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A new report by Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York, released Monday, analyzed pre-pandemic data to determine where the level of various risks to families’ well-being stood before the…

ByNicole Javorsky 0Comments

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Jan 2021

Housing and Homelessness

City Pilot to Combat Tenant Harassment Should Be Improved and Made Permanent, Advocates Say

A recent analysis of the city’s Certificate of No Harassment pilot says it has been effective in combating some forms of landlord harassment, but that the city could do more…

BySadef Ali Kully 3Comments

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Dec 2020

10 Stories from 2020 NYC Shouldn’t Forget

There was more than COVID to the year of COVID: Housing construction, Industry City, access to welfare, resiliency planning, NYCHA and policing were among the big policy stories that shaped…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2020

Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time to Do Away With NYC’s Tax Lien Sale—The Giuliani Plan That Won’t Die

Most cities do not sell their tax liens to a private trust. Many have programs which help homeowners pay off their debt and repair their neglected rental properties. Other cities…

ByJohn Krinsky

ByMemo Salazar 2Comments

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Nov 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NYers Are Getting Evicted During the Pandemic. Lawmakers Must Act Now.

There are now more than 200,000 families across New York State in eviction court. Since Cuomo opened the door to new eviction cases in June, over 33,000 cases have been…

ByMarika Dias

ByPablo Estupiñan 7Comments

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Nov 2020

Housing and Homelessness

New Law, Prompted by Bronx Boy’s Death, Sets Deadline for Landlord Repairs

The legislation dates back to a 2002 tragedy when 8-year-old Jashawn Parker died in a fire in a residential Bronx building, where the landlord had failed to address almost 400…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Nov 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness

Flushing Waterfront Rezoning Plan Moves to City Council Vote, Despite Local Dissent

The entire City Council is due to vote on the private rezoning application for the Queens project, which would create a 29-acre waterfront special district with nine new buildings, including…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Oct 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness

Trump and Biden are in Different Worlds on Housing

The president has emphasized protecting suburbs from low-income intrusion. The Democratic nominee wants to spend billions to ease the housing crunch.

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

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Oct 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Senate Housing Chair Must Help ‘Cancel Rent’

‘Tenants are accruing debt that they will not be able to repay. The latest CDC guidance is not comprehensive or long enough and we need state leaders to act.’

ByXingJian Li 3Comments

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Jul 2020

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Residents Harbor Deep Misgivings About Mayor’s Plan to Save NYCHA

A survey shows stiff opposition to plans for developing NYCHA land or converting buildings to private management.

BySadef Ali Kully 4Comments

Bronx Families Face Greatest Barriers to ‘Well-Being’ Across New York’s Counties, Report Finds

City Pilot to Combat Tenant Harassment Should Be Improved and Made Permanent, Advocates Say

10 Stories from 2020 NYC Shouldn’t Forget

Opinion: It’s Time to Do Away With NYC’s Tax Lien Sale—The Giuliani Plan That Won’t Die

Opinion: NYers Are Getting Evicted During the Pandemic. Lawmakers Must Act Now.

New Law, Prompted by Bronx Boy’s Death, Sets Deadline for Landlord Repairs

Flushing Waterfront Rezoning Plan Moves to City Council Vote, Despite Local Dissent

Trump and Biden are in Different Worlds on Housing

Opinion: Senate Housing Chair Must Help ‘Cancel Rent’

Residents Harbor Deep Misgivings About Mayor’s Plan to Save NYCHA

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