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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

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

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Dec 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Bronx Seniors Will Be Next to Vote on NYCHA Preservation Trust

Bronx River Addition Houses, located in the Soundview neighborhood, consists of two senior buildings, including one where residents had to be temporarily relocated due to poor conditions. Tenants will be…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice NYCHA

Legal Aid inaugura unidad dedicada a representar inquilinos de NYCHA

El equipo, que contará con dos abogados y tres asistentes legales, planea proporcionar apoyo legal para asuntos de vivienda pública, incluidos los inquilinos que ya se han convertido —o están…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice NYCHA

Legal Aid Launches Unit Dedicated to Representing NYCHA Tenants

The team, which will have two attorneys and three paralegals, plans to provide legal support for public housing matters, including for tenants who have already converted—or are in the process…

ByTatyana Turner 2Comments

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Nov 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth NYCHA Video

VIDEO: Voting on NYCHA’s Future

This City Limits video delves into the complexities of a vote that will impact Nostrand Houses tenants in the near term, and explores the choices thousands of additional public housing…

ByTatyana Turner 3Comments

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Nov 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Trust, Pact or Section 9? A City Limits Conversation on the Future of NYCHA

Join City Limits’ reporters and a group of panelists at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9 for a virtual talk about the future of NYCHA, as the housing authority kicks…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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

Bronx Seniors Will Be Next to Vote on NYCHA Preservation Trust

Legal Aid inaugura unidad dedicada a representar inquilinos de NYCHA

Legal Aid Launches Unit Dedicated to Representing NYCHA Tenants

VIDEO: Voting on NYCHA’s Future

Trust, Pact or Section 9? A City Limits Conversation on the Future of NYCHA

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