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Amid a record-breaking homelessness crisis, there are some bright spots. Mayor Adams has dedicated roughly $4 billion in capital funding to construct affordable housing—a campaign promise that he fell short…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Mayor Touts Progress on Housing Vouchers as Council Readies to Override His Veto

More than 500 new households can access city-funded rental vouchers after the elimination last month of the so-called “90-day rule” for applicants, Mayor Adams said Tuesday. The update came weeks…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 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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Jun 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics

The Job That “Almost Was”: Advocates on the Loss of NYC’s Chief Housing Officer

Advocates hoped Adams would kick off his first term by appointing a deputy mayor for housing and homelessness—ensuring that previously siloed agencies would report to the same person. He didn’t,…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Feb 2023

Education Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: City Policies Are Harming New York’s Homeless Youth

“If Mayor Adams truly wants to make good on his promises to stem the homelessness crisis in the city and provide substantive mental health to the city’s youth, he must…

ByAmy Leipziger 0Comments

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Oct 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: NYC Needs Better Enforcement Against Housing Discrimination

“Often a proxy for racial, disability or family status discrimination, Source of Income (SOI) discrimination prevents voucher holders from accessing housing and undermines the strides that New York City has…

ByBaaba Halm

ByAmy Blumsack 2Comments

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Oct 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Issues Thousands of Federal Housing Vouchers, But Finding an Apartment Remains Tough

Just 19.4 percent of the 7,788 federal Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) issued to New York City by the Biden Administration in May 2021 have been used to secure an apartment,…

ByDavid Brand 8Comments

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Sep 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Resources

Fewer NYC Families Left Shelters for Permanent Homes Last Year. New Report Shows How to Ease More Moves

More than 5,200 New York City families moved from homeless shelters to permanent housing during the 2022 fiscal year, down significantly from the year prior. A new report says the…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Opinion

Opinion: City’s Rental Voucher Program Should Include Undocumented New Yorkers

“The city’s unwillingness to extend the voucher program to its vulnerable, undocumented immigrants is not only a costly mistake, but down right inhumane. We need the City Council and Mayor…

ByJosephine Bosson 1Comment

How Could NYC’s New Budget Impact the Fight Against Homelessness?

Mayor Touts Progress on Housing Vouchers as Council Readies to Override His Veto

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

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

The Job That “Almost Was”: Advocates on the Loss of NYC’s Chief Housing Officer

Opinion: City Policies Are Harming New York’s Homeless Youth

Opinion: NYC Needs Better Enforcement Against Housing Discrimination

NYC Issues Thousands of Federal Housing Vouchers, But Finding an Apartment Remains Tough

Fewer NYC Families Left Shelters for Permanent Homes Last Year. New Report Shows How to Ease More Moves

Opinion: City’s Rental Voucher Program Should Include Undocumented New Yorkers

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