Harry DiPrinzio, Author at City Limits

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A reader recently asked about an ailing tree on her block. She had reported it to the city but nothing was happening. What could she do?

ByHarry DiPrinzio 5 minRead time

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Sep 2019

Climate and Environment News

Climate Change Poses Serious Challenges for City’s Natural Areas

Three experts on New York City’s environment on New York City’s natural areas, the biodiversity that exists within them and how climate change is going to affect them.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 5 minRead time

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness News

Housing Update: Jersey City will add as many apartments as all of Manhattan in 2019

Plus: Restaurants are feeling the pain from ever-increasing rental rates, Rep. Nadler weighs in on NYCHA demolition plan.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 3 minRead time

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Council Could Try to Force City to Boost Value of Homeless Vouchers

CityFHEPS, the city’s voucher system has moved many homeless people into housing. But more linger in shelters because the voucher won’t pay enough to cover the rent.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 14 minRead time

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness News

Housing Update: Private Equity Firm Keeping Affordable Apartments Off the Market

Plus: A proposal for hotel regulation and the influence of hotel-industry cash, landlords blowing past fee limits and a push for rent regulation in Rochester.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 3 minRead time

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Aug 2019

Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

Housing Update: City Lagging on Shelter Construction

Plus, criticism of NYCHA’s general manager, details on a building collapse, concerns about a major nonprofit and other housing stories you might have missed this week.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 2 minRead time

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Aug 2019

Health Housing and Homelessness

NYC to Get New Hub for Locally Grown Food

The new Bronx distribution facility for regional food will boost supply and potentially lower price, backers say.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 6 minRead time

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Aug 2019

Housing and Homelessness News

Housing Update: City Cracks Down on Illegal Airbnbs

The housing stories you might have missed this week.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 2 minRead time

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Aug 2019

Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA

At NYCHA’s Fulton Houses, A Bitter Divide Over the Future of the Development

At the Fulton Houses, activists and residents are fighting a proposal to demolish two buildings and allow a private developer to build market-rate apartments. But NYCHA says the plan is…

ByHarry DiPrinzio 7 minRead time

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Aug 2019

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA