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…
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…
An increasing number of family homes in the outer boroughs are sold within two years of being bought—at huge markups. As New York City’s housing market continues to tighten, some…
The Rent Guidelines Board pushed the mayor’s rent freeze promise forward Thursday night, advancing a preliminary range of rent levels that includes no increase for the city’s rent stabilized tenants.…
The Department of Homeless Services will not renew a contract for Mainchance, a homeless drop-in center on 33rd Street, after reports that the facility turned clients away in violation of…
On Earth Day, the mayor will lay out a commitment to adding energy efficient heating systems, modern induction stoves, and electric vehicle charging at NYCHA campuses over the next five…
In another signal that he intends to govern for the city’s tenant majority, administration officials stood with advocates calling for more resources to aid tenants in housing court. But they…
As New York City’s shelter population remains high, legislators are taking aim at an intake process that requires homeless families to prove they are indeed homeless to city investigators.
“I reject the premise that us going after bad landlords is the same thing as not working with the real estate industry. They are two different things,” said Deputy Mayor…
On at least four occasions, New York State Sen. Luis Sepúlveda, who also has a private law practice, failed to appear in court for tenants he was defending from eviction.…