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New York City is responding to more reports of housing code violations that threaten the health and safety of New Yorkers, but not every repair is an easy fix. Violations…

ByPatrick Spauster 8Comments

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Sep 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NYC Needs Tenants’ Right to Cooling Bill to Address Extreme Heat

“Though in New York there’s a requirement for landlords to provide heating from October to May, there’s no parallel provision for cooling in the summer.”

ByIsabel Friedman

ByCaleb Smith 1Comment

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Sep 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

‘Good Cause’ Eviction’s Legal Litmus Test Begins

“The enforcement mechanism has truly always been the courts,” said Good Cause sponsor State Sen. Julia Salazar, as anticipation mounts for litigation that will hash out the reach of the…

ByChris Janaro 5Comments

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Aug 2024

Government Health Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Labor

Spiking Evictions Renew Calls to Reform NYC Marshals System

Last year, marshals served more than 13,000 evictions, up from 5,000 in 2022, and just 268 in 2021, when the pandemic eviction moratorium was still in place. Over the past…

ByPatrick Spauster 6Comments

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Jul 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Kingston Made Rent Law History Two Years Ago. That Was the Easy Part.

For tenants in the first upstate city to adopt rent stabilization, benefiting from the law’s basic protections is an uphill battle.

ByEmma Whitford

BySam Mellins 1Comment

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Jun 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

City Moves to Resurrect Tax Breaks for Renovations, But Housing Stakeholders Are Split

The city’s lawmakers and housing agency seem poised to reintroduce and pass a more affordability-focused J-51 tax program to help fix up apartments—but some housing stakeholders are lukewarm on the…

ByChris Janaro 0Comments

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Jun 2024

Government Health Housing and Homelessness

Bonnie Brower and the Art of Unfiltered Advocacy

Harry DeRienzo, president emeritus and special advisor at the Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association, reflects on the legacy of New York City housing organizer and advocate Bonnie Brower, who passed…

ByHarry DeRienzo 1Comment

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May 2024

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: New York’s Legislature Must Act to Address Utility Outages in NYCHA

“The warranty of habitability is implied in all New York residential leases, which means that all landlords—including NYCHA—are responsible for making sure apartments are livable and safe, and prolonged gas,…

ByStephen Kpundeh

ByJanhavi Nemawarkar 0Comments

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May 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Bias Fuels Source of Income Discrimination

“…much of the documented illegal discrimination is based on fears, bias, and stereotypes about the people who possess the rental subsidies and has less to do with the structure of…

ByFred Freiberg 0Comments

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May 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Resources