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City Cuts Funding for Tenant Lawyers Who Combat Landlord Harassment, Building Violations
Legal service providers who aid tenants through the city’s Anti-Harassment Tenant Protection (AHTP) program say their efforts are being diminished by recent city contract cuts, which saw their funding for the next three years slashed by more than $25 million. The initiative was launched in 2016 to aid low-income renters with issues like illegal rent hikes and dangerous building conditions.
“It’s like the upstream of how to keep people out of housing court so that they are not in eviction proceedings,” said Ami Shah, deputy director of citywide housing and legal services at Legal Services NYC.
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City’s Plan to Address Uber & Lyft Driver ‘Lockouts’ Won’t Resolve Crisis, Union Claims
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NYC’s Adult Literacy Providers Weather New Funding Rules, Forcing Some to Cancel Classes
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New Funding for ‘Accessory’ Apartments Touted as Tool for Housing Older New Yorkers
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Deputy Director for Community Development, Housing & Organizing at Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
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Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC) is a not-for-profit community development corporation and settlement house that offers comprehensive housing preservation, youth and family services, career and education, college success, and organizing programs. It is looking for a dynamic Deputy Director of Community Development, Housing and Organizing. This position is a full time, 35 hour per week, salaried/exempt position.
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Opinion: Building a Windsor Terrace Our Children Can Afford
“The greatest threat to Windsor Terrace’s character is not new development, but the status quo. If we continue to resist growth, we risk becoming an enclave accessible only to the wealthy, losing the diverse, family-friendly essence that makes our neighborhood special.”
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PÓDCAST: ¿Cómo ha cambiado la población migrante en los Estados Unidos en los últimos dos siglos?
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