Government
Housing Events in NYC This Week: Rent Guidelines Board Final Vote
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Housing and land use-related events taking place in the week ahead, as well as affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Economy
As Relocated Asylum Seekers Adjust to Life in Albany, Advocates Call for More Resources
Daniel Parra |
Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has embarked on a decompression strategy to free up space in the city’s local shelters by sending immigrants to other New York State localities. In Albany, where more than 230 migrants were relocated in recent weeks, community-based organizations say they are already stretched thin.
Government
As State Housing Package Implodes, Two Tenant-Friendly Bills Still Simmering
Emma Whitford |
While Albany leaders failed to pass a comprehensive package of housing legislation this week, some advocates and high-ranking lawmakers have been working on a pair of bills they say could strengthen protections for tenants across New York City’s stock of roughly 1 million rent stabilized apartments.
Government
Solicitantes de asilo en “Respite Center” de Queens toman una decisión: ¿quedarse o irse?
Daniel Parra |
El objetivo de la Autoridad de Vivienda de la ciudad de Nueva York (NYCHA por sus siglas en inglés) es que la entrega de los apartamentos se produzca en 30 días. Sin embargo, en abril, NYCHA tardó una media de 410 días en volver a ocupar un apartamento desocupado, lo que supone un aumento significativo desde principios de año, y más del doble que hace un año.
Government
Viviendas vacías de NYCHA siguen aumentando y los traslados se complican por el PACT
Tatyana Turner |
El objetivo de la Autoridad de Vivienda de la ciudad de Nueva York (NYCHA por sus siglas en inglés) es que la entrega de los apartamentos se produzca en 30 días. Sin embargo, en abril, NYCHA tardó una media de 410 días en volver a ocupar un apartamento desocupado, lo que supone un aumento significativo desde principios de año, y más del doble que hace un año.
Government
Amid Air Quality Crisis, Officials Urge People Indoors. What About Street Homeless New Yorkers?
Emma Whitford and Mary Cunningham |
Air pollution is an added stressor for vulnerable populations who already suffer disproportionately from underlying health effects, including the estimated thousands of unhoused New Yorkers living on the city’s streets.
Government
NYC Makes it Mandatory for Residential Buildings to Recycle Food Waste
Mariana Simões |
The City Council on Thursday passed a “groundbreaking” legislative package that forces the city to divert food-based garbage away from landfills and reuse it instead for environmentally friendly purposes like composting and generating cleaner energy. But there’s much more to do for the city to reach its Zero Waste goals.
Economy
The Job That “Almost Was”: Advocates on the Loss of NYC’s Chief Housing Officer
Emma Whitford |
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, but departing administration member Jessica Katz was the next best thing, they say.
Brooklyn
1 in 5 Tenants at NYCHA’s Red Hook Houses Paid Miscalculated Rent: Audit
Tatyana Turner |
“If you charge someone less than what they’re supposed to be paying they might not shout about it quite as loudly,” said Comptroller Brad Lander, whose office conducted the review. “Undercharging people relative to their income, they might not complain, but then the agency might not have the money it needs.”
Government
There Were Fewer Heat Outages at NYCHA This Winter, Authority Says
Tatyana Turner |
NYCHA reported a decrease in heat outages and shorter restoration times during the 2022-2023 winter heating season, which concluded Friday, citing millions of dollars invested in upgraded boiler systems and newly installed hot water heaters and heat pumps.
