Mayor de Blasio promises to follow up on campaign promises and bring planning closer to the community. But he’ll face obstacles delivering on those vows.
For months now discussion of the details of rent-regulation renewal has been set aside until “after the budget.” Word that the framework of a budget deal is in place in…
Mitchell-Lama co-op owners bought their units when the buildings were subsidized for affordability. Now some debate whether it’s right sell those apartments for lucrative market prices.
Deep repair needs and an alluring private market are pushing the mostly middle-class complexes toward the open market, eroding a bulwark of affordability.
Advocates want $492 million from firms including Bank of America (being “exorcised” of toxic loans by Rev. Billy Talen, above) spent on housing programs. The governor has other uses in…
When NYCHA’s chair met with residents there were questions about failing radiators, missing kitchen sinks … and whether, a year into his administration, Mayor de Blasio is accountable for NYCHA’s…
The lower-income, working-class people along the Jerome Avenue corridor are among the New Yorkers most in need of affordable housing. So why is there so much skepticism about the mayor’s…
A supportive housing advocate—who hopes to convince Gov. Cuomo to build more of it—says more attention must be paid to the differences between temporary homeless shelters and permanent supportive housing.
Youth who’ve left foster care have long been part of the city’s larger homeless population. The de Blasio administration is taking steps to address the issue, but advocates are pushing…
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