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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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Sep 2021

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Bronx Tenants Still Locked Out of Homes 18 Months After Fire

Tenants say they fear the property owners are waging a war of attrition, waiting the renters out until they give up, move on and forfeit the rent-regulated apartments.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice News

Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Latest Eviction Ruling Means for NYC

The ruling comes less than two weeks after the Supreme Court ended New York state’s ban on most evictions. But NYC tenants still have several other potential avenues of protection.

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Aug 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News

Hochul Pledges to Speed Up Rent Relief, as $115 Million Contractor Struggles to Hit Benchmarks

The contract granted to outside firm Guidehouse to administer the beleaguered program has begun to attract scrutiny from lawmakers and good government groups, who have also questioned the hiring of…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Supreme Court Ruling on NY Eviction Ban Fuels Confusion For Tenants and Landlords

‘When you see that line stretch down the block and wrap around the corner, you’ll know things are back to normal,’ one housing advocate said. ‘It’s going to snowball at…

ByDavid Brand 8Comments

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Aug 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness

NY’s Slow-Moving Rent Relief Program Will Meet Federal Deadline, State Officials Insist

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) has doled out funds to about 7,000 households, a fraction of the 158,000 who’ve applied. States must return their federal rental assistance funding if…

ByDavid Brand 13Comments

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Jul 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

New York’s $2.7 Billion Rent Relief Program Cuts First Checks, Amid Scrutiny

The stalled Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) has issued just $1.2 million of the $2.7 billion on hand to landlords owed pandemic-related back rent.

ByDavid Brand 44Comments

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Jul 2021

Uncategorized

NY’s Rent Relief Program Has Yet to Cut a Check Amid Inefficiencies and Frustrations

With seven weeks to go before state eviction protections expire, New York’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) has yet to cut a single check, and the organizations tasked with helping…

ByDavid Brand 22Comments

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Jul 2021

Uncategorized

Formerly Homeless Families Go Two Months Without Gas at Harlem Apartment Complex

The property owner, a company connected to an infamous family of landlords, has yet to begin repairs, and tenants in six apartments say building staff have pressured them to return…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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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

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

Bronx Tenants Still Locked Out of Homes 18 Months After Fire

Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Latest Eviction Ruling Means for NYC

Hochul Pledges to Speed Up Rent Relief, as $115 Million Contractor Struggles to Hit Benchmarks

Supreme Court Ruling on NY Eviction Ban Fuels Confusion For Tenants and Landlords

NY’s Slow-Moving Rent Relief Program Will Meet Federal Deadline, State Officials Insist

New York’s $2.7 Billion Rent Relief Program Cuts First Checks, Amid Scrutiny

NY’s Rent Relief Program Has Yet to Cut a Check Amid Inefficiencies and Frustrations

Formerly Homeless Families Go Two Months Without Gas at Harlem Apartment Complex

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

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