Over 5,000 families in jeopardy: New data shows where New Yorkers most at risk of losing their COVID-era rental assistance live

More than 5,200 households across New York City are at risk of displacement once a federal rental assistance program ends without any new funding.

New data released by the Legal Aid Society on Thursday showed the distribution of households across the city receiving rental assistance through the pandemic-era Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) Program, which helped low-income New Yorkers stay in their homes through vouchers issued by New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).