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Communities across New York are strategizing ways to keep residents in quality housing. In Broome County, that effort has taken the form of a housing trust fund.
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The Binghamton City Council voted Tuesday to earmark $3 million for renovations at the Town and Country Apartments, which serves low-income residents on the city's North Side. But the decision has faced pushback.
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The YWCA of Binghamton and Broome County is expanding its footprint. The organization plans to build a new child care facility and affordable housing complex over roughly five acres downtown.
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Housing activists in Binghamton are calling on college students to join efforts to improve the quality of housing and tenant protections.
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Advocates for "Good Cause" eviction in Ithaca say it would give more negotiating power to tenants who are in a vulnerable position.
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Local officials and developers say new affordable apartments are breathing life into one Broome County neighborhood.
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Any household experiencing homelessness will be eligible to live there without income-based restrictions.
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“Because now they’re pushing community members out and renting their units out to students, and we have to have a plan for that."
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“We can provide all the rental assistance in the world, if there’s no actual home to put someone in, then there’s no roof to put over someone’s head."
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“We have people eligible, we have money available, but no units for people to buy."