NY’s ‘Excluded Workers’ Push State for Protections Beyond Pandemic Aid A coalition of groups representing undocumented immigrant workers, cash earners and others excluded from traditional worker benefits are campaigning for a stronger social safety net for these employees, who they say were essential to keeping New York running throughout the pandemic.
What Ever Happened to CBAs? The Rise and Fall of ‘Community Benefits Agreements’ in NYC Once a seemingly promising structure to ensure that real estate groups don’t run roughshod over local neighborhoods in development deals—and still a common practice in other cities—CBAs are now disdained by many New York City community groups and developers alike. The mechanism’s demise is a lesson, development experts say, in both the strength and limitations of demanding concessions in exchange for neighborhood-changing construction projects.
1,300 Households Apply for Reopened Rent Relief Portal as NY’s Eviction Freeze Nears End New Yorkers who owe back rent can once again apply for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) after a judge ordered the state to reopen applications, citing what could be a substantial second round of funding in March. But the federal government has yet to approve a new round of cash for the tapped-out fund, and eviction protections end Saturday.
A Trickle of Tenants at Bronx Housing Court as Eviction Moratorium Ends For the first time in nearly two years, New York’s expansive COVID-related eviction protections have come to an end for tenants who owe back rent. Landlords are rejoicing, renters are feeling the heat and city officials are bracing for impact.
Should NYC Have a Dedicated ‘COVID Recovery’ Office? Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is calling for the city to streamline its pandemic response into one new office that would report to the mayor, and address things like long testing lines and equitable distribution of vaccine sites.
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¿Libertad bajo fianza para inmigrantes detenidos, el caso Garland contra Gonzalez? El martes 11 de enero la Corte Suprema llevó a cabo dos audiencias para decidir si los inmigrantes detenidos que llevan largos períodos privados de la libertad pueden ser liberados bajo fianza mientras sus casos avanzan y luchan contra la deportación.
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