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“Federal civil rights enforcement is becoming less reliable, so local enforcement is even more critical—especially because New York City’s Human Rights Law provides protections that state and federal law do…

BySandy Nurse

ByJason Rodriguez 0Comments

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Jun 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Politics

In Budget Talks, Some Council Progressives Draw the Line on CityFHEPS Expansion

Some lawmakers are considering a “no” vote on any budget deal that doesn’t include a significant expansion of the city’s housing voucher program, CityFHEPS, revealing a rift with Council Speaker…

ByPatrick Spauster 6Comments

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Jun 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Homeless Youth Are Being Excluded, Yet Again. We Hoped for Better From Mayor Mamdani.

“CityFHEPS vouchers would give youth a real pathway out of homelessness, rather than forcing them into the adult homeless shelter system.”

BySebastien Vante 0Comments

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Jun 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: More Than Half of New Yorkers Can’t Afford New York. That Should Alarm All of Us.

“The impact of this is already visible across New York’s shelter system. Many families are working, trying to secure housing, and ready to move forward. But they cannot afford to…

ByJennifer Love Ortiz 0Comments

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May 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

Mayor’s Budget Plan Could Further Shrink City’s Housing Discrimination Enforcement

NYC’s Commission on Human Rights investigates landlords and real estate brokers who discriminate against rental voucher holders. The agency is already understaffed, sources say.

ByPatrick Spauster 3Comments

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May 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

Rental Voucher Expansion Absent From Mayor’s Budget Plan, As City Hall Proposes Program Reforms

The CityFHEPS program’s expansion, first passed by city lawmakers in 2023, would extend eligibility to people facing eviction and people with more modest incomes, but has been delayed by a…

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Apr 2026

Featured Government Hear Our Voices Podcast Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

‘Hear Our Voices’ Podcast: Former Council Speaker Quinn on Mamdani’s Rental Voucher Reversal

“The best way for people to move out of shelter is to have a voucher,” said Christine Quinn, head of the family shelter provider WIN. “It also is economically better…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: When Paperwork Keeps Families in Shelter

“In New York City, frontline staff see stalled housing packages regularly. Families wait while apartments remain available. Landlords lose trust in voucher programs.”

ByJennifer Love Ortiz 0Comments

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Feb 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics Resources

‘Honor His Promise’: Advocates Criticize Mamdani’s CityFHEPS Reversal, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged to expand eligibility for city housing vouchers according to City Council laws that his predecessor failed to implement. Faced with steep fiscal challenges, he said the city…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 7Comments

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Feb 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Homeless New Yorkers Need Vouchers, Not SROs

“Many low-income New Yorkers—including those who are homeless but not in shelters—have been counting on Mayor Mamdani to implement the CityFHEPS expansion. His decision to stall, blaming the prior administration’s…

ByMiranda DeNovo 3Comments

Opinion: NYC Needs a Fully Funded Commission on Human Rights

In Budget Talks, Some Council Progressives Draw the Line on CityFHEPS Expansion

Opinion: Homeless Youth Are Being Excluded, Yet Again. We Hoped for Better From Mayor Mamdani.

Opinion: More Than Half of New Yorkers Can’t Afford New York. That Should Alarm All of Us.

Mayor’s Budget Plan Could Further Shrink City’s Housing Discrimination Enforcement

Rental Voucher Expansion Absent From Mayor’s Budget Plan, As City Hall Proposes Program Reforms

‘Hear Our Voices’ Podcast: Former Council Speaker Quinn on Mamdani’s Rental Voucher Reversal

‘Honor His Promise’: Advocates Criticize Mamdani’s CityFHEPS Reversal, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Opinion: Homeless New Yorkers Need Vouchers, Not SROs

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