Both houses of the legislature approved a bill to create a $100 million fund to pay rents for people who have lost income because of the COVID-19 crisis.
‘For the sake of advancing political agendas, ‘no rent’ sounds much better than rental relief or rental subsidies. However, at some point, simple logic must prevail.’
The city uses a patchwork of social services and subsidies to keep elders aging in place, but they can be difficult to qualify for and their funds are limited.
‘You can’t cook on a hotplate,’ says a 26-year resident of the building. So she spends on take-out food. ‘It eats up an exorbitant amount of money that I don’t…
Stakeholders in big real estate, landlords and environmental advocates remain unsure how long it will take for take for the city to release recommendations on how to slash carbon emissions…
