Housing Update: State Officers to Engage Homeless in Subway
Harry DiPrinzio |
The housing stories you might have missed this week.
evictions
Hundreds of NYCHA Evictions Raise Questions About Process
Harry DiPrinzio |
The cash-strapped authority needs to collect rent. But there are concerns about lagging repairs, vulnerable tenants and a new program that’s spurred a spike in evictions.
Homepage Featured
What Does the City’s Eviction Data Really Mean?
Sadef Ali Kully |
The number of evictions has dropped again, but some areas were still hit hard.
Brooklyn
Call for Halt to Aggressive Real-Estate Tactics in East New York
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
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 desist’ zone.
City Council
Who’s Supporting a Right to Counsel in Housing Court?
Jarrett Murphy |
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.
Bringing it Home: The Affordability Battles of 2015
NYCHA Questioned on Policy of Banning Arrested Residents
Batya Ungar-Sargon |
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.
