Legislation Will Give NYC Nonprofits First Chance to Buy Certain Buildings
Modeled after a similar bill in San Francisco, the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act specifically targets buildings with poor conditions or where an affordability provision is expiring.
In those situations, lawmakers said, COPA can serve as a preservation tool, allowing a “qualified entity” to come in and, with the help of other city programs, right the ship—making repairs, maintaining affordable rents—ideally in coordination with the tenants who live there. Critics say it’s government overreach.
Council Passes Flurry of Bills in Last Meeting of 2025
Lawmakers passed bills requiring city-funded housing projects to include a certain number of family-sized apartments and deeply affordable units—against opposition from the mayor’s office, which says the new rules will stymie development.
Transgender Resident Faced Discrimination, Assault In City Homeless Shelters: Lawsuit
A transgender former shelter resident is suing New York, saying city shelters failed to place her in a shelter for women or transgender people, putting her at risk of assault on multiple occasions. Advocates say she is not alone.
Private Management Deals Raised $1.6 Billion for NYCHA Repairs This Year, Officials Say
In 2025, NYCHA closed on the financing for repairs at 16 developments through the controversial PACT program, and moved ahead on renovation plans for two other public housing campuses funded through the newer Preservation Trust, officials said Tuesday.
PODCAST: ¿Cómo estafan los notarios públicos a inmigrantes que necesitan asesoría legal?
Desde el 2020, según denuncias y reportes policiales en 14 estados, cientos de inmigrantes dicen haber sido víctimas de estafas relacionadas con los servicios de inmigración, perdiendo un monto total de al menos $800.000 dólares.
