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Supporters of the Housing Access Voucher Program say it’s needed now more than ever to curb rising homelessness, and as another federal rent subsidy is expected to run out of…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 7Comments

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Mar 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Housing and Homelessness

As Other Climate Legislation Stalls, Bill to Update State’s Solar Tax Credit Moves Forward

Legislation to change an outdated solar tax credit law has widespread support, and could make it into this year’s state budget, advocates say.

ByMariana Simões 4Comments

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Mar 2025

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Governor’s Forced Hospitalization Plan Will Criminalize Already At-Risk Communities

“We need to invest in the solutions that actually work. Those solutions must be rooted in treating public health challenges with public health responses, not the same reflexive reliance on…

ByVictor M. Herrera 4Comments

24

Mar 2025

Government Immigration Justice Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time For NY to Defend Immigrant Rights—Now More Than Ever

“As a result of this order, 26,000 children nationwide will lose their legal counsel overnight, including thousands in New York. It is on us as a state and a city…

BySierra Kraft 4Comments

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Jan 2025

Economy Government Health Opinion

Opinion: Local Nutrition Programs Are More Important Than Ever

“With federal nutrition assistance facing an uncertain future, local organizations must step in to fill the gaps. But programs like ours are already stretched thin, and we will rely even…

ByMelissa Gallanter 0Comments

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May 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

Late-Session Bill Would Add More NYC Neighborhoods to Basement Legalization Plan

“If it were up to me, all of New York City would be included,” said State Sen. Julia Salazar, who is looking to expand the state’s recently passed basement legalization…

ByChris Janaro 4Comments

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May 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: New Yorkers Most in Need Were Left Behind By State Budget

“Once again, the needs of the poor have been especially shut out of the state’s moral conscience, with our government refusing to include an increase to cash assistance grants in…

ByDominique C. Atchison 0Comments

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May 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

While State Budget Boosts Child Tax Credit, Advocates See Missed Opportunity to Combat Poverty

Families will be eligible for a supplemental payment this fall if they received the Empire State Child Credit when they filed 2023 tax returns. However, experts say the formula used…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Climate and Environment Housing and Homelessness

Advocates, Lawmakers ‘Baffled’ By Exclusions in Basement Legalization Plan

“I’m surprised, I’m baffled, I’m angry,” said City Councilmember Sandy Nurse, who represents East New York, where the city ran an earlier basement conversion pilot in 2019. The area…

ByChris Janaro 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

Some Gains, Many Losses: What Went Wrong for Climate in This Year’s State Budget

“We are outraged,” said Rami Dinnawi, a steering committee member of the climate coalition New York Renews. “To see a budget come out that fails to address any of the…

ByMariana Simões 3Comments

Tenant & Landlord Groups Both Support a Proposed State Housing Voucher. Why Hasn’t it Passed?

As Other Climate Legislation Stalls, Bill to Update State’s Solar Tax Credit Moves Forward

Opinion: Governor’s Forced Hospitalization Plan Will Criminalize Already At-Risk Communities

Opinion: It’s Time For NY to Defend Immigrant Rights—Now More Than Ever

Opinion: Local Nutrition Programs Are More Important Than Ever

Late-Session Bill Would Add More NYC Neighborhoods to Basement Legalization Plan

Opinion: New Yorkers Most in Need Were Left Behind By State Budget

While State Budget Boosts Child Tax Credit, Advocates See Missed Opportunity to Combat Poverty

Advocates, Lawmakers ‘Baffled’ By Exclusions in Basement Legalization Plan

Some Gains, Many Losses: What Went Wrong for Climate in This Year’s State Budget

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