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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

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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Jan 2024

Uncategorized

Council Pledges to Sue if City Hall Doesn’t Act on Voucher Bills

In a Tuesday letter, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said the Department of Social Services has until Feb. 7 to begin implementing CityFHEPS voucher bills or her body will have “no…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Dec 2023

Housing and Homelessness

NYC Council Scrutinizes Barriers to Supportive Housing

“How can the agencies make this process more streamlined for the applicant, easier to navigate, less given to subjectivity and less prone to error and discrimination?” asked Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Dec 2023

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Broken Locks, Elevators: Council Probes Safety Concerns for Older Adults at NYCHA

Concerns ranged from the functionality of security cameras at developments to broken locks and entryway doors, as well as how elevator breakdowns impact tenants with mobility issues.

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Government

City Officials Grilled on Staffing Needs Amid Public Benefit Processing ‘Crisis’

The interrogation from councilmembers came on the heels of new data showing processing delays the likes of which New Yorkers haven’t seen in at least a decade.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Faces Scrutiny For $78.3B Repairs Price Tag

This year’s Physical Needs Assessment showed a 73 percent leap from the last report in 2017—a staggering change NYCHA has attributed in part to inflation and construction costs.

ByTatyana Turner 1Comment

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness News

City Details Rollout Of Shelter-Limit Policy For Single Asylum Seekers

Under scrutiny from the City Council Thursday, officials described the issuance of roughly 1,500 60-day notices, starting on July 24 at Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers (HERRCs) run by…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

Up to 21% of New Yorkers Could Be Drinking Water From Lead Plumbing, Report Estimates

“We want people to understand that at the end of the day, we’re not talking about an obscure number of properties,” said Joshua Klainberg, the senior vice president for the…

ByJulia Goldberg 2Comments

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Jul 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Housing Events This Week: City Council to Tackle Lead Paint, Mayor’s Veto on Voucher Bills

Housing and land use-related events taking place in the week ahead, as well as affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByMariam Hydara 0Comments

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

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

Council Pledges to Sue if City Hall Doesn’t Act on Voucher Bills

NYC Council Scrutinizes Barriers to Supportive Housing

Broken Locks, Elevators: Council Probes Safety Concerns for Older Adults at NYCHA

NYCHA Faces Scrutiny For $78.3B Repairs Price Tag

City Details Rollout Of Shelter-Limit Policy For Single Asylum Seekers

Up to 21% of New Yorkers Could Be Drinking Water From Lead Plumbing, Report Estimates

Housing Events This Week: City Council to Tackle Lead Paint, Mayor’s Veto on Voucher Bills

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