New York Hasn’t Raised Housing Allowances for Needy Residents in Decades. That’s Unconstitutional, a Lawsuit Says.

As New York City’s COPA Program Returns, There’s an Opportunity to Do It Better

New York City’s legislators are again considering the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, premised on the fantasy that government can preserve low-cost housing by giving favored organizations an opportunity to buy available buildings at market prices. COPA would apply only to multifamily rental buildings that have too many violations, participate in a city remedial program, []

NY Dirt: Can’t pay, won’t pay

“Rent collections are down in New York — and no one’s sure why.” That was a tweet from Politico earlier this week, one that got a good amount of attention. It was related to a story they published about affordable housing operators and data showing they are collecting less in rent. I similarly wrote about this subject for our January magazine. This is a pertinent issue that affects how affordable housing operators are able to stay in the black. But it’s also an interesting social question that potentially illuminates just how the rental and affordable housing systems work in New []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

HUD’s efforts to end housing support for mixed-status families will ruin lives

Federally assisted housing provides stability to many families, but HUD’s proposed rule will ingrain discriminatory policies and make immigrants more economically vulnerable HUD’s efforts to end housing support for mixed-status families will ruin lives is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our work today.

Plan to drastically reduce homelessness not implemented by over 80% of municipalities

The government’s plan to drastically reduce homelessness by immediately housing people who are or are threatening to become homeless is not being implemented by over 80 percent of the res

DC delivery tax leaves consumers holding the bag

It’s no secret that affordability remains a top-of-mind issue for American taxpayers and consumers. Bizarrely, despite pledging to raise taxes and expand unaffordable programs, far-left politicians have enjoyed electoral success. In New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is pushing sweeping new tax hikes. In Seattle, Mayor Katie Wilson is waving “bye” to businesses fleeing her state’s aggressive new []