Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 15-21
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Government
City Dragging Its Feet to Implement Vacant Apartment Reporting Bill, Lawmakers Say
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The legislation, passed last year, requires the city to establish a new 311 option for tenants to report and request inspection of empty units creating hazards in their buildings. It was supposed to go live in early August.
Government
Ask a Housing Expert: What Does 50 Years of Community Development Look Like?
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The Association for Neighborhood Housing & Development, or ANHD—founded in the 1970s to reclaim the growing number of burned and abandoned apartment buildings across the city— turns 50 this year. City Limits sat down with Executive Director Barika Williams to talk about that work, and what’s ahead.
Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 7-14
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Government
Council Files Appeal Over Adams Admin’s Refusal to Expand Rental Vouchers
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The appeal announcement included the launch of a website tracking the number of days since the Council says its laws should have been implemented—447, as of Tuesday—and the number of evictions filed across the city during that time.
CommunityWire
NYC Housing Calendar, Sept. 30-Oct. 7
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Shut Up Already About Moses vs. Jacobs
Howard Slatkin |
“Both Moses, the ‘master builder’ of the urban renewal era, and Jacobs, the grassroots champion of small-scale urbanism, have left deep and lasting imprints on our city. But today, the debate over their visions is a diversion from broader truths about New York City’s history and present-day challenges.” Jeanmarie EvellyRobert Caro’s “The Power Broker,” which chronicles Robert Moses’ reshaping of New York City. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today!
Government
Planning Commission Approves ‘City of Yes’ Housing Plan by 10-3 Vote
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The City Planning Commission Wednesday approved the package of zoning reforms with some modifications, including exempting NYCHA campuses from a proposal that would make it easier to build infill housing. The plan is headed to the City Council next for a final vote.
Government
It’s Getting Harder for Veterans to Afford Calling New York City Home
Chris Janaro |
“Our lives were here, all of our close friends, everything we had done for years and years,” said former New York City resident and veteran Ramond Curtis. “We absolutely would have stayed if we could have invested in our home in some way, even if it was a co-op, even if it was affordable rent options.”
Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Sept. 23-30
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
