Bronx
How Crowded is New York City? Five Disturbing Facts
Jarrett Murphy |
The comptroller says housing is getting increasingly crowded, with immigrants and Bronxites feeling the tightest squeeze.
Housing and Homelessness
Bushwick Developer Sells Out, Takes Housing Promises With Him
Neil deMause |
Community leaders in Bushwick thought they’d struck a deal to make affordable housing part of a big new residential development. Then the developer sold his stake.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
NYCHA Resident Leaders Oust Longtime Chief
Batya Ungar-Sargon |
The move comes at a critical time for the country’s largest and oldest public housing authority.
Affordable Housing
Fight Over De Blasio Plan for East New York Will Be About More than Housing
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The administration’s proposal also affects industrial space, parks, schools and transit. The city and critics often disagree on where there’ll be problems, and if so, how to solve them.
East Village
Tenants Report Threats and Unsafe Conditions Next Door to a ‘Million Dollar Listing’
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Celebrity real-estate broker Ryan Serhant is promoting two luxury towers that will rise on sites now occupied by garages on East 13th Street. Next door, in a property sold in a package with those sites, tenants are suing over a pattern or harassment.
Affordable Housing
What’s in a Name? Tenants Accuse Shamco of Illegal Rent Hikes
Neil deMause |
The Brooklyn property owner is alleged to be employing the tactics to gentrify its buildings.
chinatown
Chinatown Zoning Plan Meets Resistance in de Blasio Administration
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
City Planning says it welcomes community-generated rezoning plans. But one such proposal—seven years in the making—is not getting much support.
Homelessness
Homelessness Headlines Dog de Blasio More Than Bloomberg
Jarrett Murphy |
It’s a good thing we’re talking more about New York City’s homelessness problem—if the talk is aimed at addressing the crisis.
Affordable Housing
Documents Reveal Woes at Pioneering Atlantic Yards Building
Norman Oder |
The first residential tower at the controversial Brooklyn development was supposed to pave the way for faster, cheaper housing construction using modular design. Internal state documents suggest the unique approach ran into serious trouble.
Affordable Housing
Are There More Homeless People in New York City?
Jeff Foreman |
A veteran advocate digs through the available statistics to find a fuzzy answer on how many homeless there are, let alone whether their numbers are increasing.
