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A panel of appellate judges on Tuesday reversed an earlier injunction halting the contentious Two Bridges project — a major setback for Lower East Side community groups, which have been…

BySadef Ali Kully 7 minRead time

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Feb 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

De Blasio Housing Plan Created More Affordable Units, But Left Out City’s Most Vulnerable: Report

‘We did have a major emphasis on affordable housing, and a great deal of spending on it,’ during the de Blasio administration, says Samuel Stein, the report’s author and housing…

BySadef Ali Kully 14 minRead time

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Feb 2021

Housing and Homelessness News

Advocates Call for Stronger Rental Assistance Programs to Stem Pandemic Evictions

A coalition of housing and homeless advocates, along with the city’s top real estate group, are calling for the city and state to expand and improve three key rental assistance…

BySadef Ali Kully 9 minRead time

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Jan 2021

Housing and Homelessness Justice

City Can Release Gowanus Rezoning Details, But Project Still on Hold: Court

A a state Supreme Court judge partially lifted a temporary restraining order related to the project Thursday, but the public review process is still on hold.

BySadef Ali Kully 4 minRead time

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Jan 2021

Housing and Homelessness

City Looks to Appeal Decision Halting Two Bridges Towers — Again

The city’s Law Department argued their second appeal in court Wednesday against two lawsuits which resulted in an earlier injunction stopping the project, which would build four new skyscrapers on…

BySadef Ali Kully 10 minRead time

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Jan 2021

Housing and Homelessness

Defensores esperan que legisladores aprueben esta primavera una ley sobre impacto racial en rezonificaciones

Los defensores esperan que la legislación se someta a votación en el pleno del Ayuntamiento en abril de este año.

BySadef Ali Kully 16 minRead time

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Jan 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Gowanus Rezoning on Hold as Court Date Looms

A lawsuit has temporarily suspended the start of the land use review procedure for the controversial rezoning, which critics want halted until the city can resume in-person meetings once the…

BySadef Ali Kully 11 minRead time

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Jan 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Advocates, Lawmakers Hope to Pass Racial Impact Rezoning Legislation This Spring

‘The way in which land is rezoned in this city has subsequently made it difficult for many New Yorkers to find a home, let alone stay in their homes,’ Public…

BySadef Ali Kully 13 minRead time

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Jan 2021

Housing and Homelessness

Gowanus Group Files Lawsuit Over City’s Use of Virtual Hearings During Rezoning Review

Voice of Gowanus announced it would file a lawsuit Friday challenging the city’s plan to hold virtual hearings during the public review of its proposal to rezone the neighborhood, and…

BySadef Ali Kully 7 minRead time

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Jan 2021

Housing and Homelessness

City Pilot to Combat Tenant Harassment Should Be Improved and Made Permanent, Advocates Say

A recent analysis of the city’s Certificate of No Harassment pilot says it has been effective in combating some forms of landlord harassment, but that the city could do more…

BySadef Ali Kully 14 minRead time

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Lawsuits Seeking to Stop Two Bridges Development Overturned in Appellate Court

De Blasio Housing Plan Created More Affordable Units, But Left Out City’s Most Vulnerable: Report

Advocates Call for Stronger Rental Assistance Programs to Stem Pandemic Evictions

City Can Release Gowanus Rezoning Details, But Project Still on Hold: Court

City Looks to Appeal Decision Halting Two Bridges Towers — Again

Defensores esperan que legisladores aprueben esta primavera una ley sobre impacto racial en rezonificaciones

Gowanus Rezoning on Hold as Court Date Looms

Advocates, Lawmakers Hope to Pass Racial Impact Rezoning Legislation This Spring

Gowanus Group Files Lawsuit Over City’s Use of Virtual Hearings During Rezoning Review

City Pilot to Combat Tenant Harassment Should Be Improved and Made Permanent, Advocates Say

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