housing voucher program
Coverage of housing voucher program in the Nexus archive.
- SEE IT: Massive NYC homeless encampment fuels backlash against Mamdani
A sprawling homeless encampment along Manhattan’s West Side has drawn backlash from residents and visitors, who criticize the city for insufficient action. Mayor Eric Mamdani’s revised encampment removal policy, which allows seven days for outreach before dismantling, is seen as ineffective, with reports of illegal activities and blocked sidewalks near the Intrepid Museum and Javits Center.
- How NYC’s perverse housing ‘help’ makes the city’s poor worse off
NYC's new housing voucher program, intended to help the poor, is criticized for worsening their life chances. The program is described as 'perverse' and counterproductive to its stated goals.
- ‘Groundhog Day’ for Mamdani’s Big Budget One-Shots
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's $125.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 addresses a $12 billion gap using $8 billion in one-time funds and pension payment delays, but critics warn it creates a projected $7 billion deficit by 2028. Fiscal experts like Comptroller Mark Levine and the Citizens Budget Commission argue the measures shift costs to future taxpayers and fail to resolve structural challenges, while Mamdani claims democratic socialists can outperform capitalist economic management.