Half Of NY’s $2.4B In Rent Aid Held Up 6 Months After Launch
FILE - Housing activist march across town towards New York Gov. Kathy Hochul office, calling for an extension of pandemic era eviction protections Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in New York. Landlords and tenants are urging New York to swiftly release hundreds of millions of dollars meant to cover months of back rent for tenants. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
ALBANY (AP) — Nearly $1 billion meant to cover back rent for New Yorkers who suffered economic hardship because of the coronavirus pandemic still hasn’t…



