Economy
New Focus on Homeowner Assistance Program as COVID Squeezes Incomes
Jarrett Murphy |
Supporters say it looks like a key homeowner-assistance program could be left out of this year’s state spending plan.
Coronavirus
Freeze Sought on Rent, Mortgage and Utility Payments as COVID Impact Grows
Sadef Ali Kully |
Housing advocates have called on the city and state to develop a $10 billion relief package that includes a moratorium on rent, mortgage and utility payments
Age Justice
Many NYC Seniors Still Face the Threat of Evictions
Roshan Abraham |
The city uses a patchwork of social services and subsidies to keep elders aging in place, but they can be difficult to qualify for and their funds are limited.
Economic Development
A Second Ruling Against City’s Approval of Two Bridges Skyscrapers
Jarrett Murphy |
A judge ruled that the neighborhood organizations that brought the suit were right in arguing that the city had failed to abide by zoning rules governing ‘large-scale residential districts’ like Two Bridges.
Economy
Council Eyeing Moves Beyond Mayor’s Vision to Boost Small Businesses
Sadef Ali Kully |
Small business advocacy groups say the administration and the City Council are making small steps but there is much more work to be done in protecting and sustaining small businesses across the five boroughs.
Age Justice
Fight Over Korean Shelter in Queens Spotlights Struggles of City’s Asian Americans
Amir Khafagy |
Nanoom House has converted a two-story single family home into a refuge for 20 or so homeless Korean immigrants. Facing an onslaught of pressure from neighbors, the city and their landlord, the shelter is fighting for its existence.
A Family Affair: Parents, Children and NYC's Homelessness Crisis
Despite Broad Support, Albany Might Again Balk on Rental Help for the Homeless
David Brand |
Home Stability Support has the support of tenants’ rights advocates and the landlord lobby, but there’s a major snag: Gov. Andrew Cuomo has resisted it.
Housing and Homelessness
A Guide to Your Rights in Homeless Shelters
Jarrett Murphy |
It covers everything from privacy to diet, voting to disabilities, public benefits to income savings; explains supportive housing and vouchers; talks about how to get a fair hearing and how to seek permanent affordable housing.
council
Levin: City’s Approach to Homelessness Still Lacks Clarity
Jarrett Murphy |
‘Some of it has to do with doubling down on existing policies but a lot of it has to do with things that we’ve been advocating for for years that are still not done. A lot of them are things we’ve been talking about for five, six years.’
Bronx
Film Offers Instruction on Self-Defense Against Urban Displacement
Jarrett Murphy |
A new short film extracts lessons from the experiences of community advocates in the Bronx, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles to inform neighborhood efforts at survival.
