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While lawmakers are still hammering out the details, the latest state budget is likely to include $50 million to create the long-sought Housing Access Voucher Program, which would help people…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Nov 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Ground Lease Co-Op Tenants, Trapped By Their Landowners

“Lawmakers up in Albany have already proposed legislation to protect ground lease co-op residents around the state. We need standard rights and protections and New York has the chance to…

ByTony Santiago 1Comment

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Jun 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

Demand for Section 8 Waitlist More than Double Available Slots—And Counting

Hundreds of thousands of applications began pouring in at midnight on Monday and will continue to be accepted online up until 11:59 p.m. this coming Sunday, June 9.

ByEmma Whitford

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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May 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time We Acknowledge the Violence Endured by People Experiencing Homelessness

“Living without a home—a reality we’ve both faced—has shown us that the unhoused are often viewed not as people but as easy targets for acts of cruelty. The rampant criminalization…

ByM.A. Dennis

ByWill Woods 1Comment

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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

Second Time’s the Charm? NY Legislature Angles For Broad Housing Deal

With the state’s annual spending plan due in less than three weeks, the Senate and Assembly are calling for a housing plan that both incentivizes development and protects tenants from…

ByEmma Whitford 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

Housing and Homelessness Politics

Two Bills Targeting Illegal Rent Increases Await Their Fate

The state Senate and Assembly passed a duo of bills in June aimed at helping rent stabilized tenants dig deeper into their rent histories to challenge suspicious increases. The governor…

ByEmma Whitford 2Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

Bills to Bolster NY’s Rent Stabilization Law Head To Governor’s Desk

Bills aimed at helping rent stabilized tenants dig deeper into their rent histories to challenge suspicious increases sailed through the State Assembly, capping off an anticlimactic year for housing policy…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

As State Housing Package Implodes, Two Tenant-Friendly Bills Still Simmering

While Albany leaders failed to pass a comprehensive package of housing legislation this week, some advocates and high-ranking lawmakers have been working on a pair of bills they say could…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Apr 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

As NY Budget Drags On, Pressure Builds to Negotiate Tenant Protections

Gov. Hochul’s plan to ramp up construction across the state has emerged as a sticking point in delayed budget talks—making now the time, some lawmakers say, to push for the…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

‘Foot in the Door’: Funds to Kickstart State Rental Voucher Program Expected in Budget Deal

Opinion: Ground Lease Co-Op Tenants, Trapped By Their Landowners

Demand for Section 8 Waitlist More than Double Available Slots—And Counting

Opinion: It’s Time We Acknowledge the Violence Endured by People Experiencing Homelessness

Second Time’s the Charm? NY Legislature Angles For Broad Housing Deal

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

Two Bills Targeting Illegal Rent Increases Await Their Fate

Bills to Bolster NY’s Rent Stabilization Law Head To Governor’s Desk

As State Housing Package Implodes, Two Tenant-Friendly Bills Still Simmering

As NY Budget Drags On, Pressure Builds to Negotiate Tenant Protections

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