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Advocates Press for More ‘Right to Counsel’ Funds, As New Yorkers Facing Eviction Still Struggle to Get Legal Help

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s latest budget proposal includes a boost for the initiative, which connects low-income renters facing eviction with legal representation in housing court. But advocates say it’s not enough…

ByLuan Rogers 0Comments

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2 days ago

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Housing Calendar Land Use and Development NYCHA Resources

NYC Housing Calendar, May 18-25

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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May 2026

Education Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Closing the 3-to-5 Childcare Gap for New York’s Working Parents

“We need more afterschool spots, especially in under-resourced neighborhoods. We also need a unified early childcare and education system that bridges the gaps between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.”

ByTricia Davies 0Comments

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Apr 2026

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics Resources

Mayor Mamdani Goes to Housing Court, And What Else Happened This Week

In another signal that he intends to govern for the city’s tenant majority, administration officials stood with advocates calling for more resources to aid tenants in housing court. But they…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics Resources

‘Rent Freeze’ Is The Elephant In The Room as Rent Guidelines Board Kicks Off, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

A report from the Rent Guidelines Board, which sets allowable rent increases for stabilized units in the city, showed that landlord net income was up—but not as much as last…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 1Comment

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Mar 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

Unable to Reach Deal Before Court Deadline, Mamdani Appeals in Rental Voucher Expansion Case

The Mamdani administration is appealing a court decision compelling the city to expand the CityFHEPS rental assistance program—a suit he said he’d drop—after negotiations with advocates and City Council leaders…

ByPatrick Spauster 3Comments

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Mar 2026

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Turning Headlines Into Housing at Sunnyside Yard

“Tying New York City’s housing solution to an infamously mercurial president already distracted by a war and midterm elections seems like a risky gamble. By focusing on two key areas…

ByJack Robbins

ByCali Williams 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

The Mayor Promises a New Approach to Encampment ‘Sweeps.’ Homeless Advocates Don’t Buy It.

Mamdani administration officials told the City Council this week that outreach teams have cleared 40 homeless encampments since January, and referred 85 people to the shelter system, though did not…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Government Health Opinion

Opinion: New Yorkers Voted YES on Affordability. That Must Include Reproductive Health Care.

“New Yorkers face pressures around affordability every day,” the authors write. “For many, reproductive health care is the first thing they delay when money is tight. That delay can have…

ByWendy Stark

ByDipal Shah 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Profiles

Outgoing Social Services Commissioner Wants City To Stay ‘Proactive’

“So many of these issues are interrelated, but so often treated as existing in silos,” says Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park, who departs this week after three…

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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