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In another signal that he intends to govern for the city’s tenant majority, administration officials stood with advocates calling for more resources to aid tenants in housing court. But they…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Expand NY’s Housing Access Voucher Program

“Homeless and at-risk New Yorkers need a lifeline in the immediate term, and the governor must join the Assembly and the Senate in expanding the HAVP pilot to $250 million.”

ByPablo Zevallos 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration Justice Opinion

Opinion: Payment Delays to City’s Legal Nonprofits Put Thousands at Risk

“This is life-changing work that we all agree is necessary to keep New York families safe, housed, and together,” the authors write. “Yet, year after year, the city becomes increasingly…

ByShervon M. Small

ByKeriann Pauls 0Comments

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Sep 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

The Compliance Crisis in New York City’s Project-Based Rental Assistance Program

Private managers of federally subsidized housing projects in New York City are systematically failing to properly screen tenants in the program, resulting in rent miscalculations and eviction filings, a City…

ByPatrick Spauster 11Comments

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Aug 2025

Featured Housing and Homelessness In Depth Justice Resources

What You Need to Know If You’re Struggling to Pay Rent in NYC

City Limits combed through city government and non-profit documents and spoke to experts to get their take on what renters can do if they’re struggling, or facing the threat of…

ByNicole Richards 6Comments

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Aug 2025

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics Resources

Adams’ Official Accused of Taking Bribes to Help Projects Jump the Line, and What Else Happened This Week In Housing

Manhattan prosecutors accused former Eric Adams aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin of using her influence to benefit landlords with business before the city in exchange for bribes and gifts.

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 1Comment

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Mar 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Resources

What Happened This Week in NYC Housing? March 28, 2025

Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Mar 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice

City Marshals Must Post Eviction Notices Online Within 24 Hours, New Rules Say

The enforcement comes after a City Limits investigation found some marshals were not posting notices of eviction online, as a 2024 state law requires—or were posting them just days before…

ByPatrick Spauster 4Comments

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Nov 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice

In Early Weeks, New Online Notice of Eviction Rule for City Marshals is Inconsistently Enforced

A new state law requires New York City marshals to post notices of eviction to the state court website, in addition to serving them in person. Several marshals posted them…

ByPatrick Spauster 2Comments

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Oct 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA to Distribute $185M to Aid Households That Owe Rent. Here’s What to Know

The housing authority says it has identified roughly 61,500 households with rent debt that may qualify for the new relief funds, who will be able to apply by filling out…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

Mayor Mamdani Goes to Housing Court, And What Else Happened This Week