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The legislation, introduced in Albany by Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz and State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, would prohibit policies that restrict the length of homeless shelter stays—aimed at halting the Adams administration’s…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 4Comments

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Feb 2024

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 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 Politics

Hochul’s Housing Approach Stirs Questions About Tenant Protections, Developer Incentives

After failing to pass her ambitious Housing Compact proposal last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul is using a lighter touch on housing—but state and city lawmakers have expressed hope for a…

ByChris Janaro

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Climate and Environment Government In Depth

Environmentalists’ 2024 Albany Agenda? Making Polluters Pay

Government officials estimate it will cost nearly $44 billion to fulfill the state’s climate law, which aims to stop powering the state with polluting fossil fuels and reduce 85 percent…

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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Jan 2024

Government Immigration Labor

NYC’s Minimum Wage Jumps to $16 an Hour—But Not for Many Tipped Workers

Organizers with the One Fair Wage campaign say increasing pay rates for tipped workers across the state is especially pertinent given the recent arrival of thousands of new immigrants, many…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Government Health Opinion

Opinion: As NYS Faces Budget Deficit, Protect the Health Care Approaches That Work

“During times of austerity, there are always some who wish to undermine [Managed Long Term Care (MLTC)] programs. That would be extremely detrimental for tens of thousands of vulnerable New…

ByDiana Gelfand 0Comments

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Dec 2023

Climate and Environment Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Hochul May Gut Major Deforestation Bill, Advocates Say

The Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act would be the first in the U.S. to regulate local companies’ supply chains and require they’re free of products sourced through deforestation. But Gov. Hochul,…

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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Dec 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Four Bills Awaiting Hochul’s Signature Would Ease NY’s Housing Crisis

“A crucial part of solving the housing crisis is retaining the rent-stabilized housing stock that exists. By signing S2980, S2943, S1684 and S995, Gov. Hochul would keep more rent stabilized…

BySue Susman

ByEdward Ratliff 1Comment

State Bill Looks to Repeal NYC’s 30- and 60-Day Shelter Limits

Opinion: New York Can House More New Yorkers, Better

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

Hochul’s Housing Approach Stirs Questions About Tenant Protections, Developer Incentives

Environmentalists’ 2024 Albany Agenda? Making Polluters Pay

NYC’s Minimum Wage Jumps to $16 an Hour—But Not for Many Tipped Workers

Opinion: As NYS Faces Budget Deficit, Protect the Health Care Approaches That Work

Hochul May Gut Major Deforestation Bill, Advocates Say

Opinion: Four Bills Awaiting Hochul’s Signature Would Ease NY’s Housing Crisis

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