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“CityFHEPS vouchers are meant to make life easier for tenants and their families facing eviction, or those families who have been previously unhoused, by paying ongoing rent. That sounds great…

ByRukhsar Asfe

ByKameal James 3Comments

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Oct 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

Delays and ‘Weak Monitoring’ Undermine City’s Rental Voucher Program: Audit

The audit, by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, cited lags in determining eligibility and issuing payments for participants in the CityFHEPS voucher program, causing “significant delays in families and individuals being…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2024

Government Health Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

Council Files Appeal Over Adams Admin’s Refusal to Expand Rental Vouchers

The appeal announcement included the launch of a website tracking the number of days since the Council says its laws should have been implemented—447, as of Tuesday—and the number of…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jul 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Here’s What the Latest NYC Budget Includes for Housing

Housing advocates in the City Council scored wins—including an additional $2 billion in capital funds for the Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPD) and the New York City Housing…

ByChris Janaro 0Comments

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May 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Exit Unknown: Where Do People Go After Leaving NYC Homeless Shelters?

Amid a steep rise in people living in shelter, few are exiting the system, and even fewer are finding housing, a City Limits analysis of public data shows.

ByPatrick Spauster 2Comments

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May 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: It’s Well Past Time for New York City to Get the Right Stuff Done

“The city is becoming increasingly harsh for the very constituency the mayor claims to care about: the underserved in the forgotten outreaches of the city’s neighborhoods.”

ByHarvey Robins 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice

Homeless Advocates Lend Support in Suit Over City’s Refusal to Expand Housing Vouchers

Seven local organizations sought permission to file an amicus brief in support of the City Council and Legal Aid Society’s lawsuit, which is looking to compel the Adams administration to…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Mayor Should Halt 60-Day Shelter Limits & Protect Vulnerable Families

“The 60-day shelter limit runs counter to the very purpose of shelters: to keep vulnerable homeless families and individuals safe and off the streets.”

ByPierina Ana Sanchez

ByRita Joseph 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Event recap Government Housing and Homelessness

Ask a Housing Expert: The Potential of Rental Vouchers

City Limits’ Deputy Editor Emma Whitford recently sat down with Baaba Halm, vice president and New York market leader at the housing nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners, for a conversation about…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

City Hall Digs In Against Rental Voucher Expansion

Mayor Eric Adams argued in new court filings that his administration has special authority as an “arm of the state”—part of a lawsuit that the Legal Aid Society filed in…

ByEmma Whitford 3Comments

Opinion: It’s Time to Fix CityFHEPS Vouchers

Council Files Appeal Over Adams Admin’s Refusal to Expand Rental Vouchers

Here’s What the Latest NYC Budget Includes for Housing

Opinion: It’s Well Past Time for New York City to Get the Right Stuff Done

Homeless Advocates Lend Support in Suit Over City’s Refusal to Expand Housing Vouchers

Opinion: Mayor Should Halt 60-Day Shelter Limits & Protect Vulnerable Families

Ask a Housing Expert: The Potential of Rental Vouchers

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