in the Fair Student Funding formula, which allocates city education budget funds to schools based on enrollment levels and student needs. If passed, the proposal would allocate $45 million to schools throughout the city to support housing-insecure students.

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine gave his State of the Borough address at the City College of New York on Tuesday evening, highlighting new plans for housing and climate change readiness.

New York City has hit two West Harlem landlords with a series of lawsuits detailing hazards such as toxic mold, mice infestations, broken elevators, and cracked façades—conditions some residents say have been plaguing tenants for years.

The United Front Against Displacement led University affiliates, City University of New York students, and neighborhood residents on Thursday in protest against the Co-Designing Smart Cities course offered by the School of International and Public Affairs. The protest, which highlighted the organization’s demands for an official apology from Columbia’s administration and the permanent removal of the course, featured testimonies from Harlem residents against the University’s expansion in West Harlem.