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Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

City to Rehab ‘Chronically Vacant’ Rent-Stabilized Apartments for Tenants With Vouchers

The initiative will invest $10 million to repair stabilized units that have sat empty, and turn them over to tenants with rental assistance vouchers—what the administration described as a “creative way” to boost the city’s affordable housing stock and increase options for voucher holders, who often facing discrimination from landlords and brokers.
April 19, 2023Share Post7 minRead time

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Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Public Banking is a Win for New York’s Tenants

"As tenants who have suffered under aggressive landlords funded by predatory lenders, we urge our lawmakers to support the creation of public banks, mission-driven to provide affordable financing to responsible buyers of multifamily dwellings." Adi Talwar 444 East 13th Street in the East Village, formerly owned by notorious landlord Rafi Toledano CityViews are readers' opinions,…
April 19, 2023Share Post7 minRead time

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