NYC housing fund may be extended to those affected by coronavirus
(World News USA)

The city’s emergency $200 million housing fund meant to help renters stave off eviction should be extended to New Yorkers hit by the coronavirus pandemic, according to advocates who support the measure. The One-Shot Deal program that has helped 250,000 New Yorkers stay in their homes since 2014 largely benefits tenants facing eviction, but evictions are barred in the state through August because of the pandemic. “The One-Shot Deal program should be expanded to allow for payments to those affected by COVID,” said Councilman Chaim Deutsch...