Evictions

Rent

How to Tell if You’re Being Evicted — and Other Tenant Questions Answered

Dec. 2, 2020, 6:58 p.m.Dec. 2, 2020, 6:58 p.m.

THE CITY’s Open Newsroom team breaks down some of the latest info about renting in NYC. Sign up for our tenants’ newsletter for the latest updates.

Economy

NYC Landlords Suing Pandemic-Slammed Small Businesses by the Hundreds for Missed Rent

Nov. 30, 2020, 8:31 p.m.Dec. 1, 2020, 12:07 a.m.

Besieged by COVID-19, hundreds of city business owners, from clothiers to restaurateurs, are facing lawsuits over missed rent payments as revenue has all but vanished for many.

Housing

Eviction Moratorium Exception: Nearly 100 Basement Apartments Hit With Vacate Orders During Pandemic

Nov. 29, 2020, 8:07 p.m.Nov. 30, 2020, 5:42 a.m.

Enforcement against illegal dwellings is pushing out tenants, many of them immigrants, just when sheltering at home has become urgent.

Rent

First Tenant Evicted in NYC since the Pandemic Started. Here’s What It Means

Nov. 24, 2020, 3:13 p.m.Nov. 24, 2020, 9:12 p.m.

THE CITY’s Open Newsroom team breaks down some of the latest info about renting in NYC. Sign up for our tenants’ newsletter for the latest updates.

Self-Storage

New Gambit in NYC Self-Storage Wars: Some Owners Willing to Cut Struggling Customers Free as Demand Booms

Nov. 15, 2020, 7:00 p.m.Nov. 15, 2020, 8:01 p.m.

More pandemic-slammed New Yorkers facing auctions of belongings in self-storage units are getting a new choice: make a deal or just get out. Here’s what you can do if you need help.

Housing

Tapped-Out Tenants Take Charge as Landlords Pursue End Runs Around Eviction Moratorium

Nov. 12, 2020, 12:04 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:46 a.m.

Harassment and lockouts pressure renters to leave their homes — but renters are fighting back with a little help from their friends. One way: “stoop court” sessions.

Rent

Executive Orders on Evictions are Expiring. New Ones are Being Issued. Here’s What You Need to Know

Nov. 5, 2020, 5:41 p.m.Nov. 5, 2020, 5:41 p.m.

THE CITY’s Open Newsroom breaks down some of the latest information on renting in New York. Sign up for our new newsletter to get updates.

Manhattan

In Reversal, Fashion Institute of Technology Offers Temporary Housing to Laid-Off Dormitory Staffers

Oct. 27, 2020, 9:07 p.m.Oct. 28, 2020, 2:17 p.m.

At the State University of New York campus in Manhattan, 13 FIT residence hall employees will have a place to call home through at least May, even after they lose their jobs next month.

Tenants

Why New York’s Eviction Moratorium Extension is Not as Simple as it Sounds

Oct. 15, 2020, 9:21 p.m.Oct. 27, 2020, 9:22 p.m.

Breaking down some of the latest info about evictions in NYC from The Open Newsroom team at THE CITY. Sign up for our new rents newsletter to get updates.

The Bronx

Hard Times Are Nothing New for The Bronx. But This Is Different

Oct. 14, 2020, 7:18 p.m.Oct. 15, 2020, 2:38 p.m.

The borough’s official unemployment rate is 21% — wiping out pre-pandemic gains. As residents reel from the devastation of COVID-19, the ongoing economic impact has spurred new waves of food and housing insecurity.

Evictions

How to Tell if You’re Being Evicted — and Other Tenant Questions Answered

NYC Landlords Suing Pandemic-Slammed Small Businesses by the Hundreds for Missed Rent

Eviction Moratorium Exception: Nearly 100 Basement Apartments Hit With Vacate Orders During Pandemic

First Tenant Evicted in NYC since the Pandemic Started. Here’s What It Means

New Gambit in NYC Self-Storage Wars: Some Owners Willing to Cut Struggling Customers Free as Demand Booms

Tapped-Out Tenants Take Charge as Landlords Pursue End Runs Around Eviction Moratorium

Executive Orders on Evictions are Expiring. New Ones are Being Issued. Here’s What You Need to Know

In Reversal, Fashion Institute of Technology Offers Temporary Housing to Laid-Off Dormitory Staffers

Why New York’s Eviction Moratorium Extension is Not as Simple as it Sounds

Hard Times Are Nothing New for The Bronx. But This Is Different

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