Government
City Limits Announces Two Additions to its Reporting Staff
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The nonprofit newsroom expands staff to support its in-depth reporting on New York City housing issues, and launches a new beat focused exclusively on NYCHA.
Economy
NYC Housing Calendar, Jan. 25-Feb. 1
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.
Government
Opinion: Feds Can Further ‘Fair Housing’ Goals by Adequately Funding NYCHA
Andrew Darcy |
“If NYCHA is so dependent upon federal funding, doesn’t the federal government have, not just a moral, but a legal obligation to adequately fund federal housing?”
Economy
NYCHA Blames Dreary Financial Outlook on $454 Million in Unpaid Pandemic Rent
Jeanmarie Evelly and David Brand |
More than 73,000 NYCHA households are behind on rent, what officials say will force the public housing authority to draw from operating reserves and make other cuts in the year ahead—and could potentially hamper its repair plans. Meanwhile, the state’s already-exhausted Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) to aid New Yorkers in rent arrears is unlikely to reach NYCHA.
Government
Under New Election Rules, 20% of Households Could Determine Fate of NYCHA Developments
David Brand |
The heads of household in 25,000 NYCHA apartments will soon have an opportunity to vote on how to best raise capital and complete repairs in their individual complexes, choosing from one of three funding models. For those elections to be considered valid, at least 20 percent of heads of household named on leases must cast a ballot, new rules state, though NYCHA says it will “strive to achieve turnout far greater.”
Government
NYCHA Tenant Committee Poised to Play Key Role in Comptroller’s Public Housing Audit
David Brand |
A newly formed committee of NYCHA residents is advising Comptroller Brad Lander as he prepares to audit the public housing authority, with the task force first targeting the most common complaints made by peers. Sanitation and repair orders being closed without repairs topped the list.
Housing and Homelessness
City Limits Expands Housing Coverage with New Beat Focused on NYCHA
City Limits |
City Limits News announced Friday the launch of a new reporting beat focused exclusively on the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the country’s largest public housing community.
Mapping the Future
NYC Housing Calendar, Nov. 23-30
Mariam Hydara |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: E-bike Battery Regulation Isn’t Anti-immigrant or Anti-worker. It’s Common Sense.
Baruch Herzfeld |
“We aren’t helping delivery workers by forcing them to charge unsafe, unregulated equipment in their apartments. We need more regulation to protect these hard-working riders and their neighbors, not less.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: An All-of-the-Above to Fix NYC’s Housing Crisis
Valerie White |
“We’re long past the point where we can squabble over one solution versus another. We have so many tools at our disposal—far too many of them sitting around gathering dust. It’s time we treat the housing problem like the crisis it is.”
