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The governor nominated Daniel Tietz to lead the state agency tasked with overseeing New York’s tapped-out rent relief fund and administering key social service programs amid an historic homelessness crisis.

ByDavid Brand 8 minRead time

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Dec 2021

New York May Redistribute 20,000 Unclaimed Rent Relief Checks, Top Official Says

The Office of Temporary and Disability Administration (OTDA) has sent out more than 26,000 notices informing property owners that they will miss out on money they qualify for because they…

ByDavid Brand 9 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Government Politics

City Watch: Behind the Drama of the NYC Council Speaker’s Race

City Limits reporter David Brand speaks with Politico New York’s City Hall Bureau Chief Sally Goldenberg about the ins and outs of the race to lead the incoming City Council.

ByDavid Brand 2 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

NYC Officials Pledge More Affordable Housing, New Artists Rules in SoHo Rezoning Plan

Lawmakers are expected to vote on the rezoning later this week. A 22-item “Points of Agreement” package includes pledges to develop more affordable housing outside the rezoning area—on city-owned land…

ByDavid Brand 12 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Government Politics

In Speaker’s Race, Moya’s Past Ties to IDC Illustrate His Work ‘Across the Political Spectrum’

From 2011 to 2017, Moya, rumored to be one of the Speaker candidates favored by incoming Mayor Eric Adams, served in the state Assembly and collaborated closely with the IDC—particularly…

ByDavid Brand 8 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Advocates Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign Rental Subsidy Increase for Lowest Income Families

The New York Legislature passed a bill in June to increase the value of the state’s FHEPS rental subsidy program to fair market rent—$2,026 for a two-bedroom in New York…

ByDavid Brand 10 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Housing and Homelessness

Five Years After Fatal Radiator Explosion, Bronx Tenants Continue Fight for Safer Housing

The tragedy galvanized residents of 710-720 Hunts Point Ave., where the incident took place, to demand safer conditions. A half decade later, they’re still fighting for fixes. “We’ll never forget…

ByDavid Brand 18 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Cutting CORE From Youth Homeless Shelters In Wake of CEO Self-Dealing Accusations

Since July 1, the city has paid CORE nearly $3 million to operate five shelters that provide two-year stays for young people experiencing homelessness. The troubled nonprofit operates 99 beds…

ByDavid Brand 8 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News Politics

Advocates’ Advice for Eric Adams? Better Coordination Between NYC’s Housing and Homelessness Agencies

“The solution to homelessness is housing,” one stakeholder said. “But the city agency charged with solving homelessness has no jurisdiction over housing, so we are setting them an impossible task.”

ByDavid Brand 15 minRead time

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Nov 2021

Education Government Podcasts Politics

City Watch: Childcare, Rental Assistance and Other Advice for NYC’s Next Mayor

Richard Buery, new CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation and a former deputy mayor who oversaw implementation of the de Blasio administration’s signature Pre-K for All initiative, offer’s advice for…

ByDavid Brand 4 minRead time

David Brand

Hochul Taps Longtime NYC Homeless Advocate as Next OTDA Commissioner

New York May Redistribute 20,000 Unclaimed Rent Relief Checks, Top Official Says

City Watch: Behind the Drama of the NYC Council Speaker’s Race

NYC Officials Pledge More Affordable Housing, New Artists Rules in SoHo Rezoning Plan

In Speaker’s Race, Moya’s Past Ties to IDC Illustrate His Work ‘Across the Political Spectrum’

Advocates Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign Rental Subsidy Increase for Lowest Income Families

Five Years After Fatal Radiator Explosion, Bronx Tenants Continue Fight for Safer Housing

NYC Cutting CORE From Youth Homeless Shelters In Wake of CEO Self-Dealing Accusations

City Watch: Childcare, Rental Assistance and Other Advice for NYC’s Next Mayor

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