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The city’s Human Rights Commission has just been authorized to conduct undercover tests for employment discrimination. But the commission’s headcount is a fraction of what it once was. Learn what…

ByJarrett Murphy 4Comments

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Apr 2015

Housing and Homelessness Video

Key Housing Group Looking Past the Budget

The leader of the New York Housing Conference weighs in on wins and losses in Albany and what’s next on 421-a and rent regulations.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Apr 2015

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Tenants Again Sue a Housing Authority Crippled by Federal Cuts

The suit by residents of the Castle Hill Houses is the latest legal action charging NYCHA with failing to adequately maintain its 334 developments, which house some 400,000 New Yorkers.…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Apr 2015

NYCHA Uncategorized

NYCHA Residents and Supporters Rally at City Hall

Tenants are now counting on Mayor Bill de Blasio to continue his support for public housing by committing to a much-needed long-term investment such as a baseline minimum of $100…

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Apr 2015

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Voting for 2014-2015 Participatory Budgeting Cycle Begins

Vote week for Cycle IV of Participatory Budgeting NYC begins April 11th and goes through April 19th. Residents of 24 City Council districts will be able to directly decide…

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Apr 2015

Opinion

NY’s Prisoners Need Tuition Assistance. So Do You.

Continuing a Pataki-era ban on prison inmates receiving TAP funding doesn’t just hurt the prisoners, a state senator argues. It also harms the communities they return to when their sentence…

ByGustavo Rivera 1Comment

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Mar 2015

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LiveOn NY Applauds Council Members Chin and Vallone in Their Efforts to Increase Funding for New York City Seniors

“By investing now in programs that will keep seniors safe and healthy in their own communities, we will be saving millions of dollars in future costs to government, ultimately making…

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Mar 2015

Opinion

Key Tool for Low-Income Housing Needs Lawmakers’ Support

The New York State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit is underfunded, oversubscribed and full of potential to help address the housing crisis.

ByJudi Kende 0Comments

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Mar 2015

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Hundreds of NYC Seniors and Service Providers Advocate for $33 Million in New Funding

The funding would be used to provide crucial resources such as congregate and home-delivered meals, case management, adult day services, elder abuse programs and more.

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Feb 2015

Opinion