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Housing and Homelessness

Seven Months After Contested Atlantic Ave. Upzonings, Details Finally Emerge

Norman Oder | December 8, 2022

Brooklyn Councilmember Crystal Hudson claimed victory after two April rezonings yielded 35 percent affordable housing. But details on non-profit partners and anti-displacement commitments were revealed only after repeated inquiries. Even now, formal documents remain under wraps.

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NYC Housing Calendar, Dec. 8-15

David Brand and Mariam Hydara | December 8, 2022

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

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NYC Housing Calendar, Dec. 1-8

Mariam Hydara | November 30, 2022

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

Housing and Homelessness

Won Greenlights 3,200-Unit Astoria Development, Paving Way for Council Approval 

David Brand | November 21, 2022

The latest version of the Innovation Qns plan features 1,436 income-restricted apartments, around 45 percent of the total. “We have set a new precedent for building affordable housing on private land,” the neighborhood’s Councilmember Julie Won said in prepared remarks ahead of the vote.

Housing and Homelessness

Empty Rent-Stabilized Units in NYC Decreased This Year, as ‘Warehousing’ Debate Rages

David Brand | November 17, 2022

The latest vacancy data now mirrors pre-COVID figures following a “pandemic-height outlier,” according to New York State’s affordable housing agency. The number of empty apartments also matches the vacancy rate prior to landmark 2019 tenant protections that landlords blamed for the spike in empty units last year. 

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Housing and Homelessness

NYC Housing Calendar, Nov. 16-22

Mariam Hydara | November 16, 2022

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

Housing and Homelessness

NYC Pilots ‘Housing First’ Plan for Handful of Homeless Adults

David Brand | November 15, 2022

The program run by the organization Volunteers of America-Greater New York has been called a positive first step, though the 80 units represent a sliver of New York City’s vacant supportive housing stock.

Housing and Homelessness

The Price of Those Randall’s Island Tents? The Comptroller Wants to Know Too 

David Brand | November 13, 2022

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander called the short-lived tent complex a “debacle” for humanitarian and financial reasons.

Health and Environment

Advocates Push to Center Youth Mental Health as New School Year Begins

Jeanmarie Evelly | August 29, 2022

At a virtual rally on Sunday, parents, young people and advocates in the city and across the state shared stories about the impact of the pandemic and renewed calls for elected officials to invest more in behavioral health programs and services for children and teens, which experts say have been underfunded for years and are now at a breaking point, with increased demand spurred by the coronavirus crisis.

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New York City Housing Calendar, Aug 3-10

David Brand | August 3, 2022

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

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