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‘We need to strengthen the safety-net for families at risk of homelessness, and make sure that even as people get jobs they don’t lose their rental assistance.’

ByCatherine Trapani and Kim Maloney 0Comments

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Jun 2021

How the NYC Mayoral Candidates’ Housing Platforms Stack Up

‘If NYC’s leadership can commit to ending traffic deaths—not just to the tools they’ll use to achieve it but to the actual goal—then they should be able to do the…

ByEse Olumhense 2Comments

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Jun 2021

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

NYC’s ‘Hollowed Out’ Enforcement Units Struggle to Keep Pace on Housing Discrimination Cases

Source of income discrimination constitutes the most common form of illegal housing bias in NYC. Yet the city has only a handful of attorneys and staffers at the two agencies…

ByDavid Brand 14Comments

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May 2021

Housing and Homelessness

Council Will Hold Long-Awaited Vote to Raise Value of NYC Housing Vouchers

The bill would raise the value of city-backed housing subsidies for New Yorkers experiencing homelessness. The voucher values currently trail actual market rents, making it hard for families to find…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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May 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s Next Mayor Should Commit to Upholding the Right to Shelter

‘The right to shelter provides unshakeable protections for those who would otherwise have no choice but to sleep on the street. Threats to the right to shelter by New York…

ByTony Hannigan and Joe DeGenova 1Comment

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May 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Development and the Race for Brooklyn Borough President

Weeks ahead of the June 22 primary, some of the largest donations in the race have come from real estate developers, a City Limits analysis of campaign finance records found.…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

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May 2021

Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: COVID-19 Taught Us That Housing is Healthcare—NYC Must Pass Intro 146

‘As we start to pick up the pieces from the last 15 months, we have the opportunity to build back better. We refuse to go back to normal, because normal…

ByAmy Blumsack and Amanda Ramsdell 1Comment

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May 2021

Housing and Homelessness News Transportation

NYC to Hire 112 Temp Workers to Track Homeless in Subways as 24-Hour Service Resumes

The hiring increase worries some advocates who say the data collectors could erode the crucial trust street homeless New Yorkers develop with nonprofit outreach workers who develop relationships during routine…

ByDavid Brand 7Comments

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May 2021

Housing and Homelessness News Uncategorized

Ready Your Documents: What to Know to Apply for New York Rent Relief

It’s not yet clear when the state’s latest COVID-19 rent relief program will open to applicants, though officials are expecting it to launch by the end of May. In the…

ByDavid Brand 29Comments

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May 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Video

What Would NYC’s Mayoral Candidates Do About Homelessness? Let’s Go to the Video

Homelessness survivors played a lead role in creating a video voters’ guide on family homelessness starring Eric Adams, Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia, Ray McGuire, Dianne Morales and Scott Stringer.

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

Opinion: Every Level of Government Must Step Up to Address Family Homelessness

How the NYC Mayoral Candidates’ Housing Platforms Stack Up

NYC’s ‘Hollowed Out’ Enforcement Units Struggle to Keep Pace on Housing Discrimination Cases

Council Will Hold Long-Awaited Vote to Raise Value of NYC Housing Vouchers

Opinion: NYC’s Next Mayor Should Commit to Upholding the Right to Shelter

Development and the Race for Brooklyn Borough President

Opinion: COVID-19 Taught Us That Housing is Healthcare—NYC Must Pass Intro 146

NYC to Hire 112 Temp Workers to Track Homeless in Subways as 24-Hour Service Resumes

Ready Your Documents: What to Know to Apply for New York Rent Relief

What Would NYC’s Mayoral Candidates Do About Homelessness? Let’s Go to the Video

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