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Councilmember Investigated Over Possible Bribes In Shelter Contracting, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Federal investigators are looking into whether Councilmember Farah Louis helped steer shelter contracts to a nonprofit in exchange for benefits.

Climate and Environment Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA

At NYCHA’s Hammel Houses, Residents Wait for Sandy-Damaged Community Center to Reopen

The Community Center has been closed since Superstorm Sandy hit New York City in 2012. Major flooding destroyed the basketball court where kids used to shoot hoops, and shut down…

Climate and Environment Featured Health Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

How NYC Closed Tens of Thousands of ‘No Heat’ Complaints Without Conducting an Inspection

Record numbers of New Yorkers called 311 to report heat and hot water outages during this winter’s cold snap. But a quirk of the city housing agency’s response procedure meant…

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For Homeless Families, NYC’s Hotel Shelters Pose a Challenge: The Food

While the city has largely shuttered its network of emergency shelters for migrants, homeless families are still being housed in 110 hotels, the majority of which lack kitchens. Shelter-provided food…

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‘Rent Freeze’ Is The Elephant In The Room as Rent Guidelines Board Kicks Off, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

A report from the Rent Guidelines Board, which sets allowable rent increases for stabilized units in the city, showed that landlord net income was up—but not as much as last…

Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Lost in Translation: Audit Finds Language Barriers at City Health Facilities & During Restaurant Inspections

The audit discovered “numerous deficiencies” in how the city’s Health Department provided interpretation services to New Yorkers with limited English proficiency when they visited the agency’s facilities, or when health…

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

Unable to Reach Deal Before Court Deadline, Mamdani Appeals in Rental Voucher Expansion Case

The Mamdani administration is appealing a court decision compelling the city to expand the CityFHEPS rental assistance program—a suit he said he’d drop—after negotiations with advocates and City Council leaders…

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development

While Affordable Housing Tenants Pay Extra for Amenities, Some Market Rate Renters Get Them For Free

While high prices lock some New York City affordable housing tenants out of their luxury building’s amenities—like game rooms, gyms, co-working spaces, and lounges—some of their market-rate neighbors are getting…

Economy Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

What NY State’s Budget Proposals Include to Fight Hunger—And What’s Left Out

Anti-hunger advocates are pushing for a stronger state response to fill gaps created by federal funding cuts and new work requirements for SNAP, also known as food stamps, that experts…

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

The Mayor Promises a New Approach to Encampment ‘Sweeps.’ Homeless Advocates Don’t Buy It.

Mamdani administration officials told the City Council this week that outreach teams have cleared 40 homeless encampments since January, and referred 85 people to the shelter system, though did not…

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