Affordable Housing
Watch it Here: Is Affordable Housing Really Fair Housing?
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What does it mean to take into account “fair housing” concerns as the city implements Housing New York and as it pursues neighborhood rezonings?
Affordable Housing
Opinion Split at City Planning Commission Hearing on Proposed Inwood Rezoning
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Some Planning Commission members expressed concerns during their questioning of city officials.
The Global Squeeze
The Lessons NYC Activists Have for Those Fighting Displacement the World Over
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Learn from defeat. Think big. Follow the money. And organize, organize, organize.
Advocacy
Our Homes, Our Voices
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Far too many families are struggling to keep a roof over their heads. Nationwide, more people are choosing to rent their homes than ever before. But our investments in affordable housing have not kept pace. As a result, millions of people do not have an affordable place to call home and half a million people, including families with small children and unaccompanied youth, are living on the street, in shelters, or in their cars on any given night. Only one out of every four families in need receive housing assistance.
Affordable Housing
Much Dread, Some Hope at Inwood Rezoning Community Discussion
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Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez’s community meeting on Sunday came midway through the public review procedure through which the Inwood rezoning will be approved or disproved.
City Rejects Bid to Landmark Century-Old Flatbush Church Slated for Demolition
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‘In a city the size of New York, with its many religious structures, the Commission must be very selective in choosing examples of this building type for designation as individual landmarks,’ the LPC says.
Affordable Housing
Next Gen NYCHA For Who?
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NYCHA is planning to build 80-100 buildings on various NYCHA campuses without listening to the residents who live on site and who will be impacted the most by these new developments. Join your neighbors, other NYCHA residents and allies to learn about NYCHA’s plan, how to organize and take ACTION NOW! Saturday April 28th 11am-2pm
Gouverneur Hospital, 227 Madison Street, Manhattan
F Train to East Broadway, M22 to Madison St. & Jefferson St. and M9 to Essex St.
Affordable Housing
Brewer Votes No With Conditions on Inwood Rezoning
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Her decision is non-binding, but sends a message to the de Blasio administration that EDC’s plans for Inwood requires substantial changes.
Affordable Housing
Council Report Lays Out Agenda to Address NYC’s Segregation
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The report interrogates the meaning of integration in a gentrifying city and sets out 12 policy recommendations related to housing, schools and infrastructure.
Affordable Housing
Worries About Whether City is Keeping Tabs on Development in East New York
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The city says it’s committed to maximizing the creation of affordable housing in East New York, but local advocates wonder whether its efforts are sufficient.