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Ready Your Documents: What to Know to Apply for New York Rent Relief

It’s not yet clear when the state’s latest COVID-19 rent relief program will open to applicants, though officials are expecting it to launch by the end of May. In the…

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Mayor’s Proposed Budget Misses ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Opportunity to Tackle NYC Homelessness

The chair of the council’s welfare committee says New York City is squandering a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to address its homelessness crisis, despite an executive budget that would boost Department of…

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State Lawmakers Vote to Extend Eviction Moratorium Through August, as Tenants Await Rent Relief Funds

The State Assembly and Senate passed a bill Monday that would extend the moratorium on most evictions—protections that lapsed May 1—through the end of August. A separate state initiative to…

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Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Budget Can Offer a Down Payment Towards a Caring and Compassionate New Deal for NYC

‘We can address poverty and public health concerns by providing people the housing, social services and care they actually need—and by divesting from policing and incarceration.’

ByPaulette Soltani 0Comments

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Government Housing and Homelessness Video

What Would NYC’s Mayoral Candidates Do About Homelessness? Let’s Go to the Video

Homelessness survivors played a lead role in creating a video voters’ guide on family homelessness starring Eric Adams, Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia, Ray McGuire, Dianne Morales and Scott Stringer.

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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City Limits Announces Three Additions to its Newsroom Staff

Ese Olumhense, David Brand and Liz Donovan will join the nonprofit’s editorial team this spring covering government, housing and climate change.

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ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

Shafted in State Budget, Homeless Advocates Push City to Increase Value of Rental Vouchers

After the state budget deal failed to include a proposal for an Albany-funded rental voucher system, advocates are setting their sights on getting the City Council to pass Intro 146,…

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Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

NYS Budget on Housing: Rent Relief Victory, Disappointment on NYCHA and Homelessness

While housing advocates say the budget deal included a major victory for tenants––creating a multi-billion dollar program for rent relief––it included less funds for NYCHA and homelessness prevention than stakeholders…

BySadef Ali Kully 3Comments

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