Section 8
A handful of tenants were accepted at first — then rejected after being asked to document their incomes.
Local Congressional leaders assail planned budget slashing, which come as NYCHA battles mold and lead, and city grapples with housing crisis.
Here’s the latest on some folks who lived tales of hope, adversity and change during an eventful 2019. They have more stories to tell.
It’s against the law to discriminate against a tenant who relies on government funds. That doesn’t stop some brokers from pulling a vanishing act.
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