The legislation mandates that households receiving city rental assistance contribute no more than 30 percent of their income on rent. It reverses an earlier move by the Adams administration to…
“The version of COPA now before the Council is a practical, well-crafted framework that will meaningfully strengthen New York City’s ability to preserve stable, affordable housing.”
“To create real opportunities, we need two parties entering negotiations with the same goal in mind—the sale of the building to a non-profit or a direct sale to tenants.”
Tenants in five East Harlem buildings won half a million dollars in back rent and repairs, in a settlement with their landlord over poor housing conditions. They now hope other…
Aunque PACT podría ser, por ahora, la vía más efectiva para financiar las renovaciones de manera rápida, muchos inquilinos siguen sin estar convencidos de que represente el camino correcto.
“Homelessness in New York won’t be solved by denial or tough love. We’ve tried those approaches, and they’ve all failed. The Mamdani administration has a choice: repeat the failures of…
New York City’s public housing authority has turned thousands of apartments over to private management. While PACT may currently be the most effective way to fund renovations quickly, many tenants…
Just two months ago, the state argued in court that it couldn’t halt the all-electric buildings law even if it wanted to. Then it abruptly changed course.
A bevy of youth organizations are pressing lawmakers to pass the “Livable Futures” package—five bills focused on immigration, climate change, housing and transgender rights, crafted in part to push back…
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