Affordable Housing Archives

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City’s Affordable Housing Production Ticked Down in First Half of 2026, And What Else Happened This Week

It’s the lowest total since 2022, the first year of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration. But housing experts cautioned against drawing conclusions from just six months of data. “It’s really the…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Aug 2026

Government Health Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: An Affordable Neighborhood on NYC’s Great Barn Island

“The effort to develop an affordable neighborhood on Wards Island can be mixed with the development of a health museum in a way that supports the health and economy of…

ByPaul Piwko 1Comment

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Aug 2026

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Who Can Afford to Work for New York City?

“The problem is significant enough that we are now conducting a formal survey of our membership to document the full scope of housing instability and homelessness among city workers. That…

ByRobin Blair-Batte 0Comments

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Jul 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics

The Mamdani Administration Wants to Build Housing Here. And Here. And Here.

See the 100 city-owned lots where the mayor plans to develop 50,000 units of affordable housing, taking advantage of reforms that the administration hopes will make it easier to build.

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Jul 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics Resources

How The Federal ROAD Act Will (or Won’t) Affect NYC, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

The federal government passed its first housing bill in decades, finally taking up some of the solutions already tested in New York City. But don’t expect a big impact on…

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jul 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA

NYCHA Can Move Ahead With Chelsea Redevelopment, Court Decides

After a nearly four-month stall, plans to demolish and rebuild 2,000 public housing apartments in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood are back on again.

BySunny Nagpaul 1Comment

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Jul 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Resources

NY Opens Section 8 Waitlists for Dozens of Buildings This Week: Here’s What You Need to Know

New York State’s Department of Housing and Community Renewal last opened its Project-Based Section 8 waitlist in 2021. The lists, which will close again on July 24, offer very low-income…

ByCasey Wetherbee 3Comments

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Jul 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development

East Village Mitchell-Lama Board Looks to Sell Parking Lot to Build Housing, Sparking Controversy

The city’s latest housing vs. parking battle is playing out at an East Village Mitchell-Lama co-op, where the board is considering the sale to raise money for their 60-year-old buildings.…

ByPatrick Spauster 7Comments

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Jul 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Where The Most Affordable Apartments Were Built Last Year, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

New affordable housing is still concentrated in lower-income, high-density communities, while other areas see little to no development. “We’re not yet seeing more equal distribution,” said Brendan Cheney, director of…

ByCasey Wetherbee

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Jun 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Resources

Brooklyn Waterfront Towers Rezoning Advances, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Councilmember Lincoln Restler opposed the Monitor Point project, which will build over 1,000 apartments on an MTA lot in Greenpoint, until just before it came to a vote, citing an…

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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