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“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

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May 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Try It Out: City Limits’ NYC ‘Good Cause’ Rent Calculator

Tenants who believe they may be covered by New York’s new Good Cause Eviction Law can plug in their current rent to see the maximum rent that would be deemed…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Apr 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

Some Gains, Many Losses: What Went Wrong for Climate in This Year’s State Budget

“We are outraged,” said Rami Dinnawi, a steering committee member of the climate coalition New York Renews. “To see a budget come out that fails to address any of the…

ByMariana Simões 3Comments

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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Amen to New Housing? Faith-Based Development Bill Looks to Secure Legislative Blessing

While lawmakers continue to negotiate housing initiatives and tenant protections in Albany, supporters of the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act are positioning the bill as one of the state’s best shots…

ByChris Janaro 2Comments

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Feb 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

State Bill Looks to Repeal NYC’s 30- and 60-Day Shelter Limits

The legislation, introduced in Albany by Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz and State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, would prohibit policies that restrict the length of homeless shelter stays—aimed at halting the Adams administration’s…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 4Comments

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Jan 2024

Housing and Homelessness Justice

‘Eviction is a Tragedy’: Tenant Advocates Press to Expand Right to Counsel Statewide

While supporters say New York City’s right to counsel program needs additional funding to cover all the qualified tenants who need the legal help, they’ve also hailed it a success,…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Dec 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration Politics

As Shelter Deadlines for Families With Children Near, Lawmakers Press Eric Adams to End ‘Cruel’ Policy

“We have already witnessed the harm that 30-day limits have inflicted on adult migrants without children, who have either had to sleep on the streets indefinitely while reapplying for housing…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Dec 2023

Housing and Homelessness Politics

Two Bills Targeting Illegal Rent Increases Await Their Fate

The state Senate and Assembly passed a duo of bills in June aimed at helping rent stabilized tenants dig deeper into their rent histories to challenge suspicious increases. The governor…

ByEmma Whitford 2Comments

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