Affordable Housing Archives

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New York City and State cut the ribbon Thursday on phase one of a 2,000 unit, 100 percent affordable housing development on a church parking lot in Brooklyn. Could church-owned…

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2026

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Morningside Heights Needs Affordable Housing. Our Community Developed a Plan.

“The community-led Morningside Heights Rezoning Plan will promote the construction of over 1,000 new apartments, with around 300 affordable units, and include a commercial overlay to encourage small businesses. The plan…

ByRobert F. Stern 0Comments

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Oct 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development News

See the 12 Communities on New York City’s Affordable Housing Naughty List

The Upper East and West Sides, Elmhurst, and Bayside are among the communities that have built little affordable housing over the past five years, and now will see certain projects…

ByPatrick Spauster 2Comments

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Sep 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Housing Calendar Land Use and Development Resources

NYC Housing Calendar, Sept. 28-Oct. 5

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

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Sep 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics Resources

Trump Says Affordable Housing is On The Table for Sunnyside Yards, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump met at Gracie Manion this week to take their Sunnyside Yards housing discussions to “a new level.”

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Sep 2026

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development

In Atlantic Yards Reboot, New Developers Seek More Subsidies & 2,382 More Apartments—But Only 366 More Affordable Ones

A new plan promises to build lower-income units up front. Gov. Hochul is on board, and the state’s approval process is starting—though the full public costs remain unknown.

ByNorman Oder 0Comments

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Sep 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Is It Finally COPA’s Year?

The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA), which would give some tenants and community groups pathways to bid early on certain buildings that go up for sale, finally has support…

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Sep 2026

2025 Elections Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

City Council Approves Mamdani’s Nominee for Key Housing Post, Despite ‘Reservations’

Lawmakers approved John Mangin to chair the Board of Standards and Appeals, following a tense nomination hearing where some criticized him as dismissive to local residents’ concerns about new development.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Sep 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics Profiles

Can NYC Have A Right To Housing?

“It’s not a how-to guide, but hopefully by the end of it, people will walk away feeling like they know what they’re up against, and they’re ready to keep fighting,”…

ByPatrick Spauster 1Comment

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Sep 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

At Nerve-Wracking Auction, Tenants Ditch ‘Negligent’ Landlord for A Chance to Own

Tenants at three Crown Heights buildings sat through a nervy auction where their rent-stabilized apartments were up for sale. Their preferred buyer, a small-town New Jersey mayor, promised to preserve…

ByPatrick Spauster 1Comment

More Apartments on Church Land? And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Opinion: Morningside Heights Needs Affordable Housing. Our Community Developed a Plan.

See the 12 Communities on New York City’s Affordable Housing Naughty List

NYC Housing Calendar, Sept. 28-Oct. 5

Trump Says Affordable Housing is On The Table for Sunnyside Yards, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

In Atlantic Yards Reboot, New Developers Seek More Subsidies & 2,382 More Apartments—But Only 366 More Affordable Ones

Is It Finally COPA’s Year?

City Council Approves Mamdani’s Nominee for Key Housing Post, Despite ‘Reservations’

Can NYC Have A Right To Housing?

At Nerve-Wracking Auction, Tenants Ditch ‘Negligent’ Landlord for A Chance to Own

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