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“Instead of turning a blind eye to the suffering of basement and cellar apartment dwellers, disproportionately low-income and from immigrant communities, we must find the political courage to face this…

ByJessica González-Rojas

ByHarvey Epstein 1Comment

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Oct 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

New Bill Would Require NYC Landlords to Distribute Flood Evacuation Plans

The legislation introduced in the City Council last week is geared at keeping tenants in flood-prone basement apartments out of harm’s way.

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Housing and Homelessness Justice

NYC Mayor’s Latest Bid to Suspend Adult Shelter Rights Cools in Court

“The parties have agreed that for now there should not be a war of legal papers,” New York State Supreme Court Judge Gerald Lebovits said Thursday. “That for now, the…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

‘They Assigned Us Far Away’: As Shelter Limit Policy Expands, Some Families Are Already Too Familiar

Hundreds of recently-arrived immigrant families with children have been subject to 28-day limits on hotel shelter stays in recent months, as the city insists it’s run out of space to…

ByEmma Whitford

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration Justice Resources

What You Need to Know: How Can Venezuelans Apply for Extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in NY?

The initial registration period for eligible Venezuelans who do not have TPS opened on Oct. 3 and will run through April 2, 2025. The governor and mayor recently announced funding…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: We Can’t Regulate Our Way Out of a Housing Crisis

“Ending the ability to combine units will lead to less housing, not more. You cannot regulate your way out of a housing affordability crisis. You need to build your way…

ByJay Martin 1Comment

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

Evolving Requirements For Tenant Lawyer Funding Met With Protest

Recent clarifications and updates to city funding terms have alleviated some fears among legal service nonprofits while sparking others, as the organizations demand Mayor Eric Adams’ administration stop the contracting…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Leaks and Flooding at NYCHA Brownstones Were Preventable, Tenants Say

“They knew it was going to rain Friday,” said Cynthia Tibbs, the tenant association president at NYCHA’s West Side Urban Redevelopment (WSUR) brownstones, where ceilings in three apartments collapsed following…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

ANALYSIS: ‘Social Housing’ Bills Expose Ideological Rift Among Housing Providers

The saga of The Windermere, though unique in many respects, is emblematic of why the city’s need for deeply affordable housing and the interests of many for-profit owners and developers…

ByDoug Turetsky 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Immigrant Adults Shuffled from Hotels to Tent Shelters, As City Seeks to Free Up Space

City Limits spoke with several of the immigrants being transferred from the Holiday Inn Manhattan downtown to the new, large congregate shelter on Randall’s Island, a group that included a…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

Opinion: Fighting for Basement Apartment Tenants, 11 Years After Hurricane Sandy

New Bill Would Require NYC Landlords to Distribute Flood Evacuation Plans

NYC Mayor’s Latest Bid to Suspend Adult Shelter Rights Cools in Court

‘They Assigned Us Far Away’: As Shelter Limit Policy Expands, Some Families Are Already Too Familiar

What You Need to Know: How Can Venezuelans Apply for Extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in NY?

Opinion: We Can’t Regulate Our Way Out of a Housing Crisis

Leaks and Flooding at NYCHA Brownstones Were Preventable, Tenants Say

Immigrant Adults Shuffled from Hotels to Tent Shelters, As City Seeks to Free Up Space

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