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Dirty bath water and a slew of apartment rejections test the faith of three single moms trying to get out of the city’s homeless shelter system. After 14 months, Johanna…

ByClara-Sophia Daly

ByBahar Ostadan 6Comments

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Sep 2022

Opinion

Opinion: City’s Rental Voucher Program Should Include Undocumented New Yorkers

“The city’s unwillingness to extend the voucher program to its vulnerable, undocumented immigrants is not only a costly mistake, but down right inhumane. We need the City Council and Mayor…

ByJosephine Bosson 1Comment

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice

Hundreds of Families Forced from Domestic Violence Shelters into Strained DHS System Each Year

A six-month cap on stays and a lack of permanent housing options have combined to drive more than 1,550 families out of domestic violence shelters and directly into the Department…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Aug 2022

Economy Housing and Homelessness Justice

Bronx Rental Complex Must Accept Housing Vouchers, Judge Rules

The decision Friday marks the first time a New York court has ruled that minimum-income policies for people with full-rent subsidies violate city and state laws, said Housing Works senior…

ByDavid Brand 81Comments

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Jun 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Here’s How NYC’s $101 Billion Budget Addresses Homelessness

The new budget directs $2.4 billion to homeless services in the coming fiscal year, invests billions more in housing over the next decade and funds an increase to rental assistance…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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May 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: NYC Must Prioritize Housing Our Most Vulnerable Families

“For far too long, New York’s leaders have focused on stemming the tide of homelessness, and then struggling to meet that low bar. Mayor Eric Adams can change this with…

ByNicole Branca

ByPierina Ana Sanchez 6Comments

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May 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Aims to Restaff Wiped-Out Housing Discrimination Unit as Voucher Values Rise

The budget plan proposes moving six staffers from the Human Resources Administration to the Source of Income (SOI) discrimination unit at the Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), which had zero…

ByDavid Brand 5Comments

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Apr 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Unidad antidiscriminación por vales de vivienda, que llevaba tiempo escasa de personal, ahora con cero empleados en Nueva York

Los defensores señalan que la aplicación limitada de la ley reduce la efectividad de los propios vales de ayuda al alquiler de la ciudad, poniendo en riesgo a los neoyorquinos…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

NYC Was Set to Crack Down on Voucher Discrimination, But its Enforcement Teams Keep Shrinking

New York City agencies tasked with cracking down on source of income (SOI) discrimination against renters are being forced to do more with less after hiring freezes, resignations and budget…

ByDavid Brand 6Comments

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Mar 2022

Economy Government Health Housing and Homelessness

For Lower-Income New Yorkers, COVID Rents Never Really Went Down

For many low-income tenants in unregulated apartments, rents remained relatively flat or even increased during the pandemic because available housing was still hard to find.

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

VIDEO: Homeless Families Are Waiting Longer in NYC Shelters. Here Are Their Stories