Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here.

Welcome to “What Happened in NYC Housing This Week?” where we compile the latest local news about housing, land use and homelessness. Know of a story we should include in next week’s roundup? Email us.

ICYMI, from City Limits:

• The Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the federal workforce, including at local field offices for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will leave New York tenants and landlords in the lurch, a group of area representatives warn.
• Legislation introduced in the City Council this week would toughen penalties against landlords and brokers who refuse to rent to tenants using rental subsidies—a practice known as Source of Income discrimination, which is illegal but still pervasive. 
• The city opened a centralized mailroom for migrants living in the shelter system, following complaints about missing correspondence at shelters that could jeopardize people’s immigration cases and work authorization efforts.
• A recent report critical of the city’s rental voucher program is misguided, former and current CityFHEPS recipients argue in an oped. “The increased spending on CityFHEPS is a symptom of the housing crisis. It is one of many needed tools to help end homelessness.”

ICYMI, from other local newsrooms:

• Curbed spoke to some of the only tenants living in the largely empty luxury skyscraper dubbed Brooklyn Tower. 
• Gothamist reports on the rising prevalence of in-unit washers and dryers in New York apartments and asks, is it worth the extra rent?
• The City Council approved Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plan to build a casino and other amenities around Citi Field, the Queens Daily Eagle reports.
• Manhattan rents hit a new record, according to Bloomberg News.
• New York City saw a record number of homes built last year, BK Reader reports, though the volume of new construction permits declined slightly.