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New York City is responding to more reports of housing code violations that threaten the health and safety of New Yorkers, but not every repair is an easy fix. Violations…

ByPatrick Spauster 1Comment

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Feb 2024

Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Bronx Building Collapse is a Wake-Up Call

“It will happen again. It’s not a matter of if, but when. The average building age in New York City is around 90 years, and we’re grappling with a shortage…

ByDavid B. Lever 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Building a Better New York for Renters

“Vulnerable New Yorkers are suffering from predatory landlords, an overburdened court system, and an economy that continues to sideline them. They deserve better from their city.”

ByClaudia Valdivia 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

City Lawmakers Call for Probe of How NYCHA Handles Tenant Complaints

The City Council’s resolution implores the state legislature and HUD to “take strong action and increase NYCHA accountability by auditing the responsiveness of NYCHA managers to tenants,” citing complaints from…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Orgs That Help Tenants Sue Landlords Fear ‘Tone Deaf’ City Contract Changes

Nonprofit legal service providers often file group lawsuits that assist tenants fighting landlord harassment across an entire building. But a new solicitation appears to impose limits on this preferred strategy…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Nov 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice NYCHA Opinion Politics

Opinion: How the Other Half Still Lives in NYC Housing

“In 1890, Jacob Riis photographed and documented the inhumane conditions of tenements in New York City: the lack of light, air, space, and basic sanitation. Today, 132 years later, much…

BySateesh Nori 0Comments

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Oct 2022

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Former ‘Worst Landlord’ Forced to Pay $82K in Latest Settlement with NYC Housing Agency

It’s the latest civil penalty leveled against Jason Korn, the former “Worst Landlord” on the Public Advocate’s annual list of terrible property owners.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

City’s Public Advocate Decries ‘Uninhabitable’ NYCHA Conditions After 5-Borough Tour

A new report from NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams details conditions he witnessed in public housing after visiting six NYCHA complexes earlier this year and speaking to tenants about mold…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 4Comments

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Aug 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

As City Health Dept. Weighs New Lead Paint Standard, a Push for Stricter Enforcement

Advocates want the city to take a more proactive approach to lead paint inspections and enforcement, saying the current system contains loopholes that allow property owners to skirt the rules.…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jul 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Pressed for Shelter Space, NYC Turns to Notorious Landlords with Ties to Mayor’s Chief of Staff

Brothers Stuart and Jay Podolsky—long known for profiting off of poorly-maintained housing, and who are recent clients of Adams’ Chief of Staff Frank Carone—are leasing at least three of their…

ByDavid Brand 5Comments

Housing Violations in NYC Jumped 24% This Year. We Mapped Them By Neighborhood.