Housing
Policy
Adams nixes ‘90-day rule’ for homeless New Yorkers – setting up possible veto of housing voucher expansion
City Council leaders believe they would have enough votes to override a mayoral veto.
Housing
Politics
Inez Dickens has moved to evict at least 17 people. One endorsed her.
The Harlem City Council candidate falsely claimed she had only started one eviction during an NY1 debate.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Tenant protections can't wait another year
To truly stand up for working-class New Yorkers, lawmakers must pass “good cause” eviction.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Focus on proven solutions to protect tenants
Lawmakers should support the Statewide Right to Counsel Program and the Housing Access Voucher Program, but not Good Cause Eviction
Housing
Policy
Adams administration makes last push for housing bills
New York City Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer and Chief Housing Officer Jessica Katz met with Albany lawmakers hoping to win their support before the end of session.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
How to develop more complete NYCHA complexes
A Q&A with New York City Housing Authority Executive Vice President for Real Estate Development Jonathan Gouveia.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Not passing housing in the state budget was a ‘missed opportunity’ for labor
A Q&A with Greater New York LECET Director of Strategic Partnerships Justice Favor.
Politics
Politics
NY Senate leader vague about plans for end of session, but ‘good cause’ eviction as written is out
State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins didn’t have many details about the agenda for the remaining weeks aside from excluding the tenant protections.
Policy
Policy
NYC gets leg up on housing plan in state budget, despite setbacks
New York City Chief Housing Officer Jessica Katz talks about how aligned the city and Albany are on affordable housing goals.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Affordable housing in NY isn’t completely up in flames
RuthAnne Visnauskas, commissioner of state Homes and Community Renewal, discusses current state efforts to make housing affordable in the state.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Linda Rosenthal: 421-a doesn’t create enough affordable housing
The Assembly Housing Committee chair is calling for more than just tax incentives.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Brian Kavanagh on the interlocking crises of housing affordability
The state senator was a cheerleader for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s failed housing plan.
Affordable Housing Special Report
Policy
Without state action, Eric Adams’ housing goal is just a dream
“It impacts all of us,” the New York City mayor said of state lawmakers’ negotiations on housing.
Affordable Housing Special Report
Policy
Hochul wants to pass a housing package on her own terms
Rather than accepting a compromise, the governor would rather push for a better deal next year.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
New York City Council pushes affordable housing package
Several bills are in the Community Land Act, including two that prioritize nonprofits in housing development.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Hochul still has an ally when it comes to her housing ideas
The governor said she will be following up with New York City Mayor Eric Adams on several initiatives they both want to “get done.”
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: NYC’s ‘Right to Counsel’ program in dire need of funding life raft
Provider staffing shortages have left people alone to navigate housing court.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York's public safety and affordable housing crises are inextricably linked
Amid stalled budget talks, it’s time we treat them as such
Heard Around Town
Policy
Adams shouldn’t cut housing agency budgets, advocates say
Developers and homeless service providers united against the New York City mayor’s budget cut plans.
Housing
Policy