Two weeks after the remnants of Hurricane Ida tore through the city, killing 13 people, basements across the city are still drying out as many New Yorkers struggle to recover from the punishing storm. With millions of dollars in federal assistance now unlocked for the city, some households that saw rivers of rain and sewage […]
Allison Dikanovic
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How New Eviction Moratorium Can Help Tenants, Landlords and Homeowners
Just before Ida wreaked havoc on homes across New York City, the state Legislature passed an important new law for tenants, landlords and homeowners that pushes New York’s eviction moratorium until Jan. 15. You may remember that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s eviction moratorium, limiting protections, and then the moratorium expired at […]
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NYC Basement Apartment Storm Deaths Renew Housing Advocates’ Calls for Legalization
Additional reporting by Will Welch and Eileen Grench The majority of the at least 13 New Yorkers killed in Wednesday’s historic storm had one tragic thing in common: They were trapped in flooded basement apartments. The day after the remnants of Hurricane Ida pounded New York, housing advocates and a handful of elected officials swiftly […]
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New York Extends Eviction Moratorium to early 2022, Offering New Chance for Landlords to Push Back
State lawmakers voted Wednesday to extend a COVID-19 emergency eviction moratorium until Jan. 15, in a rare off-season meeting of the Senate and Assembly. Members descended onto the state Capitol in a special session called by newly instated Gov. Kathy Hochul to vote on the eviction pause and other pressing business, the first time they […]
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More Than 1.6 Million New Yorkers Will Lose Unemployment Benefits by Labor Day
On Sept. 5, several federally funded programs that had expanded unemployment benefits during the pandemic will expire. Are you affected? Here’s some information you’ll need to know.
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New York Eviction Moratorium Poised for Months-Long Extension
A COVID-19 emergency eviction moratorium expiring Tuesday is all but certain to get approval from the state legislature this week for an extension through early 2022, sources within the state Legislature told THE CITY. Lawmakers around the state will be headed back to Albany as early as Wednesday for a rare off-season legislative session to […]
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Eviction Protection in New York is Much Weaker as Moratorium End Nears. Here’s Why
This article is adapted from our Rent Update newsletter. You can sign up here to get it or fill out the form at the bottom of this post. Protection from eviction in New York is much weaker after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal eviction moratorium Thursday after already blocking the enforcement of a […]
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The State’s Distributed Nearly $100 million in Rent Relief So Far. Have You Applied?
This article is adapted from our Rent Update newsletter. You can sign up here to get it or fill out the form at the bottom of this post. As you might have already heard, the state’s federally funded $2.7 billion rent relief program hasn’t gotten cash out yet to all tenants or landlords who need […]
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Weren’t Eligible for Unemployment Benefits? Apply for the Excluded Workers Fund
This article is adapted from our Jobs Update newsletter that focuses on the employment during the pandemic. You can sign up here to get it or fill out the form at the bottom of this post. New York’s Excluded Workers Fund, which is intended to provide much-needed relief to workers cut off from government unemployment benefits and […]
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Renewing Your NYC Rental-Stabilized Apartment Lease? It’s Complicated This Time
This article is adapted from our Rent Update newsletter. You can sign up here to get it or fill out the form at the bottom of this post. If you live in one of New York City’s nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments, we want to make sure you know your rights when renewing your lease this year, […]