Moderate-income New Yorkers are increasingly becoming the face of eviction in the city, according to a new report by the Community Service Society of New York.
The report titled “Preventing Eviction in New York State: What Works and What Doesn’t,” released on Wednesday, concludes that a middle-income family of three earning $50,000 to $110,000 – two to five times above a poverty-level income – is almost as likely to face eviction in the city as a family living in poverty.
“In New York City, moderate-income people account for a growing share of tenants experiencing eviction attempts, up from 27% before the pandemic (2014-2019) to 39% after (2021-2024),” the report states. The findings are based on an annual survey of New Yorkers…