Evictions

Hitting Home: Help Us Report on Eviction in New York City

Oct. 1, 2020, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 30, 2020, 10:23 p.m.

THE CITY and Retro Report are teaming to cover the impending eviction crisis in the city. If you’re a tenant behind in rent or a landlord facing financial hardships because of the COVID-19 economic fallout, we want to hear from you.

Evictions

Fort Greene Tenants in Commune ‘Lockout’ Fight Sue Landlord as They Get NYC’s Help

Sept. 30, 2020, 8:55 p.m.Sept. 30, 2020, 10:29 p.m.

The suit filed by South Elliott Place residents came after the latest spate of alleged threats and harassment. “We have no choice but to take legal action,” one tenant said.

Evictions

Tenants of Fort Greene Brownstone Commune Charge Landlord Harassment

Sept. 23, 2020, 8:18 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:41 a.m.

Housing advocates across the city say some building owners are trying to make illegal end-runs around the pandemic-spurred evictions freeze.

Evictions

Evictions on Hold Until Oct. 1, but Pre-Pandemic Housing Court Cases Forge Ahead

Aug. 12, 2020, 8:48 p.m.Aug. 13, 2020, 8:27 a.m.

Some tenants breathe easier with new clarity from the courts about how and when cases may resume. But others are first in line when evictions restart.

Coronavirus

Unemployed New Yorkers Cling to Fragile Pandemic Safety Net

May 10, 2020, 11:52 a.m.June 5, 2023, 1:50 p.m.

Help — including unemployment insurance benefits — has ramped up. But summer bodes more challenges as many grapple with once unimaginable choices.

Housing

Courts Offer Chance to Delay Eviction and Other Cases Over Illness

March 15, 2020, 6:06 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

New Yorkers will be able to request deferments due to “flu-like symptoms” or possible coronavirus exposure starting Friday, court officials said.

Housing

He’s 67, With Renal Disease, an Eviction Case and No Help Finding a Home

Feb. 20, 2020, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

For more than a year, Alvin Linton has pleaded for Adult Protective Services to help him avoid ing the growing ranks of 1,400 elderly homeless.

Housing

NYCHA’s New Year’s Gift for Jilted Wife: An Eviction Notice

Jan. 8, 2020, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

A Gowanus Houses mother of two battles effort to eject her family from their Brooklyn home over back rent allegedly owed by her ex-husband, an ex-cop.

Housing

Planned NYCHA HQ Move Leaves Some Tenants in Dark

May 17, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

The agency is shifting eviction hearings from lower Manhattan to Brooklyn – but public housing residents and attorneys say there’s been little notice.

Special Report

Thousands of Tenants Evicted, Even in Areas with Free Lawyers

May 6, 2019, 4:10 a.m.July 29, 2020, 10:52 a.m.

Advocates’ analysis reveals the landlords racking up the most evictions in the 20 zip codes where city-paid attorneys represent low-income residents.

Evictions

Hitting Home: Help Us Report on Eviction in New York City

Fort Greene Tenants in Commune ‘Lockout’ Fight Sue Landlord as They Get NYC’s Help

Tenants of Fort Greene Brownstone Commune Charge Landlord Harassment

Evictions on Hold Until Oct. 1, but Pre-Pandemic Housing Court Cases Forge Ahead

Unemployed New Yorkers Cling to Fragile Pandemic Safety Net

Courts Offer Chance to Delay Eviction and Other Cases Over Illness

NYCHA’s New Year’s Gift for Jilted Wife: An Eviction Notice

Thousands of Tenants Evicted, Even in Areas with Free Lawyers

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