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Tenants at three Crown Heights buildings sat through a nervy auction where their rent-stabilized apartments were up for sale. Their preferred buyer, a small-town New Jersey mayor, promised to preserve…

ByPatrick Spauster 9 minRead time

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2 days ago

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Mamdani’s Zoning Appointee Faces Testy Nomination Hearing

The nomination of city planning official John Mangin, who championed zoning reform and housing supply efforts, reignited debates about NIMBYs, YIMBYs, and community input in land use decisions.

ByPatrick Spauster 7 minRead time

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Aug 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics

Albany Progressives Push ‘State of Yes’ Zoning Reforms, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

A group of state lawmakers and advocates are rallying around a slate of 32 bills aimed at addressing New York’s housing shortage, including legislation that would require local towns and…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 8 minRead time

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Aug 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Justice NYCHA

NYC Speeds Up Housing Court Cases Against Negligent Landlords

The new rules require housing court judges to accelerate cases when there is an immediate threat to tenant health and safety, the mayor said.

ByPatrick Spauster 7 minRead time

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Aug 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics Resources

Meet CHAP, NYC’s New Rental Voucher, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

The new City Housing Assistance Program, or CHAP, will serve people living in shelters and people in rent stabilized apartments facing eviction, starting as early as March 2027.

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 7 minRead time

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Aug 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

See Which NYC Neighborhoods Are Behind On New Housing Targets

The city needs 700,000 new homes over the next 10 years to catch up with current demand and accommodate future growth, officials announced Wednesday. See which neighborhoods they say aren’t…

ByPatrick Spauster 8 minRead time

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Aug 2026

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics

City’s Affordable Housing Production Ticked Down in First Half of 2026, And What Else Happened This Week

It’s the lowest total since 2022, the first year of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration. But housing experts cautioned against drawing conclusions from just six months of data. “It’s really the…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 10 minRead time

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Aug 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice

Landlords Aim To Further Dent Protections for Housing Voucher Holders

New York City landlords are challenging city housing discrimination laws after a State Supreme Court ruled that a requirement for Section 8 housing vouchers was unconstitutional.

ByPatrick Spauster 8 minRead time

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Aug 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Land Use and Development

In Former Bronx Prison, Recently Incarcerated Homeless Men Build New Lives

The Fulton Correctional Facility was shuttered in 2011 and transformed into transitional housing for formerly incarcerated men. The program is now helping them find jobs, permanent homes, and second chances.

ByPatrick Spauster 10 minRead time

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Jul 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Resources

Bensonhurst Tenant Union Gets Boost From City, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Neighbors in Bensonhurst formed a tenant union to address unsafe conditions and alleged negligence, making use of a city program that pays organizers to help renters in bad buildings.

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 9 minRead time

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At Nerve-Wracking Auction, Tenants Ditch ‘Negligent’ Landlord for A Chance to Own

Mamdani’s Zoning Appointee Faces Testy Nomination Hearing

NYC Speeds Up Housing Court Cases Against Negligent Landlords

Meet CHAP, NYC’s New Rental Voucher, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

See Which NYC Neighborhoods Are Behind On New Housing Targets

City’s Affordable Housing Production Ticked Down in First Half of 2026, And What Else Happened This Week

Landlords Aim To Further Dent Protections for Housing Voucher Holders

In Former Bronx Prison, Recently Incarcerated Homeless Men Build New Lives

Bensonhurst Tenant Union Gets Boost From City, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

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