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RxHome, the organization behind the project, said the spiral maze is intended to show those who have not experienced homelessness or housing instability the various hurdles to finding a home,…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Flashback: How The Mayoral Candidates Said They’d Fix NYC Housing, 1989

In the summer of 1989, City Limits asked the candidates running for mayor of New York—including Ed Koch and David Dinkins—to explain their plans and policies on homelessness, housing and…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Video Voters Guide: Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa on Tackling Family Homelessness

City Limits sat down with Democrat Eric Adams and Republican Curtis Sliwa to quiz them about what they would do, if elected, to address the city’s ongoing housing and homelessness…

ByDavid Brand

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

3 Things We Wish NYC’s Mayoral Candidates Discussed in the 1st General Debate

Both bombastic personalities with sometimes polar opinions on the issues facing the city, Democrat Eric Adams, the current Brooklyn borough president and former NYPD captain, and Republican and Guardian Angels…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NYC Needs Diverse Housing Solutions. Start By Legalizing SROs

‘Single room occupancy units are one of the earliest forms of affordable housing, allowing hundreds of thousands of working-class residents to live here. And yet, New York City has limited…

BySamuel Tran 4Comments

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Oct 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Striking a ‘Grand Bargain’ to Rebuild Trust in NYC Affordable Housing

‘We are seeing a rampant level of opposition to every suggestion of new housing going back to before the COVID-19 pandemic. If we are going to address the housing shortage…

ByRafael E. Cestero 4Comments

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Sep 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: New York City Needs Basement Apartments Now More Than Ever

‘In one of the most expensive housing markets in the country, people will continue to rent basement apartments whether they are legal or not. We need legalization to make them…

ByPatrick Spauster 4Comments

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Sep 2021

Housing and Homelessness

Formerly Homeless Families in Harlem Still Without Gas or Hot Water, as Cold Weather Returns

Con Edison cut the gas to the West 145th Street building—a former cluster site shelter housing dozens of formerly homeless families—on May 14, after inspectors found dangerous corrosion on the…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Sep 2021

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

City Planning Commission Backs de Blasio’s Gowanus Rezoning Plan

The CPC voted 9-0 in favor of the proposal, which would pave the way for roughly 8,200 new apartments by 2035. The plan will now head to the City Council…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Sep 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Receives Long-Sought Grant to Tackle Youth Homelessness

It’s the first time that New York City has received the grant, despite counting roughly 7,400 homeless young people under age 24 without an adult head of household—often referred to…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

New Interactive Maze Illustrates Hurdles to Housing for Homeless New Yorkers

Flashback: How The Mayoral Candidates Said They’d Fix NYC Housing, 1989

Video Voters Guide: Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa on Tackling Family Homelessness

3 Things We Wish NYC’s Mayoral Candidates Discussed in the 1st General Debate

Opinion: NYC Needs Diverse Housing Solutions. Start By Legalizing SROs

Opinion: Striking a ‘Grand Bargain’ to Rebuild Trust in NYC Affordable Housing

Opinion: New York City Needs Basement Apartments Now More Than Ever

Formerly Homeless Families in Harlem Still Without Gas or Hot Water, as Cold Weather Returns

City Planning Commission Backs de Blasio’s Gowanus Rezoning Plan

NYC Receives Long-Sought Grant to Tackle Youth Homelessness

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