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October 20, 2020

Facing mounting debt, Woodside parish lists vacant lot for $6.25 million

October 20, 2020/ David Brand
Facing mounting debt, Woodside parish lists vacant lot for $6.25 million

“This is simply a financially prudent decision.”

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October 20, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Housing, news, Western Queens
woodside, st. sebastian's catholic parish, catholic church, child victims act, rob mackay, brooklyn diocese
October 20, 2020

Astoria Houses tenants weigh rent strike after three weeks without gas

October 20, 2020/ David Brand
Astoria Houses tenants weigh rent strike after three weeks without gas

“I’m not afraid of talking about this. Something has to be done.”

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October 20, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, equity, Features, Food, Health, Housing, Western Queens
Astoria Houses, gas outage, nycha, astoria, evie hantzopolous, public housing, equity
October 12, 2020

'I feel human again' — At three hotels, formerly incarcerated New Yorkers get the support they need

October 12, 2020/ Special to the Eagle
'I feel human again' — At three hotels, formerly incarcerated New Yorkers get the support they need

A social service organization provides support for homeless, formerly incarcerated New Yorkers at three NYC hotels.

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October 12, 2020/ Special to the Eagle/
Communities, Crime, equity, coronavirus, Health, Homelessness, Law, news, Housing
ilyssa daly, wyndham gardens hotel, fresh meadows, homelessness, homeless, criminal justice, justice reform, Exodus Transitional Community
October 09, 2020

Landlord lobby, homeless advocates unite in push to boost voucher values

October 09, 2020/ David Brand
Landlord lobby, homeless advocates unite in push to boost voucher values

“Either way, the city is going to pay to house the homeless, that’s not a question. The question is whether they want to do it cheaper.”

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October 09, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, coronavirus, equity, Homelessness, Housing, Law
christine quinn, jay martin, Community Housing Improvement Program, housing, housing vouchers, vouchers, cityfheps
September 21, 2020

Heastie urges NY tenants to 'stop worrying' about evictions, with no details

September 21, 2020/ David Brand
Heastie urges NY tenants to 'stop worrying' about evictions, with no details

“I'm saying to you that there will not be mass evictions in this state.”

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September 21, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Homelessness, Housing, news, politics, Law, coronavirus
carl heastie, housing justice for all, tenants, housing, homelessness, covid-19
September 20, 2020

NYC leaders urge mayor to reverse LIC shelter reshuffling plan

September 20, 2020/ David Brand
NYC leaders urge mayor to reverse LIC shelter reshuffling plan

“The city should be making decisions based on sound housing policy and public health policy.”

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September 20, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, coronavirus, Health, Homelessness, Housing, news, Western Queens
lic plaza hotel, long island city plaza hotel, long island city, homelessness, shelter hotels, flatlands, Department of Homeless Services, bill de blasio
September 17, 2020

South Jamaica seniors face looming eviction threat without state action

September 17, 2020/ David Brand
South Jamaica seniors face looming eviction threat without state action

“My husband is a dialysis patient, a double amputee, and it’s hard to find a place that’s suitable for us and with this pandemic coming along it made it even harder.”

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September 17, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, coronavirus, Business, eastern queens, Homelessness, Housing, Law, news
eviction moratorium, baisley pond park, south jamaica, covid-19, coronavirus, cuomo, fannie mae, evictions, housing
September 15, 2020

Opinion: Special Flushing Waterfront District rezoning appeal is grounded in misinformation 

September 15, 2020/ David Brand
Opinion: Special Flushing Waterfront District rezoning appeal is grounded in misinformation 

Tarry Hum is a professor and chair of the Urban Studies Department at Queens College, City University of New York.

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September 15, 2020/ David Brand/
northern queens, Voices, Housing, politics
tarry hum, special flushing waterfront district, flushing waterfront rezoning, rezoning, land use, city planning commission
September 11, 2020

Civic leader says Council Speaker helped drive homeless out of his district and into Lucerne Hotel

September 11, 2020/ David Brand
Civic leader says Council Speaker helped drive homeless out of his district and into Lucerne Hotel

“It was with the great help of Erik Bottcher that we were able to show a need for this shelter to be relocated.”

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September 11, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, coronavirus, Housing, Homelessness, Health, news
corey johnson, erik bottcher, carl wilson, council speaker, steve belida, hell's kitchen 50-51st Street Block Association, Hell's Kitchen, Lucerne, project renewal, department of homeless services, homelessness, homeless hotels
September 09, 2020

'Dangerous precedent' — Mayor caves to wealthy Manhattanites in shelter-hotel fight, critics say

September 09, 2020/ David Brand
'Dangerous precedent' — Mayor caves to wealthy Manhattanites in shelter-hotel fight, critics say

Critics say the move sets the precedent that wealthy Manhattanites will get their way if they complain loudly enough.

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September 09, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, coronavirus, equity, Health, Homelessness, Housing, news
de blasio, shelter hotels, homelessness, homeless shelter, upper west side, helen rosenthal, barry grodenchik, lucerne, coronavirus, covid-19
September 08, 2020

Community rallies to save Elmhurst home, longtime hub of Polish culture

September 08, 2020/ David Brand
Community rallies to save Elmhurst home, longtime hub of Polish culture

The house belonged to Walentyna Janta-Połczyńska, who exposed the Holocaust by translating Polish documents into English.

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September 08, 2020/ David Brand/
Central Queens, Communities, Art, Housing, news
Walentyna Janta-Połczyńska, janta home, elmhurst, Aleksander Janta-Połczyńska, world war ii, poland, polish-americans, landmark preservation commission, Historic Districts Council, alfonso quiroz
September 04, 2020

NYC’s tax lien sale postponed, giving some Queens homeowners room for relief 

September 04, 2020/ David Brand
NYC’s tax lien sale postponed, giving some Queens homeowners room for relief 

An executive order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo postpones the sale until Oct. 4

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September 04, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Health, Homelessness, news, Housing, Southern Queens
tax lien sale, de blasio, cuomo, letitia james, southeast queens
September 02, 2020

Federal government issues eviction ban for most tenants

September 02, 2020/ David Brand
Federal government issues eviction ban for most tenants

The CDC said a 1944 law gives the agency broad authority to stop the spread of disease.

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September 02, 2020/ David Brand/
Business, coronavirus, Health, Homelessness, Housing, Law, news
eviction moratorium, cdc, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
September 01, 2020

Letter: Congress must step in to fix the unemployment and rental crises 

September 01, 2020/ David Brand
Letter: Congress must step in to fix the unemployment and rental crises 

Áine Duggan is president and CEO of The Partnership for the Homeless.

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September 01, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, coronavirus, Homelessness, Housing, Voices
aine duggan, the partnership for the homeless, housing, homelessness, covid-19, coronavirus
September 01, 2020

Legal Aid urges state lawmakers to pass measure halting evictions

September 01, 2020/ David Brand
Legal Aid urges state lawmakers to pass measure halting evictions

“The legislature has the power to enact a robust and meaningful moratorium on eviction.”

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September 01, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, coronavirus, Housing, Homelessness, Law, news, politics
carl heastie, andrea stewart-cousins, evictions, albany, coronavirus, covid-19, housing court, adrienne holder
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