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For many low-income tenants in unregulated apartments, rents remained relatively flat or even increased during the pandemic because available housing was still hard to find.

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Feb 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Bill to Create New Housing Voucher For Homeless New Yorkers Gains Traction in Albany

A proposal for the new rent subsidy, dubbed the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP), may emerge as a bargaining chip amid high-profile legislative battles in Albany. “There is no substitute…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Feb 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News Podcasts

City Watch: New Brooklyn Councilmember Wants to Streamline Housing Aid

“This comes down to the inefficiencies of government,” said Councilmember Crystal Hudson, who represents Brooklyn’s 35th District. “We need to create systems that work for people, not against them.”

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Jan 2022

Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: How Income Requirements Harm NYC Voucher Holders

‘Realtors and landlords are finding ways to reject voucher holders with essentially no consequence through the setting of exorbitant income requirements.’

ByJoshua Murillo 4Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Ending Family Homelessness in NYC: 12/15 Event

Tune into a virtual conversation Wednesday at 10 a.m., where New Yorkers will share their personal stories of navigating the homeless shelter system, and discuss how the city can better…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Nov 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Universal Rental Assistance Could Help End the Homelessness Crisis

‘Currently only 25 percent of eligible households receive the housing voucher, meaning that nearly everyone in need of aid does not receive it. The impact of fully funding vouchers would…

ByAmie Pospisil

ByFrederick Shack 3Comments

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Nov 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC’s New Housing Voucher Rules Will Drastically Expand Income Eligibility for Renewals

A new rule for CityFHEPS rental assistance vouchers greatly increases the eligibility income for renewal—a response to criticism that the previous, stricter criteria would force participants to the edge of…

ByDavid Brand 106Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

New Interactive Maze Illustrates Hurdles to Housing for Homeless New Yorkers

RxHome, the organization behind the project, said the spiral maze is intended to show those who have not experienced homelessness or housing instability the various hurdles to finding a home,…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Housing and Homelessness

After Outcry, NYC Opens Emergency Housing Vouchers to More Homeless New Yorkers

The city’s previous policy, which City Limits reported on last month, blocked adults approved for supportive housing—permanent apartments with on-site staff, typically reserved for people with mental illness—from even applying…

ByDavid Brand 5Comments

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Jul 2021

Uncategorized

Formerly Homeless Families Go Two Months Without Gas at Harlem Apartment Complex

The property owner, a company connected to an infamous family of landlords, has yet to begin repairs, and tenants in six apartments say building staff have pressured them to return…