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More Than 1,600 NY Landlords Apply for COVID Rent Relief on New Fund’s First Day

Applications for the new $125 million Landlord Rental Assistance Program (LRAP) opened Thursday, as state officials seek to reimburse property owners who were unable to apply for compensation through the…

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Leaders List Priorities for Next HUD Regional Chief, as Biden Considers Brooklyn Councilmember

Councilmember Alicka Ampry-Samuel—who represents the 41st District of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill-Brownsville, East Flatbush, and Crown Heights—is President Joe Biden’s likely pick as next New York-New Jersey regional administrator for the…

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time to Finally Address the Health Risks of NYC Public Housing

‘NYCHA buildings are dilapidated, and residents are bombarded with every health and quality of life issue imaginable, from leaking pipes to broken elevators.’

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

As NY’s Excluded Workers Fund Runs Out of Cash, Advocates Press for Expansion

The state’s Department of Labor, which is administering the program, is warning on its website that the fund is “nearing exhaustion” and cannot guarantee that future applicants will be approved…

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COVID Cash Assistance Helped 1 Million New Yorkers Avoid Poverty, Report Finds

Researchers said their findings counter a narrative that stimulus payments and unemployment benefits were “too generous” and disincentivized work.

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The Latinos and Immigrants Who Occupied Wall Street, 10 Years Later

What was the role of Latinos and immigrants during Occupy Wall Street? What role did immigration issues play as part of the demands of the occupiers? Participants, scholars, and journalists…

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Striking a ‘Grand Bargain’ to Rebuild Trust in NYC Affordable Housing

‘We are seeing a rampant level of opposition to every suggestion of new housing going back to before the COVID-19 pandemic. If we are going to address the housing shortage…

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Eased Rules for Families Entering Homeless Shelters. Advocates Want the Changes Made Permanent

Prior to the pandemic, city policy forced entire families—including each school-aged child—to show up at a Bronx facility known as the PATH intake center to complete an initial assessment, which…

Economy Housing and Homelessness

Washington Heights and Inwood See Population Dip, Uptick in White Residents, 2020 Census Shows

More than 17,000 Hispanic residents left Washington Heights and Inwood between 2010 and 2020, while a total of 4,824 white residents moved into both neighborhoods during the same period, El Diario…

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Lo que necesita saber sobre: ¿cómo los neoyorquinos indocumentados pueden aplicar por fondos para cubrir daños por tormenta Ida?

El domingo,la gobernadora de Nueva York, Kathy Hochul y el alcalde de la Gran Manzana, Bill de Blasio, anunciaron la creación de un programa de ayuda para supervivientes indocumentados de…

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