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Amid New York City’s ongoing homelessness crisis, the length of time it takes NYCHA to rent out available apartments has more than doubled over the last five years. At the…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Two Months After Fatal Twin Parks Fire, a Fresh Start for One Tenant

A housing complex in Melrose has emerged as a new home for dozens of tenants displaced by January’s deadly Bronx fire. At least 29 households have so far signed leases…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Mar 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYC Slow to Issue Thousands of ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Rent Vouchers for Homeless Residents

Ten months after the Biden Administration supplied New York City with a trove of new Section 8 vouchers to house homeless residents, just over 5 percent have actually been used…

ByDavid Brand 8Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Under New Law, NYCHA Tenants Can Log Maintenance Complaints with 311. But Advocates Want More Substantial Changes

“It’s time to acknowledge that NYCHA residents are an integral part of the city. Like other tenants, they should be entitled to full access to the city’s code enforcement system,”…

ByDoug Turetsky 6Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

NYC Was Set to Crack Down on Voucher Discrimination, But its Enforcement Teams Keep Shrinking

New York City agencies tasked with cracking down on source of income (SOI) discrimination against renters are being forced to do more with less after hiring freezes, resignations and budget…

ByDavid Brand 6Comments

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Mar 2022

Economy Government Health Housing and Homelessness

For Lower-Income New Yorkers, COVID Rents Never Really Went Down

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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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Mayor’s Budget Proposal Comes Up Short on Homeless Outreach, Shelter Costs: Report

An analysis released Wednesday by the New York City Independent Budget Office estimates the city will need an additional $200 million than what’s proposed in the preliminary budget for shelter…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Mar 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: 421-a Has Benefited Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers. That’s Why We Should Pass Hochul’s Replacement.

“The governor’s bill maintains many of the core aspects of 421-a that have been vital to our city’s economic success and is a positive first step.”

ByBrett Gottlieb 2Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

2021 Was Deadliest Year on Record for Homeless New Yorkers

Last year, 640 unhoused people died in shelters, hospitals or the streets, 4 percent higher than in 2020, when COVID-19 first struck New York City. The rise in fatalities was…

ByDavid Brand 9Comments

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Mar 2022

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

For NYC Tenants with Inadequate Heat, Enforcement Can Be Elusive

City Limits examined 311 data related to heat and hot water complaints over the past three years, and found the highest number were in areas populated by communities of color…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

In NYC, the Long Road From Shelter to Public Housing Gets Longer

Two Months After Fatal Twin Parks Fire, a Fresh Start for One Tenant

NYC Slow to Issue Thousands of ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Rent Vouchers for Homeless Residents

Under New Law, NYCHA Tenants Can Log Maintenance Complaints with 311. But Advocates Want More Substantial Changes

For Lower-Income New Yorkers, COVID Rents Never Really Went Down

Mayor’s Budget Proposal Comes Up Short on Homeless Outreach, Shelter Costs: Report

Opinion: 421-a Has Benefited Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers. That’s Why We Should Pass Hochul’s Replacement.

2021 Was Deadliest Year on Record for Homeless New Yorkers

For NYC Tenants with Inadequate Heat, Enforcement Can Be Elusive

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