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The mayor defended the move, saying the city had little choice as it struggles to keep up with a ballooning shelter population. But advocates say the change undermines the city’s…

ByDaniel Parra

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Transportation

In Wake of Subway Killing, City Officials Grilled On Touchpoints With Unhoused New Yorkers

At a Council hearing, officials said the city has recorded 318,000 “engagements” since February 2022 between street homeless residents and police or outreach workers, including instances where the same individual…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Names Board to New Preservation Trust, Pitched as Key Tool to Fund Repairs

The board so far includes three city housing officials, two tenants association presidents and the head of a nonprofit. NYCHA aims to initially transfer up to 25,000 units to the…

ByTatyana Turner 6Comments

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May 2023

Housing and Homelessness

Housing Events in NYC This Week: Jane’s Walk, Council Budget Hearings

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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May 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: How Media Reports Got it Wrong on Rent Guidelines Board ‘Increases’

“The result of the latest reporting only serves to reinforce an unequal economic standing between landlords and tenants. Through its limited scope, this reporting causes unnecessary panic, potential demoralization, and…

ByAvi Garelick

ByAndrew Schustek 0Comments

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Apr 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Late Session Goals Emerge As Housing Policy Fizzles Out of NY Budget

With six weeks left until the end of the legislative session, Hochul is already looking ahead, insisting that she will work with Senate and Assembly leaders to address New York’s…

ByEmma Whitford 2Comments

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Apr 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: With Community Land Trusts Back in the Spotlight, Lessons from 1970s NYC

"Now, longtime neighborhood residents across the city, people who put up with dangerous housing conditions for decades because they had no choice, but who fought to improve their neighborhoods, finally…

ByHarriet Cohen 2Comments

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Apr 2023

Housing and Homelessness

Housing Events in NYC This Week: April 27-May 3

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Apr 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice NYCHA

HUD Rule Changes Will Ease Housing Barriers for Tenants with Criminal History, Officials Say

Through updated policies, HUD will require landlords—including public housing authorities like NYCHA, and property owners who accept HUD-affiliated housing vouchers—to take a more holistic approach when vetting potential renters.

ByTatyana Turner 5Comments

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Apr 2023

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Justice

Harlem Tenant Threatened With Eviction Was Overcharged for Years Under Rent Rules, Court Docs Claim

Seventeen previously rent-stabilized apartments in Cristina Ramirez’s Harlem building haven’t been registered with the state since 2018. Her legal team says her case is illustrative of the need for greater…

ByDashiell Allen 3Comments

Mayor Suspends Some ‘Right to Shelter’ Rules in Scramble to House Asylum Seekers

In Wake of Subway Killing, City Officials Grilled On Touchpoints With Unhoused New Yorkers

NYCHA Names Board to New Preservation Trust, Pitched as Key Tool to Fund Repairs

Housing Events in NYC This Week: Jane’s Walk, Council Budget Hearings

Opinion: How Media Reports Got it Wrong on Rent Guidelines Board ‘Increases’

Late Session Goals Emerge As Housing Policy Fizzles Out of NY Budget

Opinion: With Community Land Trusts Back in the Spotlight, Lessons from 1970s NYC

Housing Events in NYC This Week: April 27-May 3

HUD Rule Changes Will Ease Housing Barriers for Tenants with Criminal History, Officials Say

Harlem Tenant Threatened With Eviction Was Overcharged for Years Under Rent Rules, Court Docs Claim

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