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To date, 37,707 NYCHA units are either in the planning and engagement stage, under construction or have already been converted to the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) initiative, officials testified…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

Initial Tally Shows NYCHA Bronx River Tenants Favoring ‘Trust’

For the second time since December, the Preservation Trust model has a strong lead among NYCHA voters.

ByTatyana Turner 1Comment

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Apr 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Stop Insurance Carriers From Discriminating Against Affordable Housing

“Our findings also show jarring evidence that insurance carriers blatantly discriminate against affordable housing projects, in some cases completely refusing to provide coverage to homes just based on where they…

ByRachel Fee 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Event recap Government Housing and Homelessness

Ask a Housing Expert: The Potential of Rental Vouchers

City Limits’ Deputy Editor Emma Whitford recently sat down with Baaba Halm, vice president and New York market leader at the housing nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners, for a conversation about…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Putting NYC Voucher Holders on Equal Footing

“Instead of being treated equally, too many voucher holders are not placed on a level playing field with other renters due to numerous issues created by the requirements of the…

ByNeil Garfinkel 1Comment

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Feb 2024

Housing and Homelessness Justice

These NYC Voucher Holders Are Fighting To Stay Put

A lawsuit on behalf of tenants at risk of eviction highlights a population in the crosshairs of a policy fight between the City Council and Mayor Eric Adams.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development News NYCHA Politics

Eric Adams’ State of the City: What’s in it for Housing?

In his annual address Wednesday, his third since taking office in 2022, Mayor Eric Adams touched on plans for a “Tenant Protection Cabinet,” developing affordable housing on two dozen city-owned…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Gov. Hochul to Target Voucher Discrimination in Annual Address

The governor’s State of the State address will include proposals to discourage landlords—and insurance companies—from business practices rooted in anti-voucher bias.

ByEmma Whitford 2Comments

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Dec 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Universal Housing Vouchers are Key to Ending a National Crisis

“Fully funding Section 8 to establish a Universal Housing Voucher program will clear the way to reduce spending on everything from health care to food security, and set a course…

ByRafael E. Cestero 0Comments

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Dec 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

Early Tally Shows ‘Trust’ Model Leading in Nostrand Houses Vote

New York City Housing Authority tenants at the Nostrand Houses in Sheepshead Bay appear poised to join the Preservation Trust, a new funding model for public housing signed into law…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

Council Oversight Hearing Probes NYCHA’s ‘PACT’ Plan

Initial Tally Shows NYCHA Bronx River Tenants Favoring ‘Trust’

Opinion: Stop Insurance Carriers From Discriminating Against Affordable Housing

Ask a Housing Expert: The Potential of Rental Vouchers

Opinion: Putting NYC Voucher Holders on Equal Footing

These NYC Voucher Holders Are Fighting To Stay Put

Eric Adams’ State of the City: What’s in it for Housing?

Gov. Hochul to Target Voucher Discrimination in Annual Address

Opinion: Universal Housing Vouchers are Key to Ending a National Crisis

Early Tally Shows ‘Trust’ Model Leading in Nostrand Houses Vote

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