Elected officials and community groups—some of whom blame the recent rezoning for what they say is an uptick in harassment of homeowners and renters—want the area declared a ‘cease and…
The measure to provide lawyers to low-income tenants facing the loss of their home in housing court has 42 Council sponsors but has not been scheduled for a vote.
From 2007 through 2014, nearly 5,000 people were “permanently excluded” from NYCHA because of an arrest—not necessarily a conviction—on or near NYCHA property.
