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The Accountability Crisis in New York’s Project Based Rental Assistance Program

Tenants living in federally subsidized housing projects in New York City are given the runaround when they complain about their rent and repairs. Contractors, state, and federal agencies pass the…

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The Repairs Crisis in NYC’s Project Based Rental Assistance Program

Private managers of some federally subsidized housing projects in New York City are failing to remedy health and safety issues in their buildings. Many tenants are scared to speak up,…

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The Compliance Crisis in New York City’s Project-Based Rental Assistance Program

Private managers of federally subsidized housing projects in New York City are systematically failing to properly screen tenants in the program, resulting in rent miscalculations and eviction filings, a City…

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As NYCHA Plans Chelsea Tenant Relocations, Some Residents Ask: What Happens to a Community When You Move It?

Approximately 79 of the households being asked to temporarily relocate are seniors. Some faced with moving contend that it goes beyond four walls and a ceiling, but threatens the community…

Comunidades de habla hispana Government Immigration In Depth Investigations Justice

Acuerdos entre policía local y ICE se han multiplicado en Nueva York y en todo el país

En los últimos ocho meses, solo en el estado de Nueva York, en seis condados agencias de policía locales han firmado nueve acuerdos de colaboración con el Servicio de Inmigración…

Climate and Environment Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development

With Trump’s Help, Gas Supplier Fast Tracks Rejected Application for Pipeline Off NYC Coast

New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation has already rejected the permits needed to bring the pipeline to life three times, saying previously that the project would “disturb sensitive habitats” and…

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice

Funding Boost Could Fulfill City’s Pledge to Expand Housing for New Yorkers Who Cycle Between Shelter and Jail

The city’s latest budget includes funds to grow the number of apartments in the Justice-Involved Supportive Housing program (JISH) from 120 to 500. That expansion was among the commitments the…

2025 Elections Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development Politics

The 12 Communities Where Mayor Adams’ Charter Commission Could ‘Fast Track’ Affordable Housing

Adams’ Charter Revision Commission has proposed measures to accelerate affordable housing production in the parts of the city that have produced the least, a move that has drawn criticism from…

2025 Elections Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics

Zohran Mamdani Made Inroads With NYCHA Voters, First-Round Ballots Show

Among the usually moderate public housing voters who helped power Eric Adams to the mayoralty, Zohran Mamdani outperformed expectations in last month’s Democratic primary. The poll site at NYCHA"s Pelham…

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Navigating NYC’s Housing Crisis Through Basement Living

For many low-income and immigrant New Yorkers, an unregulated basement or cellar unit is all they can afford. While the city has made efforts to legalize underground apartments, like a…

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