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Last month, the Department of City Planning reassigned the central design division that used zoning tools to manage public spaces and craft neighborhood character. Critics say the move will deprioritize…

ByPatrick Spauster 9 minRead time

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Jan 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Everything Zohran Mamdani Did on Housing During His First Days as Mayor

Following his inauguration Thursday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued an executive order to revitalize the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants and announced a series of upcoming public hearings for renters across…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 9 minRead time

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Dec 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Could Modular Homes be Part of the Solution to NYC’s Housing Crisis?

Developers and New York City are building homes in factories and propping them up on vacant lots in the outer boroughs. Proponents say it can significantly cut down on construction…

ByPatrick Spauster 8 minRead time

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Dec 2025

Featured Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Profiles

Remembering the Unhoused New Yorkers Who Lost Their Lives in 2025

An annual vigil honors the New Yorkers who died living on the streets and in the city’s shelters. “Every life lost to homelessness was preventable,” the event’s organizers said. “People…

ByPatrick Spauster 9 minRead time

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Dec 2025

Featured Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Justice

Transgender Resident Faced Discrimination, Assault In City Homeless Shelters: Lawsuit

A transgender former shelter resident is suing New York, saying city shelters failed to place her in a shelter for women or transgender people, putting her at risk of assault…

ByPatrick Spauster 31 minRead time

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Dec 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development News Profiles

These East Harlem Tenants Staged a Rent Strike—And Won

Tenants in five East Harlem buildings won half a million dollars in back rent and repairs, in a settlement with their landlord over poor housing conditions. They now hope other…

ByPatrick Spauster 12 minRead time

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Dec 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Social Housing Bill Poised for Breakthrough in City Council

The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) will give community land trusts and other community groups first dibs at buying distressed properties. Supporters expect it to pass with support from…

ByPatrick Spauster 11 minRead time

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Nov 2025

2025 Elections Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics Resources

Mamdani’s Transition Team, And What Else Happened This Week In Housing

Zohran Mamdani talked housing policy in the White House, and appointed a transition committee that runs the gamut of housing philosophies.

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 6 minRead time

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Nov 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development

Housing in ‘The Hole’? Residents Have Hope After Decades of Disinvestment

New York’s infamous ‘Hole’ neighborhood in East New York is slated for resiliency upgrades, a rezoning, and more housing.

ByPatrick Spauster 13 minRead time

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Nov 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Resources

Pinnacle Tenants Demand City Intervene to Save Their Homes, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

After the Pinnacle Group sent 93 of its buildings into a bankruptcy auction, tenants are calling on the city to responsibly steward their properties to a new owner.

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 6 minRead time

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Department Of City Planning Shutters Design Division

Everything Zohran Mamdani Did on Housing During His First Days as Mayor

Could Modular Homes be Part of the Solution to NYC’s Housing Crisis?

Remembering the Unhoused New Yorkers Who Lost Their Lives in 2025

Transgender Resident Faced Discrimination, Assault In City Homeless Shelters: Lawsuit

These East Harlem Tenants Staged a Rent Strike—And Won

Mamdani’s Transition Team, And What Else Happened This Week In Housing

Housing in ‘The Hole’? Residents Have Hope After Decades of Disinvestment

Pinnacle Tenants Demand City Intervene to Save Their Homes, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

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