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Opinion: A well-intentioned bill could collapse NYC’s home care system
Imagine that you are a disabled New Yorker who relies on daily, 24-hour support to manage the basic tasks of life that others take for granted. Something as simple as brushing your teeth, using the restroom, preparing meals or repositioning in bed at night to prevent bedsores – the care you receive at home is more than a service; it is a lifeline, allowing you the dignity of remaining in your own home while still receiving the round-the-clock support you need and deserve.
Commentary: We need housing solutions now, not 10 years from now
Judith Goldiner Feb. 3, 2023 A lack of affordable housing is one of the biggest crises in the state, with tens of thousands of New Yorkers fearing evictions or homelessness. In her State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul trotted out a parade of proposals designed to charm New Yorkers into thinking that solutions are just around the corner. The only catch: We have to grin and bear it for at least the next ten years while her plan to build 800,000 units comes to fruition.
Heading off an eviction avalanche in New York
By Chloe Sarnoff and Judith Goldiner New York Daily News | Feb 03, 2022 at 5:00 AM The expiration of New York’s eviction moratorium on Jan. 15 marked the end of the last major policy that helped New Yorkers survive the pandemic. Over the past year, expanded unemployment benefits contracted and stimulus checks stopped. On the last day of the moratorium, families received their last monthly child tax credit checks that helped many make ends meet.
Op-Ed | Time to protect unregulated tenants from eviction
By Judith Goldiner and Ellen Davidson Posted on May 20, 2021 Photo via Getty Images Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across NYC After living in his apartment for ten years, “John” – a Legal Aid client and Section 8 voucher recipient who is partially blind and reliant on a portable oxygen tank to breath – was evicted from his home. His landlord’s motive in seeking his eviction?
New York state policy reforms will stabilize housing in the pandemic, and after
Extraordinary times call for unity of purpose. Our voices represent property owners, housing providers and tenants, and together, we are calling on state officials to take critical steps that will help prevent evictions, homelessness and additional economic harm. Nearly a year after the coronavirus hit New York, unleashing its devastating health and economic consequences, more New Yorkers than ever are struggling to stay safely in their homes.
Opinion: Albany Must Fix Rent Relief Program To Serve More NY Families In Need
‘The program’s eligibility requirements are so stringent that very few tenants actually end up qualifying. The state now runs the risk of losing the remaining available funds to the federal government if it does not distribute them by Dec. 30, as legally required by the CARES Act.’ Sadef Ali Kully Tenants rallying for rent relief this past summer.
Commentary: Cuomo, extend eviction moratorium to protect tenants
In May, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the end of his 90-day eviction moratorium. Even as he claimed that he was protecting tenants, his executive order actually gave the go-ahead for New Yorkers to be evicted from their homes. Fortunately, the courts stepped in and stopped thousands of tenants across the state from becoming homeless during this health crisis. The court extended their own moratorium and required that the governor extend his executive order as well.
Stopping a tsunami of evictions: How to prevent people from getting kicked out of their homes when the coronavirus crisis ends
Amid the sweeping devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, advocates are ringing the alarm over what many are warning will likely be a tidal wave of evictions across New York City. While New York State has extended its eviction moratorium, Gov. Cuomo’s Executive Order leaves tens of thousands of New Yorkers susceptible to losing their homes soon after it expires.
More rent reform now, please: Keep going to give tenants additional protections
By Judith Goldiner and Ellen Davidson New York Daily News | Jan 24, 2020 | 5:00 AM A good start; time for more. (Hans Pennink/AP) The housing reforms are working. Last June, Albany enacted historic legislation to undo decades of the real estate industry’s tight grip over New York’s housing market. Those bad old days saw the dwindling of our rent stabilization stock — by an estimated 1 million affordable units — and one reform proposal after another scuttled by landlords and their lobbyists.
Three necessary rent reforms: Developers and tenant advocates stand together to push for changes to New York law
By Judi Kende, Jolie Milstein and Judith Goldiner Nov 26, 2018 | 5:00 AM New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference in New York with Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, on April 4, 2018. (Frank Franklin II / AP) Rent regulation laws were designed to promote housing stability in and around New York City. They are no longer fulfilling that mission effectively.
NYCHA tenants deserve rent abatements for missing heat
This was the worst winter for Ruth Britt. Britt, a resident of the Patterson Houses in the Bronx, went without heat and hot water for days during the widespread system outages that plagued New York City Housing Authority developments throughout the city. Britt, who is on a fixed income, had to buy a space heater and rely on her stove to keep from shivering. The added expenses strained her pocketbook and she had to forgo food and other vital items from the grocery store to stay within her budget.
NYCHA tenants deserve rent abatements for missing heat
This was the worst winter for Ruth Britt. Britt, a resident of the Patterson Houses in the Bronx, went without heat and hot water for days during the widespread system outages that plagued New York City Housing Authority developments throughout the city. Britt, who is on a fixed income, had to buy a space heater and rely on her stove to keep from shivering. The added expenses strained her pocketbook and she had to forgo food and other vital items from the grocery store to stay within her budget.
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