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Absent a flood history database, prospective renters and homebuyers are often on their own to determine whether a property has had water damage, especially in homes outside flood zones which…

ByDavid Brand

ByDaniel Parra 14 minRead time

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Oct 2021

NY Attorney General Calls on NYC to Halt and Reform Tax Lien Sales

The city’s yearly tax lien sale, scheduled for Dec. 17, allows private corporations to purchase homeowners’ unpaid property tax and water bill debts for about 75 cents on the dollar.…

ByDavid Brand 11 minRead time

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Oct 2021

Economy Government Justice

If New York City Is So Bad, Why Does Curtis Sliwa Stay?

“We had gone from being a very functional city, even with de Blasio and all his inabilities, to just crashing and burning,” the Republican candidate told City Limits during a…

ByDavid Brand 21 minRead time

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Video Voters Guide: Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa on Tackling Family Homelessness

City Limits sat down with Democrat Eric Adams and Republican Curtis Sliwa to quiz them about what they would do, if elected, to address the city’s ongoing housing and homelessness…

ByDavid Brand

ByJeanmarie Evelly 10 minRead time

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Expands Program to Deny Construction Permits Based on Tenant Harassment History

The Certificate of No Harassment (CONH) Program has forced owners of certain properties to prove they have not harassed tenants before they can receive DOB permits.

ByDavid Brand 6 minRead time

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Tenants Reignite Push for ‘Good Cause’ Eviction Protections, Despite Landlord Opposition

Supporters of the legislation say property owners, particularly large corporate landlords, should not have the power to abruptly deny leases to existing renters and kick them out of their homes.…

ByDavid Brand 18 minRead time

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Oct 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

City Watch: How Can NYC Spur Affordable Homeownership?

Habitat for Humanity Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Dunbar joined City Limits reporter David Brand on WBAI’s “City Watch” to discuss policies for increasing opportunities for home buyers in the city.

ByDavid Brand 3 minRead time

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Homeless Shelter Provider, Which Once Earned Millions in NYC Contracts, Declares Bankruptcy

Aguila Inc., which once ran more than 40 homeless shelter sites in Manhattan and the Bronx, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Manhattan federal court after the city cut ties…

ByDavid Brand 14 minRead time

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Oct 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness

More Low-Income Asian Americans Moving to NY’s Suburbs, But Services Haven’t Caught Up: Report

Researchers from the Asian American Federation (AAF) found that about 290,000 Asian Americans in the New York City Metropolitan Area experienced poverty in 2019, up from 252,000 in 2010.

ByDavid Brand 7 minRead time

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Oct 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness

Cheques de estímulo económico ayudaron a un millón de neoyorquinos a evitar la pobreza, según un informe

Los investigadores afirman que sus conclusiones contradicen la idea de que los pagos de estímulo y las prestaciones de desempleo son “demasiado generosos” y desincentivan el trabajo.

ByDavid Brand 7 minRead time

David Brand

There’s No Easy Way to Find a Home’s Flood History in NYC

NY Attorney General Calls on NYC to Halt and Reform Tax Lien Sales

If New York City Is So Bad, Why Does Curtis Sliwa Stay?

Video Voters Guide: Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa on Tackling Family Homelessness

NYC Expands Program to Deny Construction Permits Based on Tenant Harassment History

NYC Tenants Reignite Push for ‘Good Cause’ Eviction Protections, Despite Landlord Opposition

City Watch: How Can NYC Spur Affordable Homeownership?

Homeless Shelter Provider, Which Once Earned Millions in NYC Contracts, Declares Bankruptcy

Cheques de estímulo económico ayudaron a un millón de neoyorquinos a evitar la pobreza, según un informe

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