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A lawsuit on behalf of tenants at risk of eviction highlights a population in the crosshairs of a policy fight between the City Council and Mayor Eric Adams.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Feb 2024

‘Profound Scarcity’: Apartments Available to NYC Renters Hit Historic Low Last Year

The city’s housing vacancy rate plunged to 1.41 percent in 2023, the lowest it has been since 1968, officials announced Thursday. Options were particularly scarce for low-income New Yorkers: just…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 18Comments

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Feb 2024

Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

‘Options Open’: Council Paves Way to Enforce Voucher Bills in Court

The New York City Council cleared Speaker Adrienne Adams to take legal action on its behalf Thursday, but the leader declined to say how, or when, she might act to…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Proposed State ‘Social Housing’ Authority Would Build Affordable Homes Outside the Private Market

The latest housing proposal to hit the state legislature would create a new Social Housing Development Authority (SHDA) to oversee the development of social housing—homes created “for the public good,”…

ByChris Janaro 1Comment

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Feb 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Changing of the Chair: Avilés, Banks On Public Housing Committee Shuffle

During her tenure, Aviles, who became Chair of the City Council’s Committee on Public Housing in January 2022, began questioning NYCHA’s high vacancy and low turnover rates. Banks says he…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Hot Water Outages vs. Demolition Dust: NYCHA Residents Weigh Pros and Cons of Demo Plan

NYCHA residents at the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea complexes gathered Thursday for the first of three public meetings to discuss the potential environmental impacts of demolition.

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: New York Can House More New Yorkers, Better

“What we need is not haphazard compromise through gritted teeth, but the embrace of a coherent policy to safely and affordably house more New Yorkers. We need to build more…

ByHoward Slatkin 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

Candidates on Housing: Assemblymember Zinerman Talks Fixing NYCHA and ‘Good Cause’ Negotiations

Raised in Brooklyn’s Gowanus Houses, Zinerman says she wants to see more secure and better-funded developments in the New York City Housing Authority, and to support local tenants and property…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Amid a National Housing Shortage, Congress Must Expand Supply

“There are so many issues that divide our nation, but one thing both Democrats and Republicans clearly understand and agree on is the urgent need for more housing, which is…

ByAdolfo Carrión Jr.

ByEric Enderlin 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Is Gentrification Changing How New Yorkers Grieve?

“Gentrification is known to have profound effects on village life and the social fabric of cities. Ask any abuelita and she’ll tell you about new neighbors that don’t make the…

ByLuis Perez 1Comment

These NYC Voucher Holders Are Fighting To Stay Put

‘Profound Scarcity’: Apartments Available to NYC Renters Hit Historic Low Last Year

‘Options Open’: Council Paves Way to Enforce Voucher Bills in Court

Changing of the Chair: Avilés, Banks On Public Housing Committee Shuffle

Hot Water Outages vs. Demolition Dust: NYCHA Residents Weigh Pros and Cons of Demo Plan

Opinion: New York Can House More New Yorkers, Better

Candidates on Housing: Assemblymember Zinerman Talks Fixing NYCHA and ‘Good Cause’ Negotiations

Opinion: Amid a National Housing Shortage, Congress Must Expand Supply

Opinion: Is Gentrification Changing How New Yorkers Grieve?

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