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For the third time, NYCHA residents are voting on which funding model they believe best meets the needs for their complex. Residents at Coney Island Houses and Unity Towers can…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Jun 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: NYC Can’t Solve Its Housing Crisis Without Addressing Voucher Discrimination

“Opening the Section 8 waitlist was huge, but it only addressed part of the problem—the city must invest more resources in addressing discrimination against voucher holders by increasing funding for the…

ByAmy Blumsack 1Comment

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Jun 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

Demand for Section 8 Waitlist More than Double Available Slots—And Counting

Hundreds of thousands of applications began pouring in at midnight on Monday and will continue to be accepted online up until 11:59 p.m. this coming Sunday, June 9.

ByEmma Whitford

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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May 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Resources

NYCHA to Reopen Section 8 Waitlist After 15 Years. Here’s How to Apply

In a rare move, NYCHA is reopening the waitlist for a rental assistance program that has helped tens of thousands of New Yorkers afford apartments.

ByTatyana Turner 18Comments

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May 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

Opinion: Albany Has Unfinished Business on Housing

“While increasing the housing supply is critical and has saturated most of the housing conversation, new housing will take years to come online. In the meantime, affordability is still a…

ByJay Martin 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Council Oversight Hearing Probes NYCHA’s ‘PACT’ Plan

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

In Brooklyn, Two NYCHA Developments Have a Month to Vote on How to Fund Repairs

Opinion: NYC Can’t Solve Its Housing Crisis Without Addressing Voucher Discrimination

Demand for Section 8 Waitlist More than Double Available Slots—And Counting

NYCHA to Reopen Section 8 Waitlist After 15 Years. Here’s How to Apply

Opinion: Albany Has Unfinished Business on Housing

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

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