State of NYC Housing

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jul 6, 2020

Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Tenant Safe Harbor Act, which extends the eviction moratorium that's been in place since March. Caroline Spivack, who covers housing for Curbed, and Marika Dias, tenant attorney and director of the Safety Net Project at the Urban Justice Center, explain what tenants should know about the new law, and why many are still pushing for rent during the pandemic to be cancelled altogether. Plus, we take call from listeners.

 

This segment is guest-hosted by Matt Katz.

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

America at 250: A View from Britain, with “The Rest Is History”

The historian-podcasters Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland explain why losing the thirteen colonies “annoyed” the British, but “it could have been a lot worse.”
The New Yorker Radio Hour |

NYC Rent Guidelines Board approves 2-year rent freeze, fulfilling Mamdani campaign pledge

About 1 million rent-stabilized apartments will be shielded from rent increases for the next two years after the historic vote.
Gothamist |

Are Carriage Horses a Thing of the Past?

Liam Quigley talks about the latest efforts to ban carriage horses in Central Park.
The Brian Lehrer Show |

Feds indict former Mayor Adams adviser Frank Carone in migrant housing bribery scheme

One of former Mayor Eric Adams' oldest and closest allies was arrested Wednesday on federal corruption charges, joining a growing roster of Adams aides facing prosecution.
Gothamist |
YOU ARE ONLINE