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“Every New Yorker deserves to know what their city is doing for them in the language they speak at home,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said during a press conference announcing the…

BySummer Gonzalez 0Comments

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Jun 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Politics

City To Expand Housing Vouchers in Budget: What You Need To Know

Mayor Mamdani and the City Council reached a deal late Monday to expand city-subsidized rental assistance as part of a larger budget agreement. Thousands of new households will be eligible…

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Jun 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

Mamdani Gets His Rent Freeze

Tenants erupted into cheers when the motion passed inside a packed Museo del Barrio in East Harlem. “I kept saying, just like the Knicks won the championship, let’s make history…

ByPatrick Spauster 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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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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May 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Tenants Can Sit Down With City Officials at 3 Forums Kicking Off Next Week

The events will be a chance for public housing residents—some of whom felt left out by Mamdani’s earlier ‘Rental Ripoff’ hearings—to provide direct feedback and share concerns with city leaders.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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May 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Rent Guidelines Board Takes Step Toward A Rent Freeze

The Rent Guidelines Board pushed the mayor’s rent freeze promise forward Thursday night, advancing a preliminary range of rent levels that includes no increase for the city’s rent stabilized tenants.…

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Apr 2026

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: Property Tax Hikes Would Break Homeowners of Color Like Me. Let Mamdani Tax The Rich.

“The actual solution to the city’s budget crisis is for Gov. Kathy Hochul to finally make our ever-increasing population of billionaires and millionaires pay what they owe in taxes.”

ByJean Sassine 1Comment

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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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Apr 2026

Climate and Environment Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA

Thousands More NYCHA Apartments to Get Heat Pumps and Electric Stoves, As Mamdani Sets New Sustainability Targets

On Earth Day, the mayor will lay out a commitment to adding energy efficient heating systems, modern induction stoves, and electric vehicle charging at NYCHA campuses over the next five…

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

Mayor Mamdani Launches WhatsApp Channel—en Español

City To Expand Housing Vouchers in Budget: What You Need To Know

Mamdani Gets His Rent Freeze

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

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

NYCHA Tenants Can Sit Down With City Officials at 3 Forums Kicking Off Next Week

Rent Guidelines Board Takes Step Toward A Rent Freeze

Opinion: Property Tax Hikes Would Break Homeowners of Color Like Me. Let Mamdani Tax The Rich.

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

Thousands More NYCHA Apartments to Get Heat Pumps and Electric Stoves, As Mamdani Sets New Sustainability Targets

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