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    Sources familiar with the plan say the city is looking to open 950 shelter beds at sites run by dozens of religious organizations in the coming months.

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  • Opinion: How Media Reports Got it Wrong on Rent Guidelines Board ‘Increases’

    "The result of the latest reporting only serves to reinforce an unequal economic standing between landlords and tenants.

    Avi Garelick and Andrew Schustek
  • Late Session Goals Emerge As Housing Policy Fizzles Out of NY Budget

    With six weeks left until the end of the legislative session, Hochul is already looking ahead, insisting that she will work with Senate and Assembly leaders to address New York’s shortage of affordable homes—a conversation that could carry over into next year.

    Emma Whitford
  • Opinion: With Community Land Trusts Back in the Spotlight, Lessons from 1970s NYC

    "Now, longtime neighborhood residents across the city, people who put up with dangerous housing conditions for decades because they had no choice, but who fought to improve their neighborhoods, finally have the best chance in decades to get public support."

    Harriet Cohen
  • Housing Events in NYC This Week: April 27-May 3

    City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

    Jeanmarie Evelly
  • HUD Rule Changes Will Ease Housing Barriers for Tenants with Criminal History, Officials Say  

    Through updated policies, HUD will require landlords—including public housing authorities like NYCHA, and property owners who accept HUD-affiliated housing vouchers—to take a more holistic approach when vetting potential renters.

    Tatyana Turner
  • Opinion: It’s Time for Supportive Housing to Live Up to its Name

    "For decades, the government agencies that oversee and fund the supportive housing systems have disregarded the voices and needs of applicants and tenants, and instead prioritized the needs of providers, landlords, and developers."

    Anita Coote, Corey O’Connor, Trish Taylor, Sean Murray and BM
  • Harlem Tenant Threatened With Eviction Was Overcharged for Years Under Rent Rules, Court Docs Claim

    Seventeen previously rent-stabilized apartments in Cristina Ramirez's Harlem building haven’t been registered with the state since 2018.

    Dashiell Allen
  • Housing Events in NYC This Week: April 20-27

    City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

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  • Opinion: Public Banking is a Win for New York’s Tenants

    “As tenants who have suffered under aggressive landlords funded by predatory lenders, we urge our lawmakers to support the creation of public banks, mission-driven to provide affordable financing to responsible buyers of multifamily dwellings.” CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! Signature Bank’s sudden collapse has revealed what many […]

    Roy Zornow and Elizabeth Haak
  • Opinion: It’s Time to Tax the Rich and Make Housing Justice a Reality in New York 

    “New York can address our perennial housing crisis, but only if we tax the rich and prioritize the public interest over private gain.”

    Rodrigo Camarena
  • Opinion: Forced Hospitalization is the Wrong Approach to Mental Health

    "This policy, while likely formed with good intent, is short-sighted and places more strain on a system that is close to breaking. It also shifts focus and continues to villainize individuals who need help, rather than providing the resources that they desperately need. This is a band-aid, meant to make the problem less visible, ignoring the real issues."

    Joshua Budhu
  • Opinion: Building Again at NYCHA

    It is time for New York to meet its public housing needs. It has the land. The technical ability to  restore and replace NYCHA’s housing stock to meet tenant needs and low-carbon performance  is there.

    Charles Lauster
  • Opinion: How New York’s Utilities Are Spreading Disinformation About Electric Heating

    "The answer is clear. We need to stop burning fossil fuels in buildings. It’s not too late for New York’s gas utilities to help us do that."

    Juan-Pablo Velez

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  • Data Drop: Which NYC Neighborhoods Host the Most Homeless-Shelter Beds?

Public Housing

  • Should the City’s Housing Plan Make NYCHA its Centerpiece?
  • Rent Calculation Problems Dog Many NYCHA Tenants
  • Hundreds of NYCHA Evictions Raise Questions About Process
  • What is RAD, and What Does it Mean for the Future of NYCHA?

Homeownership

  • Call for City to Take Aggressive Steps on Affordable Homeownership
  • NYC Homeowners Face Huge Unknowns as Flood Insurance Changes Loom
  • Budget Could Boost City’s Nascent Community Land Trust Movement
  • On City Streets and in Wild Landscapes, the Fight for America’s Soul in 2020 is About Land

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