The City of Middletown became the latest upstate city to adopt a local ‘Good Cause Eviction’ law, which protects tenants against eviction without justifiable cause and from predatory rent increases. Radio Catskill’s…
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A Closer Look at Proposed Sullivan County Housing Shelter with Legislator Cat Scott
Sullivan County legislators are scrambling for a new location to build a gateway housing shelter in the county. On May 15, the legislature voted against scheduling a public hearing to operate a…
NY Housing Commissioner Pushes Back on Proposed Federal Cuts
At a budget hearing last week, Albany lawmakers focused on housing, which remains one of the biggest expenses for New Yorkers and plays a key role in the state’s overall affordability. Governor…
Rise In Unhoused Families Living In Hotels
Pattern for Progress, a research organization based in the Hudson Valley, recently released a report titled “When Hotels Become Home.” The report highlights how the housing crisis is forcing some families in…
Pandemic-Era Population Shifts Show “Irrefutable Evidence of Gentrification” in Hudson Valley, Says New Study
In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hudson Valley experienced a population bump as city-dwellers fled upstate, seeking to escape dense urban areas. The next year, as mask mandates…