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Of the 2,308 homeless New Yorkers present during the city’s encampment sweeps over more than eight months in 2022, only three people—about 0.1 percent—had landed in permanent housing placements as…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: New York Lawmakers Need to Consider 421-a Replacement

“421-a or any alternative’s inclusion in our toolbox to tackle the housing crisis is by no means a silver bullet, but its absence has already and will continue to hamstring…

ByAustin Celestin 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

Where NYC’s Council Candidates Stand on Key Housing Issues

As the city faces dual affordable housing and homelessness crises, City Limits asked the candidates’ running in Tuesday’s primary for their stance on a number of key related issues. Are…

ByCity Limits 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Data Drop: Which Council Campaigns Are Real Estate PACs Supporting This Election Cycle?

Of the $19,000 in donations to 14 sitting council members or candidates, $13,900 comes from Taxpayers for an Affordable New York, run by the Real Estate Board of NY. Another…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

Tenants, Advocates Call for City Budget Funds to Alleviate NYCHA’s Growing Rent Debt

“You think about a $106 billion budget—we’re asking for $400 million with an M,” Councilmember Carmen De La Rosa said at Thursday’s rally. “NYCHA tenants deserve more and we’re going…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Annual Vote Spells Further Rent Increases For NYC’s Stabilized Tenants

In an unusual twist, the two tenant-aligned members of the Rent Guidelines Board, tenant lawyer Adán Soltren and organizer Genesis Aquino, voted in favor of Wednesday’s increases—3 percent for a…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

Bills to Bolster NY’s Rent Stabilization Law Head To Governor’s Desk

Bills aimed at helping rent stabilized tenants dig deeper into their rent histories to challenge suspicious increases sailed through the State Assembly, capping off an anticlimactic year for housing policy…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: The Rent Guidelines Board Sucks. It Could be Great—Here’s How

If the RGB is meant to protect tenants, its record is mixed at best. But the alternative, a city of free market rentals, would be much worse. How can this…

ByAndrew Schustek

ByAvi Garelick 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Mayor Strikes Housing Voucher Waiting Period, as Further Reforms Hang in Balance

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that he will eliminate a 90-day waiting period for New Yorkers in shelters to apply for rental vouchers, even as he declined…

ByEmma Whitford 3Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Housing Voucher Reforms Offer Hope in City’s Homelessness Crisis

“As a city, do we want to make people suffer through three months of homelessness before we give them a chance to regain stability through housing?”

ByJessica Valencia

ByAmy Blumsack

ByManon Vergerio 0Comments

‘Policy Failure’: Audit Finds 3 Housing Placements From Months of Street Homeless Sweeps

Opinion: New York Lawmakers Need to Consider 421-a Replacement

Where NYC’s Council Candidates Stand on Key Housing Issues

Data Drop: Which Council Campaigns Are Real Estate PACs Supporting This Election Cycle?

Tenants, Advocates Call for City Budget Funds to Alleviate NYCHA’s Growing Rent Debt

Annual Vote Spells Further Rent Increases For NYC’s Stabilized Tenants

Bills to Bolster NY’s Rent Stabilization Law Head To Governor’s Desk

Opinion: The Rent Guidelines Board Sucks. It Could be Great—Here’s How

Mayor Strikes Housing Voucher Waiting Period, as Further Reforms Hang in Balance

Opinion: Housing Voucher Reforms Offer Hope in City’s Homelessness Crisis

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