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As state lawmakers debate how best to address New York’s dual housing and homelessness crises, tenant advocates are keeping a wary eye on proposals they say would undermine landmark 2019…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Feb 2023

Wait Times for NYCHA Apartments Doubled Last Year, As Number of Vacant Units Climb

The length of time it takes NYCHA to rent out available apartments has climbed in recent years, one of many factors exacerbating the city’s affordable housing crisis, lawmakers say. “They…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 5Comments

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Nov 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

City Watch: Live Next to a Vacant Apartment? This Housing Group Wants to Know

In the absence of specific data, the housing organization Open New York has launched a project asking everyday residents to crowdsource the locations of vacant apartments—rent-stabilized and unregulated units alike—to…

ByDavid Brand 9Comments

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Feb 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: A Focus on ‘Efficiency’ Will Keep Thousands of New Yorkers Needlessly Homeless

‘Thousands of units of supportive housing—affordable housing with onsite support services for people experiencing homelessness who face additional barriers to stability—are standing vacant for months while more than 70,000 New…

ByLaura Mascuch 3Comments

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May 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Rent Board’s Subtle Move Revives ‘Vacancy Bonus’

A one-word change in a preliminary document could lead to a court fight over what the 2019 rent law really said.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Tackling Vacancy is Key to Saving NYC’s Small Business

‘The city must adopt a penalty on commercial vacancies to hold unscrupulous landlords accountable … and discourage further displacement of neighborhood small businesses.’

ByArmando Moritz-Chapelliquen 4Comments

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Dec 2017

Economy News

Diagnosing NYC’s Vacant Storefront Problem

Chain stores, online shopping, landlords holding out for more profit — the causes for the reported surge in retail vacancies across the city are many. One thing that’s lacking is…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 8Comments

Simmering State Rent Increase Proposals Have Tenant Groups On Guard

Wait Times for NYCHA Apartments Doubled Last Year, As Number of Vacant Units Climb

City Watch: Live Next to a Vacant Apartment? This Housing Group Wants to Know

Opinion: A Focus on ‘Efficiency’ Will Keep Thousands of New Yorkers Needlessly Homeless

Rent Board’s Subtle Move Revives ‘Vacancy Bonus’

CityViews: Tackling Vacancy is Key to Saving NYC’s Small Business

Diagnosing NYC’s Vacant Storefront Problem

Newsletter

Simmering State Rent Increase Proposals Have Tenant Groups On Guard

Wait Times for NYCHA Apartments Doubled Last Year, As Number of Vacant Units Climb

City Watch: Live Next to a Vacant Apartment? This Housing Group Wants to Know

Opinion: A Focus on ‘Efficiency’ Will Keep Thousands of New Yorkers Needlessly Homeless

Rent Board’s Subtle Move Revives ‘Vacancy Bonus’

CityViews: Tackling Vacancy is Key to Saving NYC’s Small Business

Diagnosing NYC’s Vacant Storefront Problem

Newsletter

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