Housing
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ITHACA, N.Y. — The last two residents of Tompkins County’s only year-round homeless shelter will be able to remain in place for the time being. The shelter was originally scheduled to close permanently on Nov. 15 after the county was unable to reach a contract renewal agreement with the shelter’s operator, St. John’s Community Services. …
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ITHACA, N.Y. — St. John’s Community Services (SJCS) will end its operation of Tompkins County’s only year-round emergency homeless shelter on West State Street in the coming weeks. Homeless advocates said the move could prove dangerous, with freezing temperatures likely just days away. SJCS, an organization based in Virginia, “has notified Tompkins County that they…
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City-funded shelter providers collecting millions of dollars to provide shelter to a near-record number of homeless New Yorkers are rife with nepotism, bloated executive pay and double-dipping, according to an extensive report released by the city’s Department of Investigation on Thursday.
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From taxes to housing to infrastructure to climate change to reducing poverty, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are at odds on the key economic issues that will affect New York. No one knows if the winning candidate will be able to follow through on their promises. Implementing them will require action by Congress, which may…
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“It is worse than Flint in Syracuse and I can say that very confidently,” said Lanessa Owens-Chaplin, the director of the NYCLU’s Racial Justice Center. The post Advocates demand Syracuse city officials declare state of emergency over lead in drinking water appeared first on Central Current.
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Logan Browne thought he already experienced sticker shock from his Bushwick condo building’s insurance rate tripling last year. Then, this summer, the insurance company dropped the building, citing a “loss ratio” that Browne, the condo board president, said related to water damage claims in 2020 and 2023 after heavy rainfall flooded the basement. Browne’s management…
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Nearly 200 tenants launched a rent strike at the start of this month over what they see as intolerable living conditions at two large apartment buildings in Kansas City and Independence. The renters at Quality Hill Towers and Independence Towers are demanding better upkeep, repairs, collectively bargained leases and capping annual rent hikes at 3%…
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“Good cause” protections have become controversial among lawmakers who believe they could hurt landlords’ abilities to raise rent and deter developers. The post As Syracuse lawmakers consider ‘good cause’ protections, auditor weighs in to support protections with data appeared first on Central Current.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — A high-profile street corner in the center of Collegetown has new owners and a new development plan. Local businessmen Charlie O’Connor and Nick Robertson have submitted plans […] The post Local developers aim to revitalize prominent Collegetown corner appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — One of Tompkins County’s only homes for youth transitioning out of homelessness may close in the coming weeks. In an unexpected reversal, the program’s federal funding will […] The post A home for formerly unhoused kids may close. Some residents have nowhere to go. appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.