Fortune Society Archives

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The City Council approved the lease of city land to build housing for the formerly incarcerated in the Bronx, over the objections of the local councilmember and City Hall. It’s…

ByPatrick Spauster 2Comments

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Sep 2025

Featured Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development Politics

Housing For Formerly Incarcerated Could Test City Council’s ‘Member Deference’

After City Hall pulled its support for an East Bronx project to build supportive housing for seriously ill people leaving jail, City Council members are considering overruling one of their…

ByPatrick Spauster 3Comments

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Apr 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Fair Chance for Housing Is Key to Justice and Public Health in NYC

“We’ve already received reports of denials based on conviction records, highlighting the urgent need for proactive education that a properly funded CCHR could provide.”

ByReggie Chatman 3Comments

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May 2024

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice News

Will NYC Make it Easier to Find a Home After Jail?

Funding sought in this year’s budget, alongside updated eligibility criteria, could increase housing options for New Yorkers cycling between jail and shelter.

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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May 2024

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Ending the Jury Ban on New Yorkers with Felony Convictions

“The right to serve on a jury is as fundamental to the function of democracy as the right to vote. When we head to the polls, we decide who should…

ByRob DeLeon 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

How a Bronx Election Swerved the Course for Plan to House Formerly-Incarcerated

Political calculus around a City Council race in the East Bronx has slowed the approval process for a plan to house seriously ill people leaving jail, and could cue up…

ByEmma Whitford 6Comments

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Dec 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Should NYC Landlords Be Allowed to Consider a Tenant’s Criminal Record?

The New York City Council held a hearing Thursday to discuss the Fair Chance for Housing Act, which would make it illegal for landlords and realtors to factor in criminal…

ByMariam Hydara

ByDavid Brand

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Dilapidated Apartments, Lousy Landlords Plague NYC’s Sprawling ‘Scattered-Site’ Supportive Housing Network

There are some 16,000 scattered-site supportive housing units across the city, rented and overseen by nonprofits contracted to provide services to tenants. But outdated contracts that trail actual market rents…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Sep 2021

Housing and Homelessness Justice

As NYC’s Jail Crisis Worsens, Stable Housing Could Be the Difference Between Rikers and Release

As a deepening humanitarian crisis inside the Rikers Island jail complex fuels efforts to release more detainees, a judge’s decision can come down to one key consideration: Do they have…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

Council Approves Just Home Project, But City Hall’s Objections Leave Future Unclear