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The Knicks NBA Championship earned some New Yorkers facing eviction another day of reprieve. The city occasionally halts evictions due to health and safety risks, like extreme weather events, but…

ByPatrick Spauster 4 minRead time

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2 days ago

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Politics

In Budget Talks, Some Council Progressives Draw the Line on CityFHEPS Expansion

Some lawmakers are considering a “no” vote on any budget deal that doesn’t include a significant expansion of the city’s housing voucher program, CityFHEPS, revealing a rift with Council Speaker…

ByPatrick Spauster 11 minRead time

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Jun 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Pinnacle Tenants Bargain with New Owner Over Lingering Repair Issues—With Help From City Hall

The Mamdani administration claimed a partial victory when it got the new owner of 5,000 rent stabilized units to promise repairs and to clear housing code violations. It looks like…

ByPatrick Spauster 12 minRead time

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Jun 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Resources

Midtown Homeless Drop-In Center Gets Yet Another Chance in Court, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

The city planned to let the Mainchance drop-in center’s contract expire. But a judge wants to take a closer look, citing the high need for homeless services during a housing…

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 8 minRead time

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May 2026

Climate and Environment Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics Resources

Which Housing Measures Made NY’s State Budget, And What Else Happened This Week

Hochul and lawmakers struck a state budget agreement this week that will raise eligibility for senior and disabled rent freezes, and revamp tax exemptions for building repairs. But it won’t…

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 8 minRead time

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May 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

Mayor’s Budget Plan Could Further Shrink City’s Housing Discrimination Enforcement

NYC’s Commission on Human Rights investigates landlords and real estate brokers who discriminate against rental voucher holders. The agency is already understaffed, sources say.

ByPatrick Spauster 13 minRead time

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May 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Mamdani’s Housing Plan To Overhaul How City Responds to Tenants’ Heat Complaints, Other Code Violations

The Mamdani administration will announce a series of reforms Tuesday to improve how the city enforces building violations, part of its broader plan to build and preserve new housing across…

ByPatrick Spauster 14 minRead time

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May 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Land Use and Development NYCHA Resources

Attorney General To Shut Down ‘Predatory’ Law Firm, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

The Tenants Counsel Network ripped off renters with monthly fees and left them hanging in eviction court, officials say. An agreement with the Attorney General’s office will shut down the…

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 7 minRead time

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May 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

Rental Voucher Expansion Absent From Mayor’s Budget Plan, As City Hall Proposes Program Reforms

The CityFHEPS program’s expansion, first passed by city lawmakers in 2023, would extend eligibility to people facing eviction and people with more modest incomes, but has been delayed by a…

ByPatrick Spauster 11 minRead time

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May 2026

Featured Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

City To Open Two New Hotel Shelters to Offset Bellevue Closure

The city notified two Brooklyn community boards that it will be converting hotels to new shelters for single adult men, stating that they needed to offset lost capacity from the…

ByPatrick Spauster 9 minRead time

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NYC Temporarily Suspends Evictions For Knicks Parade Day

In Budget Talks, Some Council Progressives Draw the Line on CityFHEPS Expansion

Pinnacle Tenants Bargain with New Owner Over Lingering Repair Issues—With Help From City Hall

Midtown Homeless Drop-In Center Gets Yet Another Chance in Court, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Which Housing Measures Made NY’s State Budget, And What Else Happened This Week

Mayor’s Budget Plan Could Further Shrink City’s Housing Discrimination Enforcement

Mamdani’s Housing Plan To Overhaul How City Responds to Tenants’ Heat Complaints, Other Code Violations

Attorney General To Shut Down ‘Predatory’ Law Firm, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Rental Voucher Expansion Absent From Mayor’s Budget Plan, As City Hall Proposes Program Reforms

City To Open Two New Hotel Shelters to Offset Bellevue Closure

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