Sadef Ali Kully, Author at City Limits

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City Planning officials will present details Thursday on the rezoning proposal to Brooklyn Community Board 6, after the city’s ULURP process was paused for several months during the pandemic.

BySadef Ali Kully 9 minRead time

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Oct 2020

Housing and Homelessness

City’s Housing Budget Cuts Will Spur ‘Minimal’ Savings, Report Finds

Advocates say the amount the city would save from the cuts, a meager $30 million, is not worth the loss of jobs, housing units and economic growth which could come…

BySadef Ali Kully 7 minRead time

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Oct 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness

Trump and Biden are in Different Worlds on Housing

The president has emphasized protecting suburbs from low-income intrusion. The Democratic nominee wants to spend billions to ease the housing crunch.

BySadef Ali Kully 20 minRead time

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Oct 2020

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Council Bills Look to Protect Homeowners from Deed Fraud Amidst Pandemic

Lawmakers say the COVID-19 crisis and resulting unemployment makes this a time in which city homeowners may be particularly vulnerable to scams.

BySadef Ali Kully 5 minRead time

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Oct 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Casi 10.000 notificaciones de desalojo de la ciudad de Nueva York presentadas este verano

Los defensores de los inquilinos dicen que la prórroga de la moratoria de desalojo por parte del Gobernador Cuomo permitirá que demasiados casos pasen por los tribunales.

BySadef Ali Kully 13 minRead time

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Oct 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Nearly 10K NYC Eviction Notices Filed This Summer, a 74% Drop

Tenant advocates say Gov. Cuomo’s extension of a moratorium will permit too many eviction cases to proceed through the courts.

BySadef Ali Kully 9 minRead time

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Sep 2020

Economy

Council Bills Could Pave the Way for a Public Bank in NYC

The measures would require broader disclosure of where the city stashes its money now.

BySadef Ali Kully 13 minRead time

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Sep 2020

Health Housing and Homelessness

Amid COVID and Fiscal Woes, Mayor’s Housing Plan Enters Stretch Run

Mayor de Blasio’s initiative to build or preserve 300,000 units of affordable housing seems to be on track. But is it on target?

BySadef Ali Kully 20 minRead time

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Sep 2020

Housing and Homelessness Video

Video: The de Blasio Rezonings, Revisited

So far, the city has approved six of the 15 rezonings Mayor de Blasio thought he’d accomplish, with one remaining on the docket. Here’s a quick video tour through the…

BySadef Ali Kully