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Hundreds of thousands of households across the state already owe back rent as a result of the pandemic, and face eviction when protections expire on Jan. 15. The Good Cause…

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ByDaniel Parra 12 minRead time

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Jan 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News Politics

Hochul Takes on 421-a. Will It Be a Rebrand of the Existing Developer Tax Break?

In her State of the State plan, the governor pitched “a different kind of abatement program” to replace 421-a, which critics see as a developer-friendly policy that siphons nearly $2…

ByDavid Brand 10 minRead time

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Jan 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Transportation

Brooklyn Developer’s Rezoning Proposal Would Add 400-Foot Towers to Broadway Junction

The project would create about 664 housing units, two commercial towers and a new park in place of vehicle lots and low-rise buildings in an area that city officials have…

ByDavid Brand 10 minRead time

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Jan 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness News Podcasts Politics

City Watch: Should NYC Land Use Decisions Consider Hospital Capacity?

New Queens Councilmember Lynn Schulman wants to incorporate hospital capacity into New York City’s zoning process, following decades of medical facility closures, including several in Queens.

ByDavid Brand 4 minRead time

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Jan 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

House Flippers Continue to Target East New York. Residents Blame the 2016 Rezoning

Home prices in the predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood began to tick up before then-Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans to rezone 190 blocks in 2014. But affordable housing advocates…

ByDavid Brand 20 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Government News Podcasts Politics

City Watch: Looking Back at NYC in 2021 & to the Year Ahead

City Limits staff talk about the biggest stories in the last 12 months; TurboVax creator Huge Ma discusses his 2022 run for State Assembly in Queens.

ByDavid Brand 3 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Government Health Housing and Homelessness News

As COVID Surges Again in NYC Shelters, Advocates Renew Call for Hotel Rooms

The number of COVID-positive New Yorkers staying in city shelters or connected with outreach workers more than doubled during the first two weeks of December. Advocates have urged the mayor…

ByDavid Brand 16 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Housing and Homelessness Justice

‘He’s the Glue’—Friends Honor Slain Soccer Star Who Helped Build a Team of Homeless New Yorkers

Akeem Loney was most at home on a patch of turf in Allerton. Outside the neighborhood, the 32-year-old—who was stabbed to death while sleeping on the subway last month—helped grow…

ByDavid Brand 16 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

Newly-Approved SoHo Rezoning Promises Affordable Homes. How Much Will they Really Cost?

While developers will seriously benefit from a chance to build market-rate apartments in one of the city’s most coveted zip codes, the de Blasio administration says the new construction will…

ByDavid Brand 13 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

At Family Homelessness Forum, Moms Talk Housing Solutions for NYC’s Next Mayor

New York City’s incoming mayor will soon inherit a decades-long homelessness crisis insufficiently addressed, and at times worsened, by his past three predecessors. So what will Eric Adams do differently?

ByDavid Brand 6 minRead time

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As NY’s Eviction Moratorium Nears its End, Will Albany Pass ‘Good Cause’ Bill?

Hochul Takes on 421-a. Will It Be a Rebrand of the Existing Developer Tax Break?

Brooklyn Developer’s Rezoning Proposal Would Add 400-Foot Towers to Broadway Junction

City Watch: Should NYC Land Use Decisions Consider Hospital Capacity?

House Flippers Continue to Target East New York. Residents Blame the 2016 Rezoning

City Watch: Looking Back at NYC in 2021 & to the Year Ahead

As COVID Surges Again in NYC Shelters, Advocates Renew Call for Hotel Rooms

‘He’s the Glue’—Friends Honor Slain Soccer Star Who Helped Build a Team of Homeless New Yorkers

Newly-Approved SoHo Rezoning Promises Affordable Homes. How Much Will they Really Cost?

At Family Homelessness Forum, Moms Talk Housing Solutions for NYC’s Next Mayor

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