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A residential housing project in Bayside, Queens, is winning the support of housing-skeptical Councilmember Vickie Paladino due the threat of a new voter-approved appeals process that could override her objections.

ByPatrick Spauster 9 minRead time

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Feb 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Move Over, ULURP: First Project Using ‘Expedited’ Land Use Review Kicks Off In The Bronx

The first project to make use of an accelerated review process for housing will turn a parking lot in the Bronx to 84 affordable homes. Voters approved ballot measures last…

ByPatrick Spauster 6 minRead time

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Feb 2026

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

Mamdani’s Approach to Homeless Sweeps, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Mamdani said his administration will handle public encampments differently from Mayor Eric Adams, with extra emphasis on engaging street homeless individuals to direct them to services and housing. But advocates…

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 8 minRead time

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Feb 2026

Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness

Hochul Wants to Expand Rent Freezes for Senior & Disabled New Yorkers. Can the State Get Them to Sign Up?

Gov. Hochul has proposed expanding an initiative that freezes rent for senior and disabled tenants in exchange for property tax relief. But the program has a low uptake rate, and…

ByPatrick Spauster 10 minRead time

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Feb 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics Resources

‘Honor His Promise’: Advocates Criticize Mamdani’s CityFHEPS Reversal, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged to expand eligibility for city housing vouchers according to City Council laws that his predecessor failed to implement. Faced with steep fiscal challenges, he said the city…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 8 minRead time

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Feb 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development

The New ‘Poor Door’: Amenity Fees Are Too High for Affordable Housing Tenants

Tenants who get affordable housing through the city’s lottery or a rental assistance voucher often can’t afford amenity fees in new mixed-income luxury buildings, creating what one described as a…

ByPatrick Spauster 17 minRead time

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Feb 2026

Climate and Environment Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYC’s Deadly Cold Spell Continues, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Seventeen New Yorkers have died outdoors in recent weeks amid freezing temperatures, which are expected to dip again this weekend. Local homeless advocates urged the city Friday to flood the…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 7 minRead time

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Feb 2026

Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Amid NYC Cold Snap, Tenants Report Most ‘No Heat’ Complaints on Record

The city received nearly 80,000 calls about lack of residential heat and hot water in January, more than any other month on record. Some tenants say their buildings are falling…

ByPatrick Spauster 12 minRead time

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Jan 2026

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

Council Lets Eric Adams’ COPA Veto Stand, and What Else Happened this Week in Housing

Council progressives had hoped they could convince fellow lawmakers to override former Mayor Adams’ veto and pass the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act. But new Speaker Menin, who abstained from…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 9 minRead time

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Jan 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Can Mamdani Afford to Expand the CityFHEPS Voucher Program?

Zohran Mamdani promised to expand eligibility for the CityFHEPS rental voucher program to people with slightly higher incomes and households at risk of eviction, but a larger than expected fiscal…

ByPatrick Spauster 12 minRead time

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NYC’s Housing Ballot Measures Appear to Be Working as YIMBYs Intended

Move Over, ULURP: First Project Using ‘Expedited’ Land Use Review Kicks Off In The Bronx

Mamdani’s Approach to Homeless Sweeps, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Hochul Wants to Expand Rent Freezes for Senior & Disabled New Yorkers. Can the State Get Them to Sign Up?

‘Honor His Promise’: Advocates Criticize Mamdani’s CityFHEPS Reversal, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing

The New ‘Poor Door’: Amenity Fees Are Too High for Affordable Housing Tenants

NYC’s Deadly Cold Spell Continues, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Amid NYC Cold Snap, Tenants Report Most ‘No Heat’ Complaints on Record

Council Lets Eric Adams’ COPA Veto Stand, and What Else Happened this Week in Housing

Can Mamdani Afford to Expand the CityFHEPS Voucher Program?

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