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Seven local organizations sought permission to file an amicus brief in support of the City Council and Legal Aid Society’s lawsuit, which is looking to compel the Adams administration to…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Full Package of Rental Voucher Laws Not on Mayor’s Agenda, Despite Veto Override

With under two months left on the clock, the administration is not taking steps to fully implement a package of bills that would expand rental voucher eligibility among New Yorkers…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Mayor Strikes Housing Voucher Waiting Period, as Further Reforms Hang in Balance

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that he will eliminate a 90-day waiting period for New Yorkers in shelters to apply for rental vouchers, even as he declined…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Apr 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

HUD Directs $60 Million to Shelter Street Homeless New Yorkers

That funding will go towards the New York City Continuum of Care (CoC) to address street homelessness, including the creation of a centralized “unit” to connect people with outreach teams…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Jul 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

After Slow Start, NYC Issues Thousands of Federal Housing Vouchers

The city has distributed 91 percent of the roughly 7,800 new emergency housing vouchers (EHVs) they received last May—a dramatic increase since March, when they had issued less than a…

ByDavid Brand 6Comments

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Apr 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

New York’s $220 Billion Budget Light on Solutions to Homelessness, Critics Say

“It’s pretty dreadful,” one housing advocate said. “The governor decided to-go drinks and a stadium in Buffalo were more important than housing the homeless and marginalized New Yorkers.”

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Feb 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Bill to Create New Housing Voucher For Homeless New Yorkers Gains Traction in Albany

A proposal for the new rent subsidy, dubbed the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP), may emerge as a bargaining chip amid high-profile legislative battles in Albany. “There is no substitute…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Advocates Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign Rental Subsidy Increase for Lowest Income Families

The New York Legislature passed a bill in June to increase the value of the state’s FHEPS rental subsidy program to fair market rent—$2,026 for a two-bedroom in New York…

ByDavid Brand 9Comments

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Oct 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

Far Fewer Homeless Families Using Rent Subsidies to Move Out of NYC

During the 2021 fiscal year, just 297 households using Special One-Time Assistance (SOTA) grants found apartments in another state. It was the first time that the majority of SOTA…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Oct 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Expanding Section 8 Rental Assistance Would Be Transformative for NY

‘Universalizing Section 8 would address poverty, boost the economy, and even stimulate affordable housing production–ultimately benefiting everyone, not just the recipients.’

ByRachel Fee 1Comment

Homeless Advocates Lend Support in Suit Over City’s Refusal to Expand Housing Vouchers

Full Package of Rental Voucher Laws Not on Mayor’s Agenda, Despite Veto Override

Mayor Strikes Housing Voucher Waiting Period, as Further Reforms Hang in Balance

HUD Directs $60 Million to Shelter Street Homeless New Yorkers

After Slow Start, NYC Issues Thousands of Federal Housing Vouchers

New York’s $220 Billion Budget Light on Solutions to Homelessness, Critics Say

Bill to Create New Housing Voucher For Homeless New Yorkers Gains Traction in Albany

Advocates Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign Rental Subsidy Increase for Lowest Income Families

Far Fewer Homeless Families Using Rent Subsidies to Move Out of NYC

Opinion: Expanding Section 8 Rental Assistance Would Be Transformative for NY

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