Patrick Spauster, Author at City Limits

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New York City is responding to more reports of housing code violations that threaten the health and safety of New Yorkers, but not every repair is an easy fix. Violations…

ByPatrick Spauster 4 minRead time

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Oct 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

City Must Keep Funding Mainchance Homeless Drop-In Center, Court Rules

A state judge ruled that the city terminated the homeless center’s contract without rational basis, ensuring the Midtown East center can continue to operate until 2026.

ByPatrick Spauster 9 minRead time

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Aug 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

City of Yes for Housing: See How Your Community Board & Borough President Voted

As the mayor’s citywide zoning reform plan undergoes public review, City Limits is keeping tabs on responses. So far, more than half of the city’s community boards have voted unfavorably,…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByChris Janaro

ByPatrick Spauster 1 minRead time

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Aug 2024

Government Health Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Labor

Spiking Evictions Renew Calls to Reform NYC Marshals System

Last year, marshals served more than 13,000 evictions, up from 5,000 in 2022, and just 268 in 2021, when the pandemic eviction moratorium was still in place. Over the past…

ByPatrick Spauster 3 minRead time

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Jun 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice

Homeless Drop-In Center Mainchance Gets Fresh Chance to Fight Closure

A state judge has agreed to hear arguments in late July, temporarily protecting the Midtown East site beyond the city’s planned June 30 contract termination.

ByEmma Whitford

ByPatrick Spauster 8 minRead time

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May 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

Midtown Homeless Drop-In Center May Be Among City Budget Casualties

The city plans to close a longtime homeless services center called Mainchance, where locals go for food, support in their housing searches, and relief from the elements.

ByPatrick Spauster 13 minRead time

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May 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Exit Unknown: Where Do People Go After Leaving NYC Homeless Shelters?

Amid a steep rise in people living in shelter, few are exiting the system, and even fewer are finding housing, a City Limits analysis of public data shows.

ByPatrick Spauster 5 minRead time

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Apr 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

‘Good Cause’ Negotiations Raise Tricky Question: What’s in a Portfolio?

Viewed in isolation, a proposal to exempt small residential portfolios from new eviction protections could exclude hundreds of thousands of New York City apartments. Perhaps more significantly, this type of…

ByEmma Whitford

ByPatrick Spauster 12 minRead time

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Jan 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

‘Why Are You Making It So Difficult’? NYC Cash Aid Applicants Face Denial Surge

The volume of cash assistance applications in New York City has increased dramatically in recent years. But as more households receive aid, the city is also issuing more procedural denials,…

ByEmma Whitford

ByPatrick Spauster 3 minRead time

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Dec 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Tracking NYC’s Record-High Homeless Shelter Population

With additional city agencies now providing more emergency lodging than ever before in a system that officials say is at a breaking point, monitoring the total number of people in…

ByAdrian Nesta

ByEmma Whitford

ByPatrick Spauster 4 minRead time

Patrick Spauster

Housing Violations in NYC Jumped 24% This Year. We Mapped Them By Neighborhood.

City of Yes for Housing: See How Your Community Board & Borough President Voted

Spiking Evictions Renew Calls to Reform NYC Marshals System

‘Good Cause’ Negotiations Raise Tricky Question: What’s in a Portfolio?

Tracking NYC’s Record-High Homeless Shelter Population

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