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“When New Yorkers need essential legal services—whether to defend their home, their family, or their freedom—they often rely on nonprofits funded by the city to deliver them. But for years,…

ByJuval O. Scott

BySamantha Espada 0Comments

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May 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice

Advocates Press for More ‘Right to Counsel’ Funds, As New Yorkers Facing Eviction Still Struggle to Get Legal Help

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s latest budget proposal includes a boost for the initiative, which connects low-income renters facing eviction with legal representation in housing court. But advocates say it’s not enough…

ByLuan Rogers 0Comments

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Apr 2026

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics Resources

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

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

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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