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The city’s lawmakers and housing agency seem poised to reintroduce and pass a more affordability-focused J-51 tax program to help fix up apartments—but some housing stakeholders are lukewarm on the…

ByChris Janaro 14 minRead time

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May 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

Late-Session Bill Would Add More NYC Neighborhoods to Basement Legalization Plan

“If it were up to me, all of New York City would be included,” said State Sen. Julia Salazar, who is looking to expand the state’s recently passed basement legalization…

ByChris Janaro 4 minRead time

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May 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Council Pushes for More Housing Funds As City Budget Negotiations Enter Final Weeks

The City Council is pushing for an additional $3.66 billion for affordable housing over the next five years, building on the $10.5 billion the mayor earmarked in his executive budget…

ByChris Janaro 10 minRead time

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May 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Building in Brooklyn Council District 35? Here’s What the Rep—And Community Members—Want in New Development

Councilmember Crystal Hudson’s development framework details criteria that projects in her district should meet if they need city approval for zoning changes. “We can all contribute to the housing crisis…

ByChris Janaro 11 minRead time

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Apr 2024

Climate and Environment Housing and Homelessness

Advocates, Lawmakers ‘Baffled’ By Exclusions in Basement Legalization Plan

“I’m surprised, I’m baffled, I’m angry,” said City Councilmember Sandy Nurse, who represents East New York, where the city ran an earlier basement conversion pilot in 2019. The area…

ByChris Janaro 13 minRead time

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Apr 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Public Review to Begin for Mayor’s ‘City of Yes’ Housing Plan, as Affordability Details Emerge

Introduced in September as the third column in Adams’ City of Yes initiative—following separate proposals related to climate and commercial businesses—the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity is a broad…

ByChris Janaro 9 minRead time

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Apr 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

‘We Don’t Want Anything Rolled Back’: Tenants Target REBNY as State Housing Talks Drag On

Protesters marched outside the Real Estate Board of New York’s Manhattan headquarters Thursday, while others blocked foot traffic in an act of civil disobedience. The NYPD arrested 13 people, including…

ByChris Janaro

ByEmma Whitford 8 minRead time

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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

‘A Brand New Neighborhood’: City Council to Vote Soon on Willets Point Development

The proposal would build 1,400 income-restricted apartments—on top of 1,100 already in the works—on the Flushing waterfront just east of Citi Field. It also includes a privately financed stadium for…

ByChris Janaro 8 minRead time

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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Tenant Advocates Descend on Albany, Refusing to Let ‘Good Cause’ Be Evicted from the Conversation

As elected officials attempt to hammer out a housing deal before the state’s budget deadline at the end of the month, advocates want lawmakers to know they’re still fighting for…

ByChris Janaro 10 minRead time

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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

City Unveils Draft Zoning Plan to Spur 4K New Homes in Midtown South

The draft plan marks the first step toward a formal land use proposal from the city for 42 Manhattan blocks where housing is currently restricted.

ByChris Janaro 4 minRead time

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City Moves to Resurrect Tax Breaks for Renovations, But Housing Stakeholders Are Split

Late-Session Bill Would Add More NYC Neighborhoods to Basement Legalization Plan

Council Pushes for More Housing Funds As City Budget Negotiations Enter Final Weeks

Building in Brooklyn Council District 35? Here’s What the Rep—And Community Members—Want in New Development

Advocates, Lawmakers ‘Baffled’ By Exclusions in Basement Legalization Plan

Public Review to Begin for Mayor’s ‘City of Yes’ Housing Plan, as Affordability Details Emerge

‘We Don’t Want Anything Rolled Back’: Tenants Target REBNY as State Housing Talks Drag On

‘A Brand New Neighborhood’: City Council to Vote Soon on Willets Point Development

Tenant Advocates Descend on Albany, Refusing to Let ‘Good Cause’ Be Evicted from the Conversation

City Unveils Draft Zoning Plan to Spur 4K New Homes in Midtown South

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