Tag: new york city

A new map reveals how much land in New York City is being wasted by city police—often sitting vacant, rather than serving the public good.

NYC's land speculators use LLCs to evade legal responsibility while sitting on vacant property.

Landmark lawsuits in D.C., New York, and California make source of income discrimination risky for landlords. 

Policy changes by local public housing authorities can be transformative for Americans with convictions, and for their families.

Over generations, residents of the Cooper Park Houses in Brooklyn have created a blueprint for successful housing organizing.

Many Black churches in the U.S. are developing housing on their property, and becoming stronger activists in the fight for affordable housing.

A participatory theatrical arts group takes on tenant and landlord woes, and brings the audience into the action.

A culture war between housing justice advocates and YIMBYs began in 2014. While the groups have different priorities, they do have shared interests. Can they be allies or will the habitual quarreling keep them at odds?

Co-op City in the Bronx is the size of a small city—as well as a decades old housing co-op and an island of comparative affordability. How did it come about?

Why should owners of buildings in illegally poor repair be able to buy more rentals? As Washington, D.C., found, it’s not the easiest thing to prevent.

When wealthy investors treat homes like poker chips, it is the tenants who end up losing. How do we interrupt the vicious cycle of speculation and displacement?

For children who have asthma, pests like cockroaches and mice can trigger allergic reactions and lead to recurring and expensive hospital visits. Could insurers save money by investing in housing-based improvements like pest management services?

Housing tools in New York City demystify building ownership information and help renters, policymakers, and housing advocates spot and address problematic landlord behavior. Could tech-savvy groups outside The Big Apple replicate these tools in their communities?

How exactly does HUD's Rental Assistance Demonstration program work and why is there a raging debate over whether it’s putting tenants’ rights and housing affordability in peril?

3D printing, repurposed shipping containers, and offsite manufacturing have been held up as potential solutions to the country’s affordable-housing crisis. But are these new construction technologies helping?

What lessons can Ida offer to affordable housing managers and owners whose properties are at risk of damage from extreme weather events?

Community land trusts provide far fewer units than other forms of affordable housing, but advocates now believe the model can be one possible solution to preserving the affordability of limited-equity co-ops. We take a closer look.

New York City became the first in the nation to give low-income tenants free legal representation. Now, several other counties and cities have either passed similar legislation or have drafted bills in the pipeline.

What should we be doing now to address the increasing number of children who are expected to suffer pandemic-related homelessness?

In the third installment of Shelterforce articles of old, we look back at what’s been happening with lawsuits against banks that allegedly failed to maintain properties they own in predominantly Black and Latinx neighborhoods, Medicaid money for housing, community developers elected to office, and vouchers for foster care youth.