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Aguila Inc., which once ran more than 40 homeless shelter sites in Manhattan and the Bronx, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Manhattan federal court after the city cut ties…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Oct 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NYC Needs Diverse Housing Solutions. Start By Legalizing SROs

‘Single room occupancy units are one of the earliest forms of affordable housing, allowing hundreds of thousands of working-class residents to live here. And yet, New York City has limited…

BySamuel Tran 4Comments

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Oct 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

Far Fewer Homeless Families Using Rent Subsidies to Move Out of NYC

During the 2021 fiscal year, just 297 households using Special One-Time Assistance (SOTA) grants found apartments in another state. It was the first time that the majority of SOTA…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Oct 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Expanding Section 8 Rental Assistance Would Be Transformative for NY

‘Universalizing Section 8 would address poverty, boost the economy, and even stimulate affordable housing production–ultimately benefiting everyone, not just the recipients.’

ByRachel Fee 1Comment

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Oct 2021

Government Health Housing and Homelessness

More Than 1,600 NY Landlords Apply for COVID Rent Relief on New Fund’s First Day

Applications for the new $125 million Landlord Rental Assistance Program (LRAP) opened Thursday, as state officials seek to reimburse property owners who were unable to apply for compensation through the…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Oct 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Striking a ‘Grand Bargain’ to Rebuild Trust in NYC Affordable Housing

‘We are seeing a rampant level of opposition to every suggestion of new housing going back to before the COVID-19 pandemic. If we are going to address the housing shortage…

ByRafael E. Cestero 4Comments

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Sep 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: New York City Needs Basement Apartments Now More Than Ever

‘In one of the most expensive housing markets in the country, people will continue to rent basement apartments whether they are legal or not. We need legalization to make them…

ByPatrick Spauster 4Comments

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Sep 2021

Housing and Homelessness

Formerly Homeless Families in Harlem Still Without Gas or Hot Water, as Cold Weather Returns

Con Edison cut the gas to the West 145th Street building—a former cluster site shelter housing dozens of formerly homeless families—on May 14, after inspectors found dangerous corrosion on the…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Sep 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

NYC Cutting Ties with Troubled Homeless Services Provider Aguila, Inc.

The city’s Department of Homeless Services (DHS) said it will stop contracting with Aguila to run the men’s shelter inside the Park View Hotel on West 110th St., across the…

ByDavid Brand 9Comments

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Sep 2021

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Bronx Tenants Still Locked Out of Homes 18 Months After Fire

Tenants say they fear the property owners are waging a war of attrition, waiting the renters out until they give up, move on and forfeit the rent-regulated apartments.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

Homeless Shelter Provider, Which Once Earned Millions in NYC Contracts, Declares Bankruptcy

Opinion: NYC Needs Diverse Housing Solutions. Start By Legalizing SROs

Far Fewer Homeless Families Using Rent Subsidies to Move Out of NYC

Opinion: Expanding Section 8 Rental Assistance Would Be Transformative for NY

More Than 1,600 NY Landlords Apply for COVID Rent Relief on New Fund’s First Day

Opinion: Striking a ‘Grand Bargain’ to Rebuild Trust in NYC Affordable Housing

Opinion: New York City Needs Basement Apartments Now More Than Ever

Formerly Homeless Families in Harlem Still Without Gas or Hot Water, as Cold Weather Returns

NYC Cutting Ties with Troubled Homeless Services Provider Aguila, Inc.

Bronx Tenants Still Locked Out of Homes 18 Months After Fire

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