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“Instead of being treated equally, too many voucher holders are not placed on a level playing field with other renters due to numerous issues created by the requirements of the…

ByNeil Garfinkel 1Comment

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Feb 2024

Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Bronx Building Collapse is a Wake-Up Call

“It will happen again. It’s not a matter of if, but when. The average building age in New York City is around 90 years, and we’re grappling with a shortage…

ByDavid B. Lever 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Supreme Court Tosses Lingering Challenges to Rent Stabilization in NY

“It doesn’t mean that they can’t be challenged again, they probably will be, but for the moment these significant challenges to rent laws are done,” said Thomas Silverstein of the…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Jan 2024

Housing and Homelessness Justice

‘Eviction is a Tragedy’: Tenant Advocates Press to Expand Right to Counsel Statewide

While supporters say New York City’s right to counsel program needs additional funding to cover all the qualified tenants who need the legal help, they’ve also hailed it a success,…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Building a Better New York for Renters

“Vulnerable New Yorkers are suffering from predatory landlords, an overburdened court system, and an economy that continues to sideline them. They deserve better from their city.”

ByClaudia Valdivia 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Yes and No: Bills Targeting Illegal Rent Increases Diverge On Governor’s Desk

State lawmakers passed two bills last year intended to help New York City tenants root out—and undo—illegal rent hikes, but only one received Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Dec 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

City to Limit the Use of Criminal Background Checks in Screening Tenants

The Fair Chance for Housing Act, passed by the City Council Wednesday, will limit the extent to which landlords, real estate brokers and other entities can factor in past convictions…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

New Bill Would Require NYC Landlords to Distribute Flood Evacuation Plans

The legislation introduced in the City Council last week is geared at keeping tenants in flood-prone basement apartments out of harm’s way.

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: We Can’t Regulate Our Way Out of a Housing Crisis

“Ending the ability to combine units will lead to less housing, not more. You cannot regulate your way out of a housing affordability crisis. You need to build your way…

ByJay Martin 1Comment

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Sep 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Mayor Adams, Don’t Weaken Local Law 97

“About 70 percent of New York City’s climate-heating pollution comes from energy use in buildings, with the majority of that pollution coming from large buildings covered by Local Law 97.”

ByRachel Rivera

ByNorman Fraizer 1Comment

Opinion: Putting NYC Voucher Holders on Equal Footing

Opinion: Bronx Building Collapse is a Wake-Up Call

Supreme Court Tosses Lingering Challenges to Rent Stabilization in NY

‘Eviction is a Tragedy’: Tenant Advocates Press to Expand Right to Counsel Statewide

Yes and No: Bills Targeting Illegal Rent Increases Diverge On Governor’s Desk

City to Limit the Use of Criminal Background Checks in Screening Tenants

New Bill Would Require NYC Landlords to Distribute Flood Evacuation Plans

Opinion: We Can’t Regulate Our Way Out of a Housing Crisis

Opinion: Mayor Adams, Don’t Weaken Local Law 97

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