Increasing rent for long-term CityFHEPS voucher holders would harm low-income residents while yielding negligible savings and potentially even increasing costs in the homeless shelter system.
Unless leaders in our state take action, a dreadful housing catastrophe is set to thunder across New York later this year, which is all but certain to force thousands of families from their homes and destabilize the affordable housing industry.
We urge the NYC Council to pass Intros 431 and 408, expanding access to street vendor licenses, ensuring regulatory compliance, and establishing a Division of Street Vendor Assistance.
At a Banking Designation hearing by the NYC Banking Commission, we urged the city to invest in a public bank that meets the needs of New Yorkers who are struggling to gain economic security.
We are urging the U.S. Department of Education to preserve and strengthen IDR and PSLF programs, warning that proposed rollbacks would deepen financial distress for millions of borrowers.
To learn about people’s experiences interacting with the public benefits system, we surveyed New Yorkers about the difficulties they encountered when applying.
New York’s experience with rent regulation demonstrates its effectiveness in promoting housing stability, preventing displacement, and ensuring affordability—offering key lessons for Washington State as it considers HB 1217.
To uphold its commitment to housing stability, New York City must fully fund Right to Counsel, expand social housing programs, and prioritize tenant protections in the FY26 budget.