Housing
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“This is a warning”
“Es una advertencia”Ink Property Group ordered pay more than $2 million for illegal activities that forced tenants out of rent-stabilized units so the apartments could be offered at market rate...
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“Best decision I’ve ever made”
“La mejor decisión que he tomado”Bedford Green House ofrece 117 unidades de vivienda asequibles y de apoyo para los habitantes del Bronx...
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Board votes to boost rents
La Junta aprueba el aumento de alquileresThe Rent Guidelines Board approved a 3.25 percent increase on one-year leases, and a 5 percent increase for two-year leases – the largest since 2013...
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Rent hikes approved for regulated units
Aprobado el aumento de los alquileres de las viviendas reguladasThe Rent Guidelines Board approved preliminary rent increases between 2 to 4 percent on one-year leases and 4 to 6 percent on two-year leases...
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“The crisis has arrived”
“La crisis ha llegado”New Yorkers have never been more clear...Housing is their top priority for creating safe and healthy neighborhoods...
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Counsel Crisis
Crisis de asesoríaMás de 219,000 casos de desalojo de la ciudad de Nueva York están pendientes. “Llevamos meses avisando de lo que iba a pasar, y nuestra pesadilla se está haciendo realidad…
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Enforcement enhanced
Aplicación de la ley mejoradaSe ha firmado una orden ejecutiva para fortalecer la aplicación de la seguridad contra incendios y la difusión en toda la ciudad tras el trágico incendio de apartamentos en el Bronx en enero...
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Leading against lead
Liderar contra el plomoA JAMA Pediatrics study suggests half of U.S. children have detectable levels of lead in their blood, which is correlated to poverty, race, and living in older housing...
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Santaella Gardens opens in Soundview
Abre Santaella Gardens en SoundviewSantaella Gardens, a new affordable housing complex in Soundview, is named after the first Puerto Rican woman appointed as a Justice to the New York Supreme Court...
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Enhanced enforcement of housing violations
Mejora de la aplicación de las infracciones en materia de viviendaHousing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced an additional 250 buildings -- with nearly 40,000 open housing violations--to a list of the city’s most distressed multi-family buildings...
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Go for “good cause”
En búsqueda de “buena causa”The Bronx is the epicenter of the eviction crisis, roiling the state after January's lapse of the eviction moratorium...
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Corps Values
Valores de los cuerposCivilian Climate Corps, a city-funded initiative, trains New Yorkers for green construction jobs...
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Tenants rally for ‘good cause’ eviction bill
Inquilinos se manifiestan a favor de la “buena causa”“La gobernadora necesita dar un paso al frente”, dijo. “Si el gobierno federal no lo hace, ella debe hacerlo...
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“We need to do something”
“Necesitamos hacer algo”“Damos aviso hoy sobre lo que podría ser una avalancha de desalojos que aplastará a los inquilinos en esta ciudad, en una escala que nunca hemos visto”, dijo el presidente del condado de Manhattan, Mark Levine...
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“I thought we’d be dead”
“Pensé que estaríamos muertos”“That alarm is always ringing, so we weren’t taking it so seriously,” Sawadogo said. “We had no idea it was a danger like that.”
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HONORING THE VICTIMS
HOMENAJE A LAS VÍCTIMAS"Nuestros corazones están entre los que están de luto en el Bronx hoy"...
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Eviction moratorium ends Jan. 15
La moratoria de desalojo termina el 15 de eneroNew York State’s eviction moratorium expires January 15...Emergency Rent Relief Program (ERAP) provides applicants with up to 12 months of past-due rent, three months of prospective rental assistance and 12 months of utility arrears payments, regardless of immigration status...
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“Enough is enough”
“Ya es suficiente”The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) remains the worst landlord in the Big Apple, according to Public Advocate Jumaane Williams...
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