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In 2021, 45.9 percent or 350 of the tickets issued to street vendors by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) were for unlicensed vending, and this year, 12.8…

ByDaniel Parra 3Comments

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Mar 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News

NY Lawmakers Propose $250M to Launch Section 8-Style Rent Subsidy

The State Senate and Assembly included a quarter-billion dollars to fund the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP), which would create a new rent voucher for New Yorkers experiencing or at-risk…

ByDavid Brand 13Comments

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Feb 2022

Economy Education Government

Expanding Child Care Subsidies Would Lift 84K New Yorkers Out of Poverty, Report Finds

The findings, released by anti-poverty nonprofit Robin Hood and Columbia University’s Center on Poverty & Social Policy, examined the impact of the Early Learning Child Care Act, which would institute…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 3Comments

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Feb 2022

Government Immigration Justice Opinion

Opinion: NY Can Address Immigration Court Backlog by Funding Legal Services

“There is currently no right to public defense in immigration proceedings, but having a lawyer to navigate this notoriously complicated system advances the cause of justice.”

ByCatalina Cruz

ByBrad Hoylman 0Comments

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Feb 2022

Climate and Environment Education Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Help New York’s Students Learn From the Past to Build our Climate Future

“We are proposing a bill to fund a Timbuctoo Summer Climate and Careers Institute that will give NYC students a chance to experience life and make career choices inside the…

ByZellnor Myrie

ByMichaelle C. Solages 2Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Pass The Fair Chance for Housing Act

“Criminal records pose lifetime barriers, especially in the search for housing, where background checks are prevalent and landlords have nearly unfettered discretion to deny people with conviction records.”

ByBritny McKenzie 3Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Advocates Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign Rental Subsidy Increase for Lowest Income Families

The New York Legislature passed a bill in June to increase the value of the state’s FHEPS rental subsidy program to fair market rent—$2,026 for a two-bedroom in New York…

ByDavid Brand 9Comments

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Nov 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Letitia James Backs ‘Good Cause’ Eviction Bill in Run for New York Governor

The bill would give tenants the right to a lease renewal in most cases and curb unlimited rent hikes in non-stabilized apartments. Incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is running for…

ByDavid Brand 10Comments

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Nov 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Pioneering Tenant Group Champions Rights of NYC’s 35K Supportive Housing Residents

The city’s sprawling, patchwork supportive housing network is designed to provide homes and services for people who have experienced homelessness. But too often the model leads to unnecessary restrictions, inconsistencies…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Expands Program to Deny Construction Permits Based on Tenant Harassment History

The Certificate of No Harassment (CONH) Program has forced owners of certain properties to prove they have not harassed tenants before they can receive DOB permits.

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

State Bill Would Vacate Past Convictions for Street Vending Offenses

NY Lawmakers Propose $250M to Launch Section 8-Style Rent Subsidy

Expanding Child Care Subsidies Would Lift 84K New Yorkers Out of Poverty, Report Finds

Opinion: NY Can Address Immigration Court Backlog by Funding Legal Services

Opinion: Help New York’s Students Learn From the Past to Build our Climate Future

Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Pass The Fair Chance for Housing Act

Advocates Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign Rental Subsidy Increase for Lowest Income Families

Letitia James Backs ‘Good Cause’ Eviction Bill in Run for New York Governor

Pioneering Tenant Group Champions Rights of NYC’s 35K Supportive Housing Residents

NYC Expands Program to Deny Construction Permits Based on Tenant Harassment History

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