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“Our goal is to intervene and disrupt the eviction process,” one organizer said at a rally outside Bronx Housing Court Thursday. “We’ve always known the eviction moratorium is a temporary…

ByDavid Brand 8 minRead time

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Feb 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Transportation

Mayor’s Budget Plan Cuts $615M from Homeless Services, as Subway Crackdown Intensifies

Service providers have urged the city to hire more workers to help move people more quickly out of shelter or public spaces and into permanent housing.

ByDavid Brand 10 minRead time

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Feb 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Bill to Create New Housing Voucher For Homeless New Yorkers Gains Traction in Albany

A proposal for the new rent subsidy, dubbed the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP), may emerge as a bargaining chip amid high-profile legislative battles in Albany. “There is no substitute…

ByDavid Brand 10 minRead time

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Feb 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Podcasts Politics

City Watch: Bottcher Urges City and State to Fund Treatment Beds to Address Mental Illness

“The failure that we’re experiencing is the result of decades of disinvestment of mental health services,” Manhattan Councilmember Erik Bottcher, who represents Greenwich Village, Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen, said during…

ByDavid Brand 7 minRead time

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Feb 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Politics

Carrión Takes Helm at NYC Housing Agency After Stint as ‘Worst Evictor’ Consultant

New York City’s new housing commissioner is returning to public office after a years-long stint working with a quick-to-evict Bronx developer recently subject to a state investigation, raising concerns among…

ByDavid Brand 27 minRead time

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Feb 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

District Managers Call on NYC to Boost Budgets for Community Boards

“Community Boards are currently being asked to do more with less,” wrote a task force of district managers and administrative staffers in a report released last month. “Especially in the…

ByDavid Brand 8 minRead time

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Feb 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness News Politics

Hochul, Lawmakers Look to Override NY’s Exclusionary Zoning Amid Housing Crunch

State leaders—including Kathy Hochul and one of her gubernatorial rivals, Tom Suozzi—are at odds over bills that would override local “exclusionary zoning” rules that prohibit homeowners from renting accessory dwelling…

ByDavid Brand 11 minRead time

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Feb 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News Podcasts

City Watch: New Brooklyn Councilmember Wants to Streamline Housing Aid

“This comes down to the inefficiencies of government,” said Councilmember Crystal Hudson, who represents Brooklyn’s 35th District. “We need to create systems that work for people, not against them.”

ByDavid Brand 3 minRead time

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Jan 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News

Administrative Obstacles Jam Up Moving Process for NYC Shelter Residents

CityFHEPS, the city’s rental subsidy, can be a life-changing resource for thousands of families and individuals and a crucial intervention for addressing homelessness, stakeholders say. But the administrative process for…

ByDavid Brand 27 minRead time

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Jan 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

NYCHA’s Shift to Private Management May Drive Evictions, New Report Warns

Eviction records for two large NYCHA developments converted to private management under the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program show a higher eviction rate compared to the system average, Human…

ByDavid Brand 9 minRead time

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Bronx Tenant Group Considers ‘Eviction Blockades’ as Court Filings Mount

Mayor’s Budget Plan Cuts $615M from Homeless Services, as Subway Crackdown Intensifies

Bill to Create New Housing Voucher For Homeless New Yorkers Gains Traction in Albany

City Watch: Bottcher Urges City and State to Fund Treatment Beds to Address Mental Illness

Carrión Takes Helm at NYC Housing Agency After Stint as ‘Worst Evictor’ Consultant

District Managers Call on NYC to Boost Budgets for Community Boards

Hochul, Lawmakers Look to Override NY’s Exclusionary Zoning Amid Housing Crunch

City Watch: New Brooklyn Councilmember Wants to Streamline Housing Aid

Administrative Obstacles Jam Up Moving Process for NYC Shelter Residents

NYCHA’s Shift to Private Management May Drive Evictions, New Report Warns

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