January 2022
Spotlight on: Housing Policy
The looming eviction crisis is likely to exacerbate racial and economic inequality in NYC and requires bold policy action
Contributors: Sophie Collyer, Macire Aribot, Katherine Friedman, Chloe Sarnoff, Nicholos Wilkinson, Christopher Wimer
Issues Areas: Covid 19, Housing Hardship
Poverty Tracker data shows that since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, those who face the greatest increased risk of eviction when the state’s moratorium expires on Jan. 15th are those who lost employment income because of it, meaning that the eviction crisis would disproportionately affect low-income New Yorkers and Black and Latino New Yorkers. Addressing the housing affordability crisis is key to preventing evictions and housing instability in New York City in the long run and to an equitable recovery from the pandemic.