Category: Housing
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Hudson Yards residents struggle to afford affordable housing
The number of available city homes is at its lowest since 1968.
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NY Supreme Court blocks city effort to shut down Mainchance Shelter
The New York City Department of Homeless Services sought to close the shelter in June.
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Revised shelter restrictions bring uncertainty to migrant students
Migrant children struggle to find stability with shelter placements in flux
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Midtown faces broker fee shift as new legislation gains traction
The Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (FARE) Act seeks to reduce tenant costs, but critics argue landlords may pass the fees back through higher rents.
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‘Double trouble’ for queer homeless youth as migrant crisis deepens
LGBTQ homeless youth are increasingly vulnerable as city resources are strained by the migrant crisis.
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Residential conversion of former Hudson Hotel torments long-time tenants
Residents are living in a dangerous construction zone.
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Hell’s Kitchen residents living in dangerous building suffer as legal case stalls
Tenants say conditions in their rent-stabilized building have only worsened.
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Older New Yorkers wait years for affordable housing
Years-long housing waitlists are keeping older people in unsafe living environments.
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New Drop-In Center Opens in Chelsea Despite Community Pushback
Paul’s Place, on West 14th Street, opened quietly amid a neighborhood that’s weary of more shelters.
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Hell’s Kitchen Affordable Housing Project Gets Mixed Reaction
Hell’s Kitchen residents and local lawmakers are speaking out about a planned affordable housing project.
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Non-Profits and Activists Play Outsized Role in Asylum Seeker Care
While there is help from the local government, non-profits, community-based organizations and activists said they are providing many of the services for asylum seekers.
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Hell’s Kitchen Residents Upset By City’s Change of Plans for Housing Units
Hell’s Kitchen residents feel blindsided by city’s decision to erect supportive housing residence instead of planned median income building.
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Complaints About Homeless Population Rise As City Converts Hotels
Complaints about the City’s homeless population rise as several Midtown hotels are converted into shelters.
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Aladdin Hotel: Notorious Hell’s Kitchen homeless shelter begins its shutdown
City begins busing residents to new homes, while others remain in rundown shelter not knowing when they will move.
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Affordable housing out of reach for those who need it most
A new affordable housing project in Chelsea is slated for completion at the end of 2018. But living there remains a pipe dream for some of the very individuals it was meant to attract.
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Local leaders push to keep Harborview Terrace 100 percent affordable
Harborview Terrace is facing an uncertain future, as the mayor pushes for market rate units instead of 100 percent affordable housing.
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Lax buildings enforcement results in loss of affordable housing
The latest casualty in affordable housing.
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For beleaguered homeless, a strained system with no easy fixes
Homeless services in Midtown are strained as the population grows.
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LGBT homeless in their twenties find few support options
LGBT homeless youth, who already face violence and discrimination, receive fewer services after they turn 21.
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Victims of domestic violence add to homeless population
Additional city resources will help a growing segment of some of the most vulnerable of the city’s homeless population.
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