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“In New York City, frontline staff see stalled housing packages regularly. Families wait while apartments remain available. Landlords lose trust in voucher programs.”

ByJennifer Love Ortiz 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Profiles

Outgoing Social Services Commissioner Wants City To Stay ‘Proactive’

“So many of these issues are interrelated, but so often treated as existing in silos,” says Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park, who departs this week after three…

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness Politics Resources

What You Need to Know: New SNAP Work Requirements in NYC

New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, took effect on March 1. Around 123,000 New Yorkers will have to comply with the…

ByDaniel Parra 3Comments

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Dec 2025

Government Health Housing and Homelessness Resources

What’s Next for New Yorkers on SNAP?

New Yorkers who rely on federal food assistance could see more program disruptions in upcoming months, New York Focus reports.

ByJie Jenny Zou, New York Focus 1Comment

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Dec 2025

Climate and Environment Government Health Housing and Homelessness Resources

After Shutdown Delay, New York Opens Applications for Annual Heating Assistance Program

After a month-long delay caused by the federal government shutdown, New York households can now apply with the state for a subsidy to help them pay their winter heating bills.…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Oct 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

This Building Was Supposed to be Luxury Apartments. Now It Will House 183 Families From Homeless Shelters

After a luxury building in East New York flopped, the city is taking advantage of a new program to fill it with families who have hard-to-use city housing vouchers.

ByPatrick Spauster 12Comments

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Oct 2025

Economy Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations NYCHA

More Than $14 Million in SNAP Benefits Have Been Stolen From New Yorkers After Reimbursement Program’s End

This year alone, thousands of low-income New Yorkers have had benefits stolen from their EBT cards, which allow them to buy food at certain stores. “It was very hard,” one…

ByDaniel Parra 14Comments

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Jun 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Making NYC’s Public Benefits System Truly Accessible

“Lawmakers must invest in redesigning our public assistance infrastructure, not only in a physical sense but also in a philosophical one. This system reflects what we, as a city, choose…

ByJoy Wefum 0Comments

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Jun 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth

City Cuts Key Incentive For Landlords to Take CityFHEPS Housing Vouchers

In an effort to reduce program costs, landlords will no longer receive one month’s rent while the city processes housing voucher applications, a change that could make it less likely…

ByPatrick Spauster 19Comments

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Sep 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Labor

Cash Assistance Recipients Navigate Revived Work Requirements, As City Processing Times Tick Up

Advocates worry that the reinstated rules will inevitably lead to some New Yorkers losing the aid they rely on to make ends meet, especially in the face of a steep…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByAnastasia Tomkin 4Comments

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