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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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Mar 2026

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Washington Heights is Being Gentrified. Here’s How Mayor Mamdani Can Help.

“When affordability is treated as a real, immediate need, these policies can do more than just manage displacement. They can help communities stay rooted in places like Washington Heights.”

ByNabiha Subzwari

ByRobert Fullilove 0Comments

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Feb 2026

Government Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: The Mayor Wants to Adopt a Cat. Half of New Yorkers Can’t Afford One.

“New York City is facing a growing pet affordability crisis, one that is threatening to get worse,” writes Will Zweigart, director of the nonprofit Flatbush Cats. “Mayor Mamdani has an…

ByWill Zweigart 0Comments

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Feb 2026

Education Government Opinion

Opinion: Universal Child Care Must Work for the Providers Who Make It Possible

“The child care industry requires an immediate jumpstart to support this expansion. Incentives for entry-level employees can balance the low-wages and school debt that come with being a teacher.”

ByRita Joseph

ByRobert Cordero 0Comments

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

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

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

Opinion: Turning Headlines Into Housing at Sunnyside Yard

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

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

Opinion: Washington Heights is Being Gentrified. Here’s How Mayor Mamdani Can Help.

Opinion: The Mayor Wants to Adopt a Cat. Half of New Yorkers Can’t Afford One.

Opinion: Universal Child Care Must Work for the Providers Who Make It Possible

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