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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

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Housing Calendar Land Use and Development NYCHA Resources

NYC Housing Calendar, March 23-30

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration Justice Opinion

Opinion: Payment Delays to City’s Legal Nonprofits Put Thousands at Risk

“This is life-changing work that we all agree is necessary to keep New York families safe, housed, and together,” the authors write. “Yet, year after year, the city becomes increasingly…

ByShervon M. Small

ByKeriann Pauls 0Comments

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Oct 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Housing Calendar Justice Land Use and Development NYCHA Resources

NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 27-Nov. 3

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 4Comments

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Sep 2025

2025 Elections Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics Resources

Land Use Will Be On the Ballot This Fall, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing

The Board of Elections opted not to strike four housing and land use proposals from November’s general election ballot after the City Council claimed they were misleading voters.

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 2Comments

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Sep 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Fewer Eligible Tenants Get ‘Right to Counsel’ After Pandemic, Program Expansion: Report

As evictions spike, the Independent Budget Office highlights ongoing challenges in the city’s program to provide free legal representation to low-income tenants facing eviction.

ByPatrick Spauster 15Comments

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Jul 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration Labor

Legal Services Workers, Including Tenant Lawyers, Could Strike Over Pay & Other Conditions

At NYLAG, where the largest unit is the tenants’ rights division, a strike could hinder low-income people’s access to free representation when facing eviction, a service unique to the city’s…

ByTareq Saghie 1Comment

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Dec 2024

Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Housing Calendar NYCHA

NYC Housing Calendar, Dec. 9-16

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Aug 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Land Use and Development

City Cuts Funding for Tenant Lawyers Who Combat Landlord Harassment, Building Violations

Legal service providers who aid tenants through the city’s Anti-Harassment Tenant Protection (AHTP) program say their efforts are being diminished by recent city contract cuts, which saw their funding for…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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May 2024

Housing and Homelessness Labor News

Contract Deal Poised to End Months-Long Legal Worker Strike

Over 100 unionized workers at Mobilization for Justice could return to work as soon as Wednesday morning, members said.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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

NYC Housing Calendar, March 23-30

Opinion: Payment Delays to City’s Legal Nonprofits Put Thousands at Risk

NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 27-Nov. 3

Land Use Will Be On the Ballot This Fall, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Fewer Eligible Tenants Get ‘Right to Counsel’ After Pandemic, Program Expansion: Report

Legal Services Workers, Including Tenant Lawyers, Could Strike Over Pay & Other Conditions

NYC Housing Calendar, Dec. 9-16

City Cuts Funding for Tenant Lawyers Who Combat Landlord Harassment, Building Violations

Contract Deal Poised to End Months-Long Legal Worker Strike

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