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An annual vigil honors the New Yorkers who died living on the streets and in the city’s shelters. “Every life lost to homelessness was preventable,” the event’s organizers said. “People…

ByPatrick Spauster 1Comment

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Dec 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

NYC Council Overrides Mayor’s Veto of Bill Capping Rents for Voucher Holders

The legislation mandates that households receiving city rental assistance contribute no more than 30 percent of their income on rent. It reverses an earlier move by the Adams administration to…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Nov 2025

2025 Elections Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Conditional Housing Is Still Discriminatory

“I learned the hard way that affordable housing isn’t guaranteed—it’s conditional. The moment your income changes or an agency misses a form, the system recalculates your worth and can pull…

ByRhonda Jackson 0Comments

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Oct 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

What the Federal Govt. Shutdown Means for Your Voucher & Benefits

In spite of the shutdown, tenants in federally subsidized housing programs like Sections 8 will continue to receive those benefits, at least through October, according to legal experts.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 4Comments

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Sep 2025

Government Hear Our Voices Podcast Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion Podcasts Profiles

Hear Our Voices Podcast: ‘If We Don’t Stick Together, We Won’t Make It’

On the latest episode, host Kadisha Davis speaks to Charisma White of the Safety Net Activists about her work in homelessness advocacy and her past experiences looking for housing with a…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Jun 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

CityFHEPS Voucher Holders & Legal Aid Sue to Preserve Landlord Incentive

After the city suddenly cancelled an incentive for landlords to hold units for families with vouchers—covering one month’s rent while the subsidy application is processed—families in shelter and legal groups…

ByPatrick Spauster 6Comments

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Apr 2025

Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: How 800 Homes in Desirable Communities Could Disrupt a System-to -Homelessness Pipeline

“A stable and safe home can bend the arc of their lives, empowering them to secure steady employment and earn money and save. These 800 homes represent 800 opportunities to…

ByJeremy Kohomban 0Comments

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Dec 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Stable, Affordable Housing is the Foundation for New York’s Future

“When our family did finally find stable housing, it was transformative. Our apartment finally became a home—a foundation for our lives to flourish.”

ByZyneisha Green 0Comments

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Nov 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time to Fix CityFHEPS Vouchers

“CityFHEPS vouchers are meant to make life easier for tenants and their families facing eviction, or those families who have been previously unhoused, by paying ongoing rent. That sounds great…

ByRukhsar Asfe

ByKameal James 3Comments

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Oct 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

Delays and ‘Weak Monitoring’ Undermine City’s Rental Voucher Program: Audit

The audit, by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, cited lags in determining eligibility and issuing payments for participants in the CityFHEPS voucher program, causing “significant delays in families and individuals being…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

Remembering the Unhoused New Yorkers Who Lost Their Lives in 2025