Election Day 2022
Strong Turnout on Staten Island During Divisive Election Day
David Brand |
Voters’ varying perspectives and reluctance to share their views with a reporter seemed to reflect the deeply divisive nature of politics in 2022.
campaign donations
New York’s 1% Pour Late Cash Into Governor’s Race
David Brand |
Much of the fresh cash came from real estate developers, large-scale landlords and heads of speculating private equity firms, along with a slew of billionaires, attorneys, Eric Adams-aligned political action committees, sports gambling execs and the New York Yankees.
Housing and Homelessness
Meet the New Buildings Commissioner Replacing Eric Ulrich
David Brand |
New Acting Commissioner Kazimir Vilenchik is an engineer and veteran Buildings Department official with previous experience in the private sector.
2022 election
Hochul, Zeldin and Housing: A Breakdown
David Brand |
The candidates in the race for New York governor have vastly different platforms on housing. To start, Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, has a housing plan. Republican challenger and U.S. Congressman Lee Zeldin does not.
Housing and Homelessness
Rise of the ‘SHIMBY’? New Report Outlines Steps to Social Housing
David Brand |
A new report describes the path to social housing in New York through 20 policy proposals, from overhauling the property tax code and abolishing the city’s tax lien sale to cracking down on landlord violations and boosting public funding for tenant organizing.
homeownership
AG Urges New York Officials to Make ‘Deed Theft’ an Explicit Crime
David Brand |
Under current law, state and county prosecutors are bound by statutes of limitations and forced to rely on charges, like grand larceny, that do not take into account the magnitude of the crime, officials say.
Housing and Homelessness
Council Directs NYC to Establish Micro-Grant Program for DV Survivors
David Brand |
The legislation directs the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-based Violence and the Department of Social Services to establish a new fund and dispense modest grants to survivors of domestic violence.
hurricane sandy anniversary
Spared By Sandy, Hunts Point Food Market Slow to Address Flood Risk
David Brand |
Superstorm Sandy spared the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center, New York City’s most important food source. But a decade later, little has changed when it comes to storm resiliency at the low-lying markets, and a disaster could have a major impact for the city’s restaurants, shops and food pantries.
Health and Environment
Former ‘Worst Landlord’ Forced to Pay $82K in Latest Settlement with NYC Housing Agency
David Brand |
It’s the latest civil penalty leveled against Jason Korn, the former “Worst Landlord” on the Public Advocate’s annual list of terrible property owners.
Homelessness
First Look at NYC’s 1,000-Cot Barracks for Asylum Seekers
David Brand |
Length of stay at the cavernous barracks on Randall’s Island will depend on the availability of other housing options, and the efforts of New York City officials who have pledged to streamline exits from the emergency shelter facility.
