Jackson Heights fire displaces hundreds of tenants
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The fire forced 240 tenants from 90 units to flee the building.
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As NYC homeless sweeps surge, advocates say strategy fails to keep people off streets
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“It’s not they don’t want to come inside. It’s that they don’t have the right offer.”
Read MoreNYC Housing Courts see tenfold surge in hardship forms that delay eviction proceedings
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Tenants have submitted about 24,000 hardship declaration forms — up from 2,300 in mid-February.
Read MoreLocal church leaders back Douglaston shelter plan
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“A transitional shelter is something our neighbors need now.”
Read MoreNY makes homeless young people eligible for vaccine, but COVID data locked away
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“Minus data, it’s hard to prove a need.”
Read MoreNY lawmakers urge tenants to complete ‘hardship’ paperwork to delay eviction
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“These forms deliver real protection for countless renters and homeowners who would otherwise be at risk of losing their homes.”
Read MoreQueens officials outline tenant options as evictions loom
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“If you're fighting any legal battles or landlords do not go it alone.”
Read MoreNYC social workers set sights on city council seats
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“We’re trained to understand that people are complex beings, with complex, nuanced needs.”
Read MoreFewer than 2,300 NYC tenants have filed papers to delay evictions
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Financial hardship forms can allow tenants to delay eviction proceedings until May.
Read MoreProblems continue for tenants at troubled Kew Gardens hotel shut down by NYC
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Tenants who live above the troubled Umbrella Hotel don’t even know where to send their rent checks.
Read MoreAdvocates sue MTA to reverse rules targeting homeless
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“Criminalizing poor people or blocking their access to public facilities is plainly discriminatory.”
Read MoreNY expands deed theft prevention program in Southeast Queens
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“Deed theft is a crime that threatens to rip away homeownership and perpetuates a terrible cycle of displacement.”
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Homeless New Yorkers, advocates renew push to increase voucher value
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“What’s worse than giving people no hope is giving them false hope.”
Read MoreTenants inside crime-ridden Kew Gardens hotel now have no heat
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"This is yet another example of the operator's complete disregard for people and the community."
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