Tamra Cosby, 28, said it was “very humbling” to hear her Astoria Houses neighbors—some of whom she’s known for over a decade—speak candidly about personal doubts and worries. Her new…
In the 1970s, the building on East 140th Street housed a rehab center founded by activists demanding better health services for the Mott Haven neighborhood. A local community land trust will…
Nearly 40 percent of homeless families with children are placed in shelters outside the borough of their child’s school, forcing long commutes, early mornings, and strained community ties.
Heat pumps, inductions stoves and infrared heating panels: these are a few of the climate-friendly upgrades being installed at some public housing developments, with more to come, officials said Tuesday.
“Nobody would ever look through it,” 16-year-old Skylar Aaron said of the “giant mountain” of unclaimed belongings at Stuyvesant High School’s lost and found. So far, she and classmate Shayna…
After voters passed measures that could compel Bay Ridge to permit more housing, Councilmember Kayla Santosuosso decided to advance her own rezoning—and get the district out of the affordable housing…
A new pilot program for public restrooms requires tap access with a phone or key card. Homeless advocates say it could be another barrier for unhoused New Yorkers being able…
Tenants at five apartment complexes in Harlem and on Roosevelt Island say the switch to submetering has led to sky-high electricity bills, despite their efforts to conserve. “We don’t even…
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