The U.S. Treasury Department allocates $119 million for New York's Emergency Rental Assistance Program—just 7 percent of what Governor Kathy Hochul requested (The Real Deal)
A push for 'universal' counsel: Tenant's rights advocates want to remove the strict income cap that determines who gets free legal help in housing court (The City)
Many low-income tenants in market-rate apartments did not get deals during the pandemic (City Limits)
New York State Attorney General Letitia James recovers $130,000 in stolen wages for two Flushing co-op supers (QNS.com)
Riverhead, New York, is seeing new demand in an exploding housing market on Long Island (The New York Times)
Austin Havens-Bowen
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Austin Havens-Bowen is a writer and reporter. He previously covered local news for the Queens Ledger and The Hunts Point Express in the Bronx. He graduated from Hunter College with a BA in media studies. He rents a one-bedroom apartment in Astoria with his boyfriend and their two cats.
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