Mayor Eric Adams announced the official launch of a new Tenant Protection Cabinet, which he teased the creation of in his state of the city address earlier this year.The Mayor will be convening the first meeting with the Cabinet Friday afternoon at City Hall.This cabinet will be made up of more than two dozen city agencies and what it will do is make it easier for tenants to get the support they need when they are having issues with their housing.
Last month, the city released a survey that showed that 23 percent of Black and 20 percent of Hispanic New Yorkers reported three or more problems with their housing, compared to 9 percent among those households headed by both a white New Yorker or Asian New Yorker.The Tenant Protection Cabinet will also aim to provide more racial equity when it comes to housing and develop policies aimed to support tenants in all income brackets.