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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that he will eliminate a 90-day waiting period for New Yorkers in shelters to apply for rental vouchers, even as he declined…

ByEmma Whitford 3Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Housing Voucher Reforms Offer Hope in City’s Homelessness Crisis

“As a city, do we want to make people suffer through three months of homelessness before we give them a chance to regain stability through housing?”

ByJessica Valencia

ByAmy Blumsack

ByManon Vergerio 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics

The Job That “Almost Was”: Advocates on the Loss of NYC’s Chief Housing Officer

Advocates hoped Adams would kick off his first term by appointing a deputy mayor for housing and homelessness—ensuring that previously siloed agencies would report to the same person. He didn’t,…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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May 2023

Housing and Homelessness

Housing Events in NYC This Week: Rally for Right to Counsel

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Mayor Suspends Some ‘Right to Shelter’ Rules in Scramble to House Asylum Seekers

The mayor defended the move, saying the city had little choice as it struggles to keep up with a ballooning shelter population. But advocates say the change undermines the city’s…

ByDaniel Parra

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Apr 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

City to Rehab ‘Chronically Vacant’ Rent-Stabilized Apartments for Tenants With Vouchers

The initiative will invest $10 million to repair stabilized units that have sat empty, and turn them over to tenants with rental assistance vouchers—what the administration described as a “creative…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 14Comments

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Feb 2023

Education Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: City Policies Are Harming New York’s Homeless Youth

“If Mayor Adams truly wants to make good on his promises to stem the homelessness crisis in the city and provide substantive mental health to the city’s youth, he must…

ByAmy Leipziger 0Comments

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Feb 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Mayor’s Budget Slashes Vital Funding in the Face of Humanitarian Crisis

“Cutting corners by slashing social service programs will only force New Yorkers to stay homeless longer, reduce their chances of finding permanent housing, and ultimately cost the city more taxpayer…

ByManon Vergerio

ByJessica Valencia 1Comment

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Jan 2023

Economy Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Politics

NYC’s Homeless Shelter Population Ballooned in 2022. How Will Leaders Address the Crisis This Year?

Thursday night, the same day Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a preliminary budget focused on “fiscal discipline” and two days after Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out her priorities for the year…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Dec 2022

Housing and Homelessness News

City Limits’ Most-Read Housing Stories in 2022

It’s been an eventful year in New York City housing. Mayor Eric Adams launched a new plan for housing production and a controversial approach to street homelessness. At the same…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByMariam Hydara

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

Mayor Strikes Housing Voucher Waiting Period, as Further Reforms Hang in Balance