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“Opening the Section 8 waitlist was huge, but it only addressed part of the problem—the city must invest more resources in addressing discrimination against voucher holders by increasing funding for the…

ByAmy Blumsack 1Comment

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May 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Bias Fuels Source of Income Discrimination

“…much of the documented illegal discrimination is based on fears, bias, and stereotypes about the people who possess the rental subsidies and has less to do with the structure of…

ByFred Freiberg 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Gov. Hochul to Target Voucher Discrimination in Annual Address

The governor’s State of the State address will include proposals to discourage landlords—and insurance companies—from business practices rooted in anti-voucher bias.

ByEmma Whitford 2Comments

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Jul 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

NYC Council Overrides Veto in Order to Expand Rental Vouchers

The mayor has argued that the bills will be too costly, and that an expanded pool will make it harder for existing voucher holders in a city with too few…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Mayor Strikes Housing Voucher Waiting Period, as Further Reforms Hang in Balance

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that he will eliminate a 90-day waiting period for New Yorkers in shelters to apply for rental vouchers, even as he declined…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Jun 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Housing Voucher Reforms Offer Hope in City’s Homelessness Crisis

“As a city, do we want to make people suffer through three months of homelessness before we give them a chance to regain stability through housing?”

ByJessica Valencia

ByAmy Blumsack

ByManon Vergerio 0Comments

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Apr 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

City to Rehab ‘Chronically Vacant’ Rent-Stabilized Apartments for Tenants With Vouchers

The initiative will invest $10 million to repair stabilized units that have sat empty, and turn them over to tenants with rental assistance vouchers—what the administration described as a “creative…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 14Comments

Opinion: NYC Can’t Solve Its Housing Crisis Without Addressing Voucher Discrimination

Opinion: Bias Fuels Source of Income Discrimination

Gov. Hochul to Target Voucher Discrimination in Annual Address

NYC Council Overrides Veto in Order to Expand Rental Vouchers

Mayor Strikes Housing Voucher Waiting Period, as Further Reforms Hang in Balance

Opinion: Housing Voucher Reforms Offer Hope in City’s Homelessness Crisis

City to Rehab ‘Chronically Vacant’ Rent-Stabilized Apartments for Tenants With Vouchers

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Opinion: NYC Can’t Solve Its Housing Crisis Without Addressing Voucher Discrimination

Opinion: Bias Fuels Source of Income Discrimination

Gov. Hochul to Target Voucher Discrimination in Annual Address

NYC Council Overrides Veto in Order to Expand Rental Vouchers

Mayor Strikes Housing Voucher Waiting Period, as Further Reforms Hang in Balance

Opinion: Housing Voucher Reforms Offer Hope in City’s Homelessness Crisis

City to Rehab ‘Chronically Vacant’ Rent-Stabilized Apartments for Tenants With Vouchers

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