Housing and Homelessness
NYC Housing Calendar, Nov. 3-9
Mariam Hydara |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Housing and Homelessness
Rise of the ‘SHIMBY’? New Report Outlines Steps to Social Housing
David Brand |
A new report describes the path to social housing in New York through 20 policy proposals, from overhauling the property tax code and abolishing the city’s tax lien sale to cracking down on landlord violations and boosting public funding for tenant organizing.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: New York’s Climate Crisis is a Housing Crisis
Deborah Helaine Morris, Thaddeus Pawlowski and Hugo Sarmiento |
“Hurricane Sandy damaged 10 percent of the city’s housing. In a city with a vacancy rate of 4.5 percent, even a temporary loss of the housing supply isn’t just a problem for those directly displaced: it tightens the market for everyone, making it harder and more expensive to find housing.”
Housing and Homelessness
Council Directs NYC to Establish Micro-Grant Program for DV Survivors
David Brand |
The legislation directs the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-based Violence and the Department of Social Services to establish a new fund and dispense modest grants to survivors of domestic violence.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC Needs Better Enforcement Against Housing Discrimination
Baaba Halm and Amy Blumsack |
“Often a proxy for racial, disability or family status discrimination, Source of Income (SOI) discrimination prevents voucher holders from accessing housing and undermines the strides that New York City has made investing in rental assistance.”
Homelessness
First Look at NYC’s 1,000-Cot Barracks for Asylum Seekers
David Brand |
Length of stay at the cavernous barracks on Randall’s Island will depend on the availability of other housing options, and the efforts of New York City officials who have pledged to streamline exits from the emergency shelter facility.
housing
The Rent Is Still Too Damn High: Catching Up With Jimmy McMillan
David Brand |
Jimmy McMillan’s performance in a gubernatorial debate in October 2010 sealed his status in New York political lore and cemented a six-word slogan into our vernacular. Today, he is fighting to hold on to his apartment from a nursing home in Queens.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: It’s Time to Think Outside the Box to Solve the Shelter Crisis
Robert Mascali |
“It is time for the governor and the legislature to step up to the plate and start acting like a partner to Mayor Eric Adams instead of a spectator. In fact, in recent years the state has been reducing its support for the city’s shelter system by not keeping up with its financial obligation.”
Homelessness
With Homeless Population at All-Time High, Public Advocate Calls for Citywide Shelter Plan
David Brand, Jenna Zaza, Ifeoma Okwuka, Genesis Castro, Rebecca Sampson and Julia Kaylakov |
A bill introduced in the City Council this week would create a 15-member commission that includes people who have experienced homelessness to study current shelter locations, identify new sites and figure out how to pay for them. “Homeless New Yorkers come from every neighborhood in New York City and accordingly we need to equitably site shelters,” the bill’s sponsor said.
Housing and Homelessness
NYC Issues Thousands of Federal Housing Vouchers, But Finding an Apartment Remains Tough
David Brand |
Just 19.4 percent of the 7,788 federal Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) issued to New York City by the Biden Administration in May 2021 have been used to secure an apartment, according to city data. That’s compared to a national rate of 48.7 percent.
