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New York City Housing Calendar, July 27 to August 3
David Brand |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Supportive Housing is NYC’s Best Tool for Addressing Homelessness
Jim Dill |
“Shelters are not a stand-alone solution and just because we remove homeless people from our subways and streets doesn’t mean they have found a home.”
Affordable Housing
NYC Evictions Have Increased Every Month This Year
David Brand |
So far this year, city marshals have executed at least 1,527 residential evictions, according to statistics maintained by the Department of Investigation (DOI). The true number of legal evictions is likely higher because DOI updates its database only after a marshal reports an eviction, which can take days or weeks.
Housing and Homelessness
NYC Struggles to Make Shelter Space for Rising Homeless Population
David Brand and Daniel Parra |
Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday doubled down on his claim that thousands of asylum-seekers have strained New York City’s homeless shelter system, causing his administration to break state law by keeping at least four families in an intake facility overnight.
Housing and Homelessness
New York’s New NYCHA Laws Aim to Hold Agency Accountable
David Brand |
The measures, signed Tuesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, will force NYCHA to create a searchable online database of work tickets and task city agencies with making public housing code violations public.
Housing and Homelessness
New York City Housing Calendar, July 20-27
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Housing and Homelessness
Who Are The Families Entering NYC Shelters From the Southern Border?
Daniel Parra and David Brand |
For weeks, City Limits has been talking to several Latin American families who entered the city’s shelter system after arriving in the U.S. from southern border states. Mayor Eric Adams has accused Texas and Arizona of sending newly-arrived immigrants to the city, something governors of both states have denied, and the families who spoke with City Limits said they came here with help from nonprofits.
Housing and Homelessness
City Watch: Ritchie Torres Wants to Make Federal Rent Relief Permanent
David Brand |
The Stable Families Act builds off the massive pot of money that Congress sent to states and local governments to cover rent arrears for tenants who could not make payments as a result of the pandemic
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: ‘Housing First’ is Not Enough to End NYC Homelessness
Harriet Karr-McDonald |
“We need a continuum of care that meets the individual needs of homeless New Yorkers where they are, whether it’s a single mother, an out-of-work man, someone exiting incarceration with nowhere to go, a person living with schizophrenia or battling addiction, and everyone in between.”
Affordable Housing
Pledged Amenity Space at Atlantic Yards Was Never Built. What Will That Mean for Promised Affordable Housing?
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The developer’s failed promise to build a glass-enclosed public plaza in front of the Barclay’s Center is a bad sign for its other pledges to the community yet to be fulfilled: Most importantly, the 877 units of affordable housing still unbuilt, advocates and officials say.
