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‘Cuomo must now deepen the social contract he spoke so eloquently about, and cancel rents during the coronavirus pandemic and pass the HSS bill for the tenants of New York…

ByJason Wu 3Comments

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Mar 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Several Proposals Circulate for Giving Relief to Tenants Crushed by COVID-19

Among the ideas: allowing tenants to tap into security deposits, creating a $10 billion relief fund, and cancelling three months’ worth of rent and mortgage payments.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Mar 2020

Economy Housing and Homelessness

Freeze Sought on Rent, Mortgage and Utility Payments as COVID Impact Grows

Housing advocates have called on the city and state to develop a $10 billion relief package that includes a moratorium on rent, mortgage and utility payments

BySadef Ali Kully 70Comments

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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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Oct 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Thirteen-Month Struggle for Bronx Tenants to Get Their Stoves Back On

‘You can’t cook on a hotplate,’ says a 26-year resident of the building. So she spends on take-out food. ‘It eats up an exorbitant amount of money that I don’t…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Tenants Wanted City to Take Keys to Fire-Scarred Building

Tenants of a rent-stabilized building testified in Brooklyn housing court after filing a lawsuit against their landlord and the city’s housing department over what they allege were a lack of…

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

City’s Housing Data Drop: Longer Shelter Stays. More Permanent Housing. NYCHA Rent Collection Lags.

The 2019 Mayor’s Management Report was full of interesting and esoteric statistics from the city’s various agencies.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 1Comment

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Aug 2019

Opinion

Opinion: In Wake of Tenant Victory, Landlord Myths Abound

‘Unfortunately, little editorial space has been given to the important task of dispelling the toxic myths behind landlords’ recurring arguments about the impact of rent regulation reforms.’

ByKyle Giller

ByAlex Berger 4Comments

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Jul 2019

Housing and Homelessness In Depth NYCHA

Facing Massive Repair Needs, Public Housing in Bushwick is Undergoing a Huge Shift

The Hope Gardens renovations will be the sixth transaction under NYCHA’s Permanent Affordability Commitment Together public and private partnership program.

BySadef Ali Kully 6Comments

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Jul 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Loft Law Update Stirs Tensions Among Tenants, Housing Advocates, Pols

This year’s update left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth, from loft-tenant advocacy groups, to North Brooklyn community groups worried about displacement, to elected officials who say they tried to…

BySadef Ali Kully 6Comments

Opinion: How to Fix the COVID Housing Crisis

Several Proposals Circulate for Giving Relief to Tenants Crushed by COVID-19

Freeze Sought on Rent, Mortgage and Utility Payments as COVID Impact Grows

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

Thirteen-Month Struggle for Bronx Tenants to Get Their Stoves Back On

Tenants Wanted City to Take Keys to Fire-Scarred Building

City’s Housing Data Drop: Longer Shelter Stays. More Permanent Housing. NYCHA Rent Collection Lags.

Opinion: In Wake of Tenant Victory, Landlord Myths Abound

Facing Massive Repair Needs, Public Housing in Bushwick is Undergoing a Huge Shift

Loft Law Update Stirs Tensions Among Tenants, Housing Advocates, Pols

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