“We need an all-hands-on-deck mentality to tackling quality of life issues, and the borough president should lead the charge.”
Government
‘A Little More Housing’ in Midtown South: City Kicks Off Rezoning to Create 10,000 New Homes
Tatyana Turner |
The goal is to bring more New Yorkers to one of the city’s commercial hubs, Midtown South, by adding up to 9,700 homes, including 2,900 affordable units and close to 800 converted office spaces.
Government
Meet Your Tenant Leader: Jackie Lara, NYCHA’s Fulton Houses
Tatyana Turner |
Lara, who’s lived at the Fulton Houses for 22 years, is among those fighting NYCHA’s plan to demolish and rebuild the campus and neighboring Elliott-Chelsea Houses. “I don’t need a dishwasher. I don’t need a washer and dryer. I don’t need all this luxury that you’re offering,” she said. “Just leave us alone. This is our home.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Accountability for Daniel Penny And Concern For Public Safety Are Not Mutually Exclusive
M.A. Dennis |
“Can I love and support a family member who was harmed by someone experiencing homelessness and also be against the unnecessary and unjust killing of an unhoused person?”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Ground Lease Co-Op Tenants, Trapped By Their Landowners
Tony Santiago |
“Lawmakers up in Albany have already proposed legislation to protect ground lease co-op residents around the state. We need standard rights and protections and New York has the chance to grant them.”
Housing and Homelessness
Meet Your Tenant Leader: Cynthia Tibbs, NYCHA’s West Side Urban Renewal Brownstones
Tatyana Turner |
Tibbs is the leader of one of 218 active resident associations across the city’s public housing system, according to NYCHA, where she’s worked to install new intercoms, host community events and support tenants with issues ranging from leaks to trespassers.
Bronx
2024 Election in NYC: Poll Site Confusion, First Time Voters & Hopes for Change
City Limits |
By 6 p.m., nearly 2.2 million New Yorkers and counting had turned up to vote in Tuesday’s election—many saying they were motivated by the chance for change and hopes for unity following a divisive presidential campaign season.
Government
NYCHA Board Green Lights Plan to Demolish & Rebuild Lower Manhattan Developments
Tatyana Turner |
Members of the housing authority’s board approved an agreement Wednesday that brings the razing and rebuilding of the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses closer to fruition, and kicks off a plan to provide tenants with repairs and upgrades while they wait.
Bronx
In One Day, Four NYCHA Developments Convert to PACT Private Management
Tatyana Turner |
After roughly three years of planning and engagement, four NYCHA developments now have new managers through one of the public housing preservation initiatives, aimed at unlocking repair funds.
Government
City Must Keep Funding Mainchance Homeless Drop-In Center, Court Rules
Patrick Spauster |
A state judge ruled that the city terminated the homeless center’s contract without rational basis, ensuring the Midtown East center can continue to operate until 2026.
Government
How Much Could Donald Trump-Tied Buildings Owe Under NYC’s Local Law 97?
Mariana Simões |
Five New York City properties that Donald Trump has a stake in could collectively owe millions in penalties over the next decade if they fail to comply with the landmark building emissions law.
