Dec 5, 2024 · The City Council voted Thursday to adopt a modified version of the mayor’s City Of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal—one which scales back some of the zoning reforms included in the original plan, adds affordability incentives, and pledges $5 billion for infrastructure upgrades and affordable housing.

May 22, 2024 · After a nearly 15-year closure, the New York City Housing Authority will reopen the Section 8 waitlist on June 3, giving New Yorkers across 200,000 households a fresh shot at a coveted, federally-backed rental voucher.

Nov 4, 2024 · A new state law requires New York City marshals to post notices of eviction to the state court website, in addition to serving them in person. Several marshals posted them late—or not at all—according to City Limits’ review of a sample of September eviction notices. Some lawyers say it's a violation of tenants’ due process rights.

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Dec 30, 2024 · The federal government’s latest assessment of homelessness across the U.S., which estimates the number of people experiencing homelessness on a single night nearly a year ago, is the highest ever recorded, according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The yearly census, based on data collected by hundreds of …

5 days ago · While wealth inequality exists in major cities across the country, wealth concentration is particularly severe in New York, experts explained, and closely linked to the high cost of housing.The report found that nearly half of white New Yorkers own a home, while only 28 percent and 16 percent of Black and Latino New Yorkers do, respectively.

Dec 6, 2024 · "City of Yes" updates a swath of the city's zoning code to make it easier to build new housing: via Accessory Dwelling Units like a backyard cottage or basement apartment, adding apartments on educational and religious campuses, allowing taller buildings in low-density commercial districts and transit hubs, among other efforts.

Oct 16, 2024 · Hot spots for violations, like the Northwest Bronx, tend to have higher rates of poverty, more people of color, and older housing stock. Bronx Community District 4, which includes neighborhoods like Mount Eden, Highbridge and Concourse Village, had over 50,000 violations in the past fiscal year, including 18,000 still open. Just three Northwest Bronx …

Dec 30, 2024 · This fall, City Limits worked with more than two dozen reporting interns from high schools across New York City, who learned the ins and outs of public service journalism. Their stories, examining different aspects of the city's housing crisis, will …

Jan 8, 2025 · The pandemic’s disruption further illuminated and exacerbated the sector’s greatest challenges: affordability, the complexity of navigating government aid programs, and the difficulty of accessing technical assistance tailored to their unique needs. Small and mid-sized organizations bore the brunt of the damage. These groups, which often provide the most …