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After an attempt to save it failed in court, Manhattan elected officials are urging the Mamdani administration to reconsider its decision to close Mainchance, “the only homeless drop-in center located…

ByPatrick Spauster 6 minRead time

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Jun 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Politics

City To Expand Housing Vouchers in Budget: What You Need To Know

Mayor Mamdani and the City Council reached a deal late Monday to expand city-subsidized rental assistance as part of a larger budget agreement. Thousands of new households will be eligible…

ByPatrick Spauster 13 minRead time

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Jun 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

City Budget Held Up Hold Over Housing Voucher Expansion

Speaker Julie Menin cancelled a budget handshake with Mayor Zohran Mamdani Friday after the two sides couldn’t agree on funding an expansion of the city’s housing voucher program, CityFHEPS.

ByPatrick Spauster 7 minRead time

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Jun 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Resources

Brooklyn Waterfront Towers Rezoning Advances, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Councilmember Lincoln Restler opposed the Monitor Point project, which will build over 1,000 apartments on an MTA lot in Greenpoint, until just before it came to a vote, citing an…

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 8 minRead time

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Jun 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

Mamdani Gets His Rent Freeze

Tenants erupted into cheers when the motion passed inside a packed Museo del Barrio in East Harlem. “I kept saying, just like the Knicks won the championship, let’s make history…

ByPatrick Spauster 10 minRead time

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Jun 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Meet Manhattan’s New Director For Tenant Organizing, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal is hiring a full time organizer to create a borough-wide tenant union, continuing a trend of city government supporting tenant groups.

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 7 minRead time

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Jun 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Transportation

NYC Temporarily Suspends Evictions For Knicks Parade Day

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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Jun 2026

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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Midtown Homeless Drop-in Center Closes, Despite Protest From Local Electeds

City To Expand Housing Vouchers in Budget: What You Need To Know

City Budget Held Up Hold Over Housing Voucher Expansion

Brooklyn Waterfront Towers Rezoning Advances, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Mamdani Gets His Rent Freeze

Meet Manhattan’s New Director For Tenant Organizing, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

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

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