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More Money? Pushy Landlord? Your Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) Questions Answered

March 7, 2022, 8:10 p.m.May 14, 2024, 3:45 p.m.
The backlog is thousands deep, and even those who got approved for funds have hit snags. Here’s your ERAP update from THE CITY’s Rent Updates newsletter.
Posted inHow to New York

A Tenant’s Guide to 421-a, the City’s Biggest Tax Break for Developers and Landlords

Feb. 11, 2022, 8:29 a.m.May 14, 2024, 3:43 p.m.
The 421-a tax incentive costs the state $1.7 billion a year in lost revenue. Builders say, without it, New York’s housing crisis would be even worse. Here’s what to know as Albany debates the discount’s future.
Posted inHow to New York

Is There Big Money in Your NYC Neighborhood Election? Here’s How to Find Out

March 30, 2021, 1:17 p.m.June 11, 2024, 2:39 p.m.
Local super PACs — including one backed by the world’s richest woman — are making independent expenditures to influence New York’s races. Take a close look at the next campaign flyer you get...
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What Happens When a New York City Landlord Threatens to Call ICE?

March 3, 2021, 8:44 p.m.May 14, 2024, 3:40 p.m.
THE CITY talked to some experts and got the answer to this common reader question. We found tenants have rights, regardless of immigration status.
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What Is NYCHA? Your Questions Answered About New York City Public Housing

Feb. 22, 2021, 8:55 p.m.May 14, 2024, 3:23 p.m.
If the population were a state, it’d be as big as Wyoming, or Vermont. Figuring out how to repair the crumbling, enormous housing system has stymied leaders for years as tenants suffer.
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What Is RAD? A Look at NYCHA’s Private Management Move

Feb. 7, 2020, 4:14 a.m.May 2, 2024, 1:55 p.m.
More than 15,000 apartments will be privately operated under Rental Assistance Demonstration by year’s end — part of a target total of 62,000 units.

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