Chau Lam

WNYC/Gothamist

Chau Lam is a former reporter at WNYC.

Chau Lam appears in the following:

NYC’s largest supportive housing provider sues tenants to collect $1.1M in unpaid rent

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

The city’s largest supportive housing provider is suing tenants for unpaid rent and in some cases asking judges to evict them if they don’t pay. 

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The Brooklyn barber whose home has become a haven for Venezuelan migrants

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

For years, a Bushwick barber has helped Venezuelan immigrants. With the recent influx of asylum-seekers, his assistance is more crucial than ever.

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Homeowner of more than 50 years faces eviction from his own house

Monday, June 27, 2022

For more than a decade, Ray Cortez had no idea he was living in a house he no longer owned.

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Amid crackdown on homeless people in public spaces, NYC to close shelter

Thursday, April 28, 2022

Advocates say the facility in a former Radisson Hotel in the Financial District features private rooms and is just the kind of setting unhoused people prefer.

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What's at Stake for New Yorkers Facing Eviction?

Tuesday, April 05, 2022

Chau Lam discusses the state of New York's housing voucher program and the status of key eviction protection measures.

Food banks, pantries in high demand as inflation surges ahead of pandemic's third year

Wednesday, March 02, 2022

“We've seen people coming from everywhere. They're coming from many, many zip codes.”

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