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As Chelsea Demo Plans Move Ahead, A Look Back to NYCHA’s Brooklyn Razing

There are several key differences between PACT and Hope VI, the now-defunct federal program that facilitated demolition and displacement in Brooklyn decades ago. But, despite contemporary safeguards, advocates say they’ll…

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

‘A Lot of False Hope’: City Data Show Ongoing Barriers To Supportive Housing

While the Department of Social Services says more people were accepted into supportive housing last year than the year prior, a new report shows persistent barriers and rejections, including some…

Economy Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

A Real Estate Trust Bought Dozens of Brooklyn Brownstones. Now It Wants Out.

A real estate trust bought single-family homes in gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhoods, renovated, and rented them out at a premium. With the trust now looking to offload the assets, tenants are…

Comunidades de habla hispana Investigations Labor News

Sanidad decomisa y dona 32.220 libras de alimentos en los primeros meses de aplicación de la ley sobre venta ambulante

Desde que Sanidad tomó las riendas de la aplicación de la ley sobre la venta ambulante esta primavera, el departamento ha confiscado material abandonado o que no cumple con las…

Climate and Environment Government In Depth Investigations

As Climate Change Brings Hotter Temps, Can NYC Improve its Cooling Center Program?

“People are bringing it up, people are talking about it and thinking about what can be done, but I don’t know that that has translated very well into action yet,”…

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

New Yorkers See Uneven Improvement in Food Stamp, Cash Assistance Delays

“If you get cash assistance, you are caught up in really significant delays, in a way that you would not be if you were only receiving SNAP,” said Katie Kelleher…

Climate and Environment In Depth Investigations Justice News

Sweltering Summer Weather Stirs Familiar Concerns Over Heat in NYC Jails

“It’s an issue that seems to be within DOC’s control, something they can anticipate, and yet they’re really not able to make sure that the conditions are humane for the…

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations NYCHA

NYCHA Sees Improved Elevator Metrics, Despite Thousands of Outages a Month

While the number of NYCHA campuses that saw elevator outages between January and April of this year was the same as the year before, the total number of incidents—9,904—declined by…

In Depth Investigations

Beach Season is Here. How Clean is the Water in NYC?

Last season, the city’s 25 beaches saw a total of 244 closures, either because water quality exceeded the city’s safety standards—determined by testing for the bacteria found in fecal matter—or…

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice

A NY Law Puts A Steep Price On ‘Serious’ Building Disrepair. These Tenants Are Fighting To Use It.

Brooklyn tenants are trying to dismantle barriers around a seldom-used 1960s-era law that can prohibit landlords from collecting rent when they fail to fix dangerous building conditions for months on…

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