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While the shelter populations have risen to unprecedented levels in New York City (“NYC”), NYC’s affordable housing options have decreased. On September 26, 2023, NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced the newest CityFHEPS rental assistance program expansion to address this issue. The CityFHEPS program extends its reach to housing units all across New York State, not just limited to the city. This expansion opens more space in the shelters for asylum seekers and increases stable housing for eligible groups such as low-income and older residents.

Mayor Adams Gives New Yorkers Ability To Use City-Funded Rental Assistance Vouchers Across New York State, The City of New York: Office of the Mayor, https://plus.lexis.com/newsstand/law360-real-estate-authority/article/1725930?crid=e34fcab8-32bb-4097-abd4-b3a8f45da03b (Sept. 26, 2023).

Michael Gartland, Mayor Adams Gives New Yorkers Ability To Use City-Funded Rental Assistance Vouchers Across New York State, New York Daily News, https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/09/26/city-funded-rent-vouchers-can-now-be-used-outside-nyc-under-new-mayor-adams-rule/article/1725930?crid=e34fcab8-32bb-4097-abd4-b3a8f45da03b (Sept. 26, 2023).