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After Slow Start, NYC Issues Thousands of Federal Housing Vouchers

The city has distributed 91 percent of the roughly 7,800 new emergency housing vouchers (EHVs) they received last May—a dramatic increase since March, when they had issued less than a…

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

Mayor’s Housing Plan Still ‘Thin on Details,’ Councilmembers Say

Eric Adams’ “Housing Our Neighbors” blueprint is missing key details about how to track and accomplish its broad goals, according to critics. City officials pledged to include the updated benchmarks…

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

No Loud Music. No Smoking. No Guns. Can NYC Landlords Ban Firearms?

The Supreme Court’s recent decision could turn the Meatpacking District into the Heat-packing District by allowing an untold number of New Yorkers to carry guns outside their homes. But what…

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: Preservation Trust Finally Gives NYCHA Residents a Seat at the Table

“For the first time in public housing history, residents will be able to vote on what happens at their individual developments and be involved in selecting the vendors who renovate…

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: NYCHA’s ‘Public Housing Preservation Trust’ Is A Farce of Resident Engagement

“Just this year alone, public budgets allocated billions of dollars in federal spending for military intervention abroad, the state subsidy of a billionaire’s football stadium in Buffalo, and even over…

Education Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Justice NYCHA Politics

New York’s Legislative Session Ends, With Mixed Results on Housing. Here’s What Passed & What Didn’t

What exactly did state lawmakers do before starting their nearly seven-month break? Here’s a rundown.

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

Fate of 25,000 NYCHA Apartments in the Balance as End of Legislative Session Nears

Proposed legislation would allow NYCHA to transfer 25,000 apartments into a publicly owned trust with the power to issue bonds and borrow money for addressing desperately-needed capital repairs. Supporters say…

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Residentes de NYCHA podrán enviar quejas de mantenimiento al 311 bajo nueva ley, pero activistas quieren cambios más sustanciales

“Es hora de reconocer que los residentes de NYCHA son una parte integral de la ciudad. Al igual que otros inquilinos, deberían tener derecho a un acceso completo al sistema…

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

In NYC, the Long Road From Shelter to Public Housing Gets Longer

Amid New York City’s ongoing homelessness crisis, the length of time it takes NYCHA to rent out available apartments has more than doubled over the last five years. At the…

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYC Slow to Issue Thousands of ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Rent Vouchers for Homeless Residents

Ten months after the Biden Administration supplied New York City with a trove of new Section 8 vouchers to house homeless residents, just over 5 percent have actually been used…

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