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The latest vacancy data now mirrors pre-COVID figures following a “pandemic-height outlier,” according to New York State’s affordable housing agency. The number of empty apartments also matches the vacancy rate…

ByDavid Brand 3 minRead time

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Nov 2022

Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

NYC Pilots ‘Housing First’ Plan for Handful of Homeless Adults

The program run by the organization Volunteers of America-Greater New York has been called a positive first step, though the 80 units represent a sliver of New York City’s vacant…

ByDavid Brand 12 minRead time

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Nov 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

The Price of Those Randall’s Island Tents? The Comptroller Wants to Know Too

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander called the short-lived tent complex a “debacle” for humanitarian and financial reasons.

ByDavid Brand 10 minRead time

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Nov 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Mayor Adams to Shut Down Randall’s Island Tent Complex for Asylum-Seekers

The site has capacity for 1,000 people, but has seen relatively few visitors while continuing to encounter intense criticism from immigrants rights advocates and members of the City Council. Residents…

ByDavid Brand 14 minRead time

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Nov 2022

Economy Government

40% of NYC Food Stamp Applicants Left Waiting for Benefits, Data Shows

The city’s Human Resources Administration (HRA) failed to promptly process four of every 10 applications for the benefits during fiscal year 2022, when the rate of timely processing plummeted from…

ByDavid Brand 14 minRead time

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Nov 2022

Uncategorized

Strong Turnout on Staten Island During Divisive Election Day

Voters’ varying perspectives and reluctance to share their views with a reporter seemed to reflect the deeply divisive nature of politics in 2022.

ByDavid Brand 5 minRead time

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Nov 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

New York’s 1% Pour Late Cash Into Governor’s Race

Much of the fresh cash came from real estate developers, large-scale landlords and heads of speculating private equity firms, along with a slew of billionaires, attorneys, Eric Adams-aligned political action…

ByDavid Brand 7 minRead time

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Nov 2022

Housing and Homelessness

Meet the New Buildings Commissioner Replacing Eric Ulrich

New Acting Commissioner Kazimir Vilenchik is an engineer and veteran Buildings Department official with previous experience in the private sector.

ByDavid Brand 6 minRead time

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Nov 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Politics

Hochul, Zeldin and Housing: A Breakdown

The candidates in the race for New York governor have vastly different platforms on housing. To start, Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, has a housing plan. Republican challenger and U.S.…

ByDavid Brand 24 minRead time

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Nov 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Rise of the ‘SHIMBY’? New Report Outlines Steps to Social Housing

A new report describes the path to social housing in New York through 20 policy proposals, from overhauling the property tax code and abolishing the city’s tax lien sale to…

ByDavid Brand 10 minRead time

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Empty Rent-Stabilized Units in NYC Decreased This Year, as ‘Warehousing’ Debate Rages

NYC Pilots ‘Housing First’ Plan for Handful of Homeless Adults

The Price of Those Randall’s Island Tents? The Comptroller Wants to Know Too

Mayor Adams to Shut Down Randall’s Island Tent Complex for Asylum-Seekers

40% of NYC Food Stamp Applicants Left Waiting for Benefits, Data Shows

Strong Turnout on Staten Island During Divisive Election Day

New York’s 1% Pour Late Cash Into Governor’s Race

Meet the New Buildings Commissioner Replacing Eric Ulrich

Hochul, Zeldin and Housing: A Breakdown

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