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City Limits looked at complaints received between Oct. 1 and Nov. 21 broken down by community district and found the pattern is similar to previous “heat seasons,” with the greatest…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Nov 2022

Opinion: More Housing is the Progressive Choice

“More housing at any income level lowers nearby rents. We progressives should therefore be fighting for new housing with every bone in our bodies.”

ByJames Lloyd 1Comment

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Nov 2022

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Empty Rent-Stabilized Units in NYC Decreased This Year, as ‘Warehousing’ Debate Rages

The latest vacancy data now mirrors pre-COVID figures following a “pandemic-height outlier,” according to New York State’s affordable housing agency. The number of empty apartments also matches the vacancy rate…

ByDavid Brand 8Comments

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Nov 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Politics

Hochul, Zeldin and Housing: A Breakdown

The candidates in the race for New York governor have vastly different platforms on housing. To start, Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, has a housing plan. Republican challenger and U.S.…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Nov 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Rise of the ‘SHIMBY’? New Report Outlines Steps to Social Housing

A new report describes the path to social housing in New York through 20 policy proposals, from overhauling the property tax code and abolishing the city’s tax lien sale to…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Oct 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Podcasts

City Watch: Manhattan DA to Crackdown on ‘Systemic’ Tenant Harassment, Deed Theft

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg made good on his campaign pledge to create an investigative unit tasked with cracking down on landlords who harass tenants, developers that cheat government subsidy…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Oct 2022

Housing and Homelessness

NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 13-20

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByMariam Hydara 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Housing Calendar, Sept. 29-Oct. 6

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByMariam Hydara 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Pledges $200 to Riis Households In Wake of Botched Arsenic Alert

Riis residents who have spoken with City Limits since the Sept. 2 incident, in which they were incorrectly told their taps may be contaminated, have described spending hundreds of dollars…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Housing and Homelessness