In August 2020, Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES) participated in a rally to cancel rent as a part of the Housing and Justice for All Coalition. Photo courtesy of GOLES The Eviction Moratorium: A View from the LES On May 1, the state’s moratorium on evictions ended and Elyse Highstreet, senior rent regulated housing organizer at Good... News 29 Apr 2021 | 07:10
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at the State Capitol on December 28, 2020. Photo: Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo New Law Limits Evictions in Pandemic New York will freeze evictions and certain foreclosures for two months under a new law that the state’s governor signed Monday.... News 29 Dec 2020 | 11:31
Sami Roberts and her boyfriend, Andre, look for a new apartment in Brooklyn. Photo by Sami Roberts. Looking for an Apartment through COVID-Goggles When my boyfriend and I made the great trek from Denver to New York in August of 2019, there was a lot we were unprepared... Voices 22 Aug 2020 | 01:25
LaKeesha Taylor and her two sons (ages 5 & 8). ( Photo courtesy of LaKeesha Taylor) From Bad to Worse On Monday morning, La Keesha Taylor woke up to take a shower to find there was no hot water running in her bathroom. This... News 20 Apr 2020 | 01:20
Comptroller Scott Stringer, with Deputy Comptroller for Audit Marjorie Landa, announcing the results of his investigation into the city's handling of lead inspections. ( Photo: Susan Watts, Office of the NYC Comptroller) Lead Report Slams City Agency The city failed to conduct lead inspections in private buildings where a government agency knew thousands of children who... Home 30 Sep 2019 | 12:00
