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New York City’s only solar incentive is a property tax abatement that most nonprofit and affordable housing providers can’t use. A proposal in Albany would provide them with direct payments…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Expand NY’s Housing Access Voucher Program

“Homeless and at-risk New Yorkers need a lifeline in the immediate term, and the governor must join the Assembly and the Senate in expanding the HAVP pilot to $250 million.”

ByPablo Zevallos 0Comments

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May 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Resources

Here’s What We Know So Far About New York’s New Housing Voucher Program

A person or family, regardless of their immigration status, could be eligible for the voucher if they don’t have a home or are about to lose their housing, and if…

ByDaniel Parra 7Comments

27

Feb 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Transforming Systems of Harm into Systems of Care for Black Families

“As public defenders working with parents in family court, we write during Black History Month to urge state legislators to pass a slate of legislation that informs, supports, and empowers…

ByZainab Akbar

ByEmma S. Ketteringham

ByChristine Waer 0Comments

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Jan 2025

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Expand NY’s Residential Solar Tax Credit

“The money New York State invests to accelerate solar is missing the households and communities that need it the most.”

ByKate Selden

ByAlex Lee 2Comments

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Jan 2025

Housing and Homelessness Immigration Justice Opinion

Opinion: Everyone Deserves a Lawyer. Pass the Access to Representation Act

“Providing legal support will likely result in an additional 53,000 New Yorkers being able to remain in their communities. And yet, the government is not required to give them a lawyer,…

ByPriya Vaikuntapathi 0Comments

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Jan 2025

Climate and Environment Government

It’s a New Year, But NY’s Environmental Groups Are Fighting Old Battles

As Donald Trump steps into the White House, the push to secure green programs and legislation that have been years in the making will be a top priority for environmental…

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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Nov 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Ground Lease Co-Op Tenants, Trapped By Their Landowners

“Lawmakers up in Albany have already proposed legislation to protect ground lease co-op residents around the state. We need standard rights and protections and New York has the chance to…

ByTony Santiago 2Comments

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Oct 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

New Bill Turns the Heat Up on NYCHA to Restore Gas Outages

Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed a bill that pushes for quicker restoration times of “vital services,” at public housing apartments, including gas.

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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May 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time We Acknowledge the Violence Endured by People Experiencing Homelessness

“Living without a home—a reality we’ve both faced—has shown us that the unhoused are often viewed not as people but as easy targets for acts of cruelty. The rampant criminalization…

ByM.A. Dennis

ByWill Woods 1Comment

State Bill Would Help More of NYC’s Affordable Housing Go Solar

Opinion: Expand NY’s Housing Access Voucher Program

Here’s What We Know So Far About New York’s New Housing Voucher Program

Opinion: Transforming Systems of Harm into Systems of Care for Black Families

Opinion: Expand NY’s Residential Solar Tax Credit

Opinion: Everyone Deserves a Lawyer. Pass the Access to Representation Act

It’s a New Year, But NY’s Environmental Groups Are Fighting Old Battles

Opinion: Ground Lease Co-Op Tenants, Trapped By Their Landowners

New Bill Turns the Heat Up on NYCHA to Restore Gas Outages

Opinion: It’s Time We Acknowledge the Violence Endured by People Experiencing Homelessness

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