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Con Edison cut the gas to the West 145th Street building—a former cluster site shelter housing dozens of formerly homeless families—on May 14, after inspectors found dangerous corrosion on the…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jul 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness

LinkedIn Profiles, College Diplomas and Photos of Your Kid: The Invasive World of NYC Apartment Hunting

City Limits talked to several renters about their weirdest landlord demands and checked in with three housing attorneys to determine which requests were legal, which were bizarre (hint: all of…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Jun 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Advocates Urge NYC to Ban Criminal Background Checks for Apartment Applicants

The Fair Chance for Housing Act would bar landlords and brokers from conducting criminal background checks on prospective tenants, a barrier to housing for the formerly incarcerated and their families.

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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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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Nov 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness

A Look at Rent Strikes in NYC, As Housing Relief Legislation Lags

Although there’s no clear data tracking the number of rent strikes taking place across the city, the advocacy coalition Housing Justice for All says they’ve become more common during the…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Mar 2020

Opinion

Opinion: The Rights of Three-Quarter House Residents Still Don’t Matter

A recent court ruling ‘is just the latest in a storied history of a systemic disregard for the dignity and humanity of people who live in three-quarter houses.’

ByMatthew Main 0Comments

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Jun 2015

Housing and Homelessness Investigations NYCHA

NYCHA Questioned on Policy of Banning Arrested Residents

From 2007 through 2014, nearly 5,000 people were “permanently excluded” from NYCHA because of an arrest—not necessarily a conviction—on or near NYCHA property.

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 13Comments

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Apr 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Action Stalls on Bill to Provide Lawyers in Housing Court

A bill to create a right to counsel for many tenants in housing court has the support of most Council members and appears aligned with the mayor’s and speaker’s agendas.…

ByKate Pastor 0Comments

Formerly Homeless Families in Harlem Still Without Gas or Hot Water, as Cold Weather Returns