Patrick Spauster, Author at City Limits

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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.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 7 minRead time

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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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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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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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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…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 8 minRead time

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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…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 8 minRead time

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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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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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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…