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Under current law, state and county prosecutors are bound by statutes of limitations and forced to rely on charges, like grand larceny, that do not take into account the magnitude…

ByDavid Brand 10 minRead time

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Oct 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

Council Directs NYC to Establish Micro-Grant Program for DV Survivors

The legislation directs the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-based Violence and the Department of Social Services to establish a new fund and dispense modest grants to survivors of…

ByDavid Brand 8 minRead time

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Oct 2022

Climate and Environment Economy Government In Depth Investigations News Transportation

Spared By Sandy, Hunts Point Food Market Slow to Address Flood Risk

Superstorm Sandy spared the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center, New York City’s most important food source. But a decade later, little has changed when it comes to storm resiliency at…

ByDavid Brand 34 minRead time

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Oct 2022

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Former ‘Worst Landlord’ Forced to Pay $82K in Latest Settlement with NYC Housing Agency

It’s the latest civil penalty leveled against Jason Korn, the former “Worst Landlord” on the Public Advocate’s annual list of terrible property owners.

ByDavid Brand 6 minRead time

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Oct 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

First Look at NYC’s 1,000-Cot Barracks for Asylum Seekers

Length of stay at the cavernous barracks on Randall’s Island will depend on the availability of other housing options, and the efforts of New York City officials who have pledged…

ByDavid Brand 13 minRead time

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Oct 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

The Rent Is Still Too Damn High: Catching Up With Jimmy McMillan

Jimmy McMillan’s performance in a gubernatorial debate in October 2010 sealed his status in New York political lore and cemented a six-word slogan into our vernacular. Today, he is fighting…

ByDavid Brand 13 minRead time

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Oct 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Podcasts

City Watch: Manhattan DA to Crackdown on ‘Systemic’ Tenant Harassment, Deed Theft

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg made good on his campaign pledge to create an investigative unit tasked with cracking down on landlords who harass tenants, developers that cheat government subsidy…

ByDavid Brand 7 minRead time

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Oct 2022

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Politics

With Homeless Population at All-Time High, Public Advocate Calls for Citywide Shelter Plan

A bill introduced in the City Council this week would create a 15-member commission that includes people who have experienced homelessness to study current shelter locations, identify new sites and…

ByJulia Kaylakov 16 minRead time

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Oct 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Landlords Inflated Rents While Receiving 421a Tax Breaks, Lawsuits Allege

The owners of three buildings in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens are accused in the suit of falsely registering initial rents with the state Division of Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)…

ByDavid Brand 10 minRead time

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Oct 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics

Gowanus Task Force Aims to Hold City Accountable to Rezoning Pledges

A dedicated task force and newly selected facilitator will be empowered to hold the city and private developers accountable to more than 50 “points of agreement” drafted to secure final…

ByDavid Brand 13 minRead time

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AG Urges New York Officials to Make ‘Deed Theft’ an Explicit Crime

Spared By Sandy, Hunts Point Food Market Slow to Address Flood Risk

Former ‘Worst Landlord’ Forced to Pay $82K in Latest Settlement with NYC Housing Agency

First Look at NYC’s 1,000-Cot Barracks for Asylum Seekers

The Rent Is Still Too Damn High: Catching Up With Jimmy McMillan

City Watch: Manhattan DA to Crackdown on ‘Systemic’ Tenant Harassment, Deed Theft

Landlords Inflated Rents While Receiving 421a Tax Breaks, Lawsuits Allege

Gowanus Task Force Aims to Hold City Accountable to Rezoning Pledges

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