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Newly-Approved SoHo Rezoning Promises Affordable Homes. How Much Will they Really Cost?

While developers will seriously benefit from a chance to build market-rate apartments in one of the city’s most coveted zip codes, the de Blasio administration says the new construction will…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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At Family Homelessness Forum, Moms Talk Housing Solutions for NYC’s Next Mayor

New York City’s incoming mayor will soon inherit a decades-long homelessness crisis insufficiently addressed, and at times worsened, by his past three predecessors. So what will Eric Adams do differently?

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Hochul Taps Longtime NYC Homeless Advocate as Next OTDA Commissioner

The governor nominated Daniel Tietz to lead the state agency tasked with overseeing New York’s tapped-out rent relief fund and administering key social service programs amid an historic homelessness crisis.

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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…

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Housing and Homelessness

Five Years After Fatal Radiator Explosion, Bronx Tenants Continue Fight for Safer Housing

The tragedy galvanized residents of 710-720 Hunts Point Ave., where the incident took place, to demand safer conditions. A half decade later, they’re still fighting for fixes. “We’ll never forget…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Education Government Podcasts Politics

City Watch: Childcare, Rental Assistance and Other Advice for NYC’s Next Mayor

Richard Buery, new CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation and a former deputy mayor who oversaw implementation of the de Blasio administration’s signature Pre-K for All initiative, offer’s advice for…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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NYC Council Considers Bill to Probe Why Homeless Are Denied Supportive Housing

During the first 10 months of 2020, nonprofit providers scheduled nearly 3,000 interviews with supportive housing applicants, 560 of whom were outright rejected. The housing shortage allows providers to “cherry-pick”…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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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

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