Affordable Housing

More People Snagged Units in NYC Housing Lotteries Last Year, But Wait Times Grew

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The city’s affordable housing lotteries are notoriously competitive, but new data shows some progress: in the most recent fiscal year that ended in June, 6,173 applicants were approved for a unit through the lottery system, up nearly 24 percent from the fiscal year prior. But the approval process took longer for applicants than the year before, and the odds remain tough.

A Family Affair: Parents, Children and NYC's Homelessness Crisis

VIDEO: Homeless Families Are Waiting Longer in NYC Shelters. Here Are Their Stories

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Dirty bath water and a slew of apartment rejections test the faith of three single moms trying to get out of the city’s homeless shelter system. After 14 months, Johanna Garcia finally found an apartment for her and her children—but the journey wasn’t easy, and the average length of stay in shelter for families like hers is only getting longer, new data shows.

City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York

A Year After Ida Floods, New York’s $27M Immigrant Relief Fund Doled Out Less Than $2M

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The Ida relief fund for “Excluded New Yorkers” was set up by the city and state for people who suffered damages from the historic flooding but didn’t qualify for aid administered by FEMA because of their immigration status. But a year later, just a fraction of the funding has been used, and only 330 out of 554 have received a cash payout.