When the state Legislature passed the Emergency Eviction Act at the end of last year, nearly all eviction proceedings were paused for 60 days. That pause ends on Friday, Feb. 26. After Feb. 26, pending eviction cases can start moving forward again in court — and new cases can be filed — unless a tenant […]
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THE CITY’s Civic Newsroom Will Use Virtual Meetings, Newsletters and Stories to Help Inform NYC Voters
We’re launching a wide-ranging effort to better understand what voters need and want to know. We’ll help you find that information and share it with New Yorkers as the city enters a crucial election season.
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Food Workers Can Now Get the COVID Vaccine. Here’s How
THE CITY’s Open Newsroom team breaks down some of the latest info about working in NYC during the pandemic. Sign up for our new jobs newsletter to get updates.
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What ‘Cancel Rent’ Means to NYC Homeowners and Small Landlords
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.
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Change Coming for Part-time Workers Receiving Unemployment Benefits
THE CITY’s Open Newsroom team breaks down some of the latest info about jobs in NYC. Sign up for our newsletter for the latest updates.
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When It Comes to Special Education, What’s Working and What Isn’t? Let’s Talk About it at the Next Open Newsroom
THE CITY and Chalkbeat New York are bringing together parents, teachers, advocates and experts to discuss finding solutions to help vulnerable New York City public school students facing a lack of legally mandated services amid the pandemic.
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New York’s New Eviction Moratorium Protections Are Not Automatic. Here’s What You Need to Do
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.
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How Will Trump’s Stalled Pandemic Stimulus Bill Signing Impact Unemployment Benefits?
President Donald Trump’s stalled signing of the $900 billion pandemic stimulus bill Sunday came a day after two key pandemic unemployment aid programs expired under the CARES Act. The president’s delay spurred concerns about a lapse in benefits. But unemployed workers in New York are not expected to lose this week’s benefits over Trump’s timing, […]
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More Rent Relief and a New Eviction Moratorium on the Way for New York Tenants
The coming end of the year brings some promising news for tenants economically slammed by the pandemic: another shot at rent relief for tens of thousands and a deal to push the residential eviction moratorium through May 1. Here’s the latest: A new eviction moratorium bill passes The state Assembly and Senate reconvened Monday for […]
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What You Need to Know About That Extra $300 a Week for Unemployed Workers Under the $900 Billion Pandemic Aid Stimulus Bill
After months of negotiations, lawmakers reached an agreement over the weekend on a $900 billion stimulus package that was passed by Congress on Monday. (If you’d like to read the bill, it’s about 5,500 pages long.) For millions of struggling Americans who have lost their jobs during the pandemic, some help appears to be on […]