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With 62,000 units already effectively moving off the authority’s books under NYCHA 2.0, this new ‘Blueprint for Change’ addresses NYCHA’s other 110,000 apartments—which together need a $25 billion repair job.

BySadef Ali Kully 36Comments

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Jul 2020

Housing and Homelessness

COVID-19 Hit Hard in Areas With Deep Housing Violations: Report

Housing code violations, rent burdens and mortgage vulnerability were high in some of the areas that saw high coronavirus death rates.

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Jul 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Officials, Housing Advocates Call for Better Tenant Protections as COVID Crisis Drags On

A pair of bills, recently introduced the State Senate, would extend the state’s current eviction moratorium until a year after the pandemic emergency ends, and provide rental assistance vouchers for…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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May 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness

Rent Relief Bill Approved in Albany

Both houses of the legislature approved a bill to create a $100 million fund to pay rents for people who have lost income because of the COVID-19 crisis.

ByJarrett Murphy 5Comments

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May 2020

Economy Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Housing Worry for Laborers as New York’s Farms Slip Deeper into Trouble

Undocumented migrant farm workers are facing evictions as farms in upstate New York encounter financial losses, according to farm worker advocacy groups.

BySadef Ali Kully

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Apr 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Don’t Cancel Rent Without Protecting Homeowners

‘We cannot advocate to ‘cancel rent’ as a singular measure without considering the unintended, yet foreseeable, harm to other marginalized groups.’

ByJonathan Fox

ByRose Marie Cantanno 1Comment

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Apr 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

Democratic Leader: ‘The Rent is Being Canceled, Whether we Authorize it or Not’

‘If the government is saying you can’t work … we cannot realistically expect them to continue to pay rent and other obligations in that time.’

ByJarrett Murphy 11Comments

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Apr 2020

Economy Housing and Homelessness

From Aid to Z: The Basics on COVID-19 Assistance for Renters, Homeowners & Businesses

Some resources and clarifying information for residential and commercial tenants and homeowners.

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Apr 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Why We’re Going on Rent Strike

‘Right now, our primary responsibility should be keeping our families and communities safe. Since the governor has refused to step in and issue a rent moratorium, we have no choice…

ByVincia Barber

ByFaysal Qurashi 6Comments

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Mar 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Two RGB Members Agree with Mayor—NYC Needs a Rent Freeze Now

‘New Yorkers who live in rent-regulated units, the vast majority of whom have only low or moderate incomes, must be protected from the destructive financial impact of the coronavirus.’

ByLeah Goodridge

BySheila Garcia 8Comments

Understanding NYCHA’s New Rescue Plan

COVID-19 Hit Hard in Areas With Deep Housing Violations: Report

Officials, Housing Advocates Call for Better Tenant Protections as COVID Crisis Drags On

Rent Relief Bill Approved in Albany

Housing Worry for Laborers as New York’s Farms Slip Deeper into Trouble

Opinion: Don’t Cancel Rent Without Protecting Homeowners

Democratic Leader: ‘The Rent is Being Canceled, Whether we Authorize it or Not’

From Aid to Z: The Basics on COVID-19 Assistance for Renters, Homeowners & Businesses

Opinion: Why We’re Going on Rent Strike

Opinion: Two RGB Members Agree with Mayor—NYC Needs a Rent Freeze Now

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