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NYC’s ‘Hollowed Out’ Enforcement Units Struggle to Keep Pace on Housing Discrimination Cases

Source of income discrimination constitutes the most common form of illegal housing bias in NYC.
By David Brand
City Council Votes to Raise Value of Housing Vouchers for Homeless New Yorkers

The City Council voted Thursday to raise the value of municipal rent subsidies for homeless New Yorkers, which advocates say will help thousands of individuals and families secure permanent housing and leave shelters—despite some flaws in the specifics of the legislation.
By David Brand
Council Will Hold Long-Awaited Vote to Raise Value of NYC Housing Vouchers

The bill would raise the value of city-backed housing subsidies for New Yorkers experiencing homelessness.
By David Brand
Opinion: NYC’s Next Mayor Should Commit to Upholding the Right to Shelter

‘The right to shelter provides unshakeable protections for those who would otherwise have no choice but to sleep on the street.
By Tony Hannigan and Joe DeGenova
The Next Mayor May Be Their Neighbor. These New Yorkers Don’t Care.

Of the eight top Democratic contenders facing off in the June mayoral primary, six own homes within the five boroughs.
By David Brand
Development and the Race for Brooklyn Borough President

Weeks ahead of the June 22 primary, some of the largest donations in the race have come from real estate developers, a City Limits analysis of campaign finance records found.
By Ese Olumhense
NYC Touts Drop in Street Homelessness, But Advocates Say Count Obscures Extent of Crisis

The city’s annual count of street homeless New Yorkers recorded a 38 percent decrease.
By David Brand
Opinion: COVID-19 Taught Us That Housing is Healthcare—NYC Must Pass Intro 146

‘As we start to pick up the pieces from the last 15 months, we have the opportunity to build back better.
By Amy Blumsack and Amanda Ramsdell

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Mapping the Future: Opinion

Opinion: As Times Square Makes a Comeback, It’s Time to Help Those Still Struggling

'Many vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness or in need of other services are shuttled into the criminal justice system in a cruel and costly revolving door, often leaving them rightfully distrustful of social services providers.'
By Lauren Curatolo, Tom Harris, Brenda Rosen and Ashwin Vasan
Opinion: Budget Can Offer a Down Payment Towards a Caring and Compassionate New Deal for NYC

'We can address poverty and public health concerns by providing people the housing, social services and care they actually need—and by divesting from policing and incarceration.’
By Paulette Soltani
Opinion: NYC’s Next Mayor Must Focus on Eradicating Child Homelessness

'New York State could receive $23 billion as part of the ARPA, representing a once-in-a-lifetime financial base to significantly reduce childhood homelessness, a condition that often sets up the cycle for homelessness as an adult.'
By Mirtha Santana and Erasma Beras-Monticciolo
Opinion: Supportive Housing is the Missing Piece from the Mayoral Housing Conversation

‘Supportive housing has been notably absent from most mayoral candidate housing discussions in spite of the fact that our homelessness crisis is the worst on record – and that it disproportionately impacts Black and brown New Yorkers. It is time for that to change.’
By Laura Mascuch
Opinion: Simple Policy Reforms Can Help Ease NYC’s Housing Affordability Crisis

‘Our state and federal governments have a moral responsibility to go beyond emergency measures and implement systemic, long-term solutions that will direct more public resources to preventing eviction and homelessness.’
By Bea de la Torre and Lorraine Collins