Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Jan. 19-26
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Housing and Homelessness
NYC Housing Calendar, Aug. 31- Sept. 7
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Housing and Homelessness
New York City Housing Calendar, July 13-20
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing-related events and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
nyc budget
Opinion: NYC Must Prioritize Housing Our Most Vulnerable Families
Nicole Branca and Pierina Ana Sanchez |
“For far too long, New York’s leaders have focused on stemming the tide of homelessness, and then struggling to meet that low bar. Mayor Eric Adams can change this with a visionary housing and homelessness plan and a budget to match.”
NYC Housing
NYC’s Latest Vacancy Survey is Bad News for Affordable Apartment-Seekers
David Brand |
The number of available apartments for low- and middle- income New Yorkers reached a 30-year low in 2021, according to the results of a vacancy survey used to determine whether rent stabilization laws will remain in place in the five boroughs.
Housing and Homelessness
What Will it Take To Remove the Mold From This Washington Heights Apartment?
David Brand |
Tenant attorneys, advocates and policymakers say the delays that Nichols has encountered demonstrate the flaws of the city’s code enforcement program, and the limits of a housing court system that can move at a glacial pace when it comes to holding owners accountable for unsafe conditions.
Housing and Homelessness
In NYC, the Long Road From Shelter to Public Housing Gets Longer
David Brand |
Amid New York City’s ongoing homelessness crisis, the length of time it takes NYCHA to rent out available apartments has more than doubled over the last five years. At the same time, the number of people moving from Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelters into public housing has plummeted.
Opinion
Opinion: A Focus on ‘Efficiency’ Will Keep Thousands of New Yorkers Needlessly Homeless
Laura Mascuch |
‘Thousands of units of supportive housing—affordable housing with onsite support services for people experiencing homelessness who face additional barriers to stability—are standing vacant for months while more than 70,000 New Yorkers remain in shelter and on the streets. This is the ultimate inefficiency.’
Housing and Homelessness
Hochul, Lawmakers Look to Override NY’s Exclusionary Zoning Amid Housing Crunch
David Brand |
State leaders—including Kathy Hochul and one of her gubernatorial rivals, Tom Suozzi—are at odds over bills that would override local “exclusionary zoning” rules that prohibit homeowners from renting accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on their property.
NYC Housing
City Watch: New Brooklyn Councilmember Wants to Streamline Housing Aid
David Brand |
“This comes down to the inefficiencies of government,” said Councilmember Crystal Hudson, who represents Brooklyn’s 35th District. “We need to create systems that work for people, not against them.”
