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‘Universalizing Section 8 would address poverty, boost the economy, and even stimulate affordable housing production–ultimately benefiting everyone, not just the recipients.’

ByRachel Fee 1Comment

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Jun 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time to Make Housing Vouchers Universal

‘What low-income renters and homeless New Yorkers really need is Section 8 for all: housing assistance offered as an entitlement for everyone who qualifies.’

ByJacquelyn Simone 10Comments

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Jun 2021

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

NYC’s ‘Hollowed Out’ Enforcement Units Struggle to Keep Pace on Housing Discrimination Cases

Source of income discrimination constitutes the most common form of illegal housing bias in NYC. Yet the city has only a handful of attorneys and staffers at the two agencies…

ByDavid Brand 14Comments

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May 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

City Council Votes to Raise Value of Housing Vouchers for Homeless New Yorkers

The City Council voted Thursday to raise the value of municipal rent subsidies for homeless New Yorkers, which advocates say will help thousands of individuals and families secure permanent housing…

ByDavid Brand 14Comments

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Apr 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Shafted in State Budget, Homeless Advocates Push City to Increase Value of Rental Vouchers

After the state budget deal failed to include a proposal for an Albany-funded rental voucher system, advocates are setting their sights on getting the City Council to pass Intro 146,…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Apr 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Next Mayor Could Confront Nine-Digit Deficits at NYCHA

The housing authority managed to balance its books last year, and an infusion of federal support will help it do so in 2021. But budget gaps of $300 million or…

ByJarrett Murphy 4Comments

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Jan 2021

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: As NYCHA Rolls Out PACT Plan to Fund Repairs, Resident Engagement is Key

Engagement is the foundation for reversing a historical backlog of distrust that is stalling the agency’s current efforts not only to restore its portfolio to a state of good repair…

ByAli Sutherland-Brown 2Comments

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Aug 2020

NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: NYCHA’s New Rescue Plan Must Wait for Resident Input

‘We expect that NYCHA and our local elected officials will embrace the opportunity to work with us. These are our homes and nothing will happen to us without us.’

ByMarquis Jenkins 5Comments

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Feds Throw a Lifeline to Senior Housing in NYC

Twenty-year funding contracts could open the door for roof repairs, new boilers, tigher windows and more at dozens of New York City buildings.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jul 2018

NYCHA Opinion

CityViews: Don’t Just Fix NYCHA – Reenergize It with Private Resources

The reality is that, no matter how streamlined its management nor how transparent its spending plans may be, NYCHA just does not have the resources it needs.

ByJolie Milstein 1Comment

Opinion: Expanding Section 8 Rental Assistance Would Be Transformative for NY