Thanks to New York City's pathbreaking Right to Counsel law, by 2022, all low-income tenants facing an eviction in housing court will have a right to an attorney. Early results of the program's implementation are positive, showing a marked rise in legal representation in RTC zip codes and a promising decline in evictions.
In the second part of our series, we explore how existing housing models in New York City meet the social housing goals of long-term affordability, social equality, and resident control.
As New York State housing advocates call for a long-term commitment to 600,000 units of "social housing" statewide, we break down social housing’s main elements and explore the policies that can support its growth.
"The MTA has been pushing a false fare evasion narrative. The narrative goes like this: fare evasion is on the rise, and there is no excuse for it. Fare evasion is costing the MTA inordinate amounts of money. The “problem” of fare evasion can be policed away..."