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Mayor Eric Adams has positioned the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan as one of two significant neighborhood-level rezonings that could help boost his “moonshot” goal of 500,000 new units of housing…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Orgs That Help Tenants Sue Landlords Fear ‘Tone Deaf’ City Contract Changes

Nonprofit legal service providers often file group lawsuits that assist tenants fighting landlord harassment across an entire building. But a new solicitation appears to impose limits on this preferred strategy…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development

State Weighs Tax Deal, Plans ‘Public Engagement’ for Atlantic Yards as Housing Deadline Nears

The developer and MTA have come to agreement on the platform needed for three towers, but Greenland USA won’t proceed without a key tax break. As Empire State Development floats…

ByNorman Oder 3Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Towards a ‘City Island of Yes’

We cannot continue to uphold zoning for “character” to such an extent that we leave communities stunted for growth AND community members on the streets and in unstable situations.

ByLauren Nye 2Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: First, Let’s Try Housing

“A better approach to tackling homelessness in New York City would be to just give unhoused New Yorkers housing.”

ByIriane Narcisse 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

City’s Affordable Housing Production Saw a Boost Last Year After Prior Plunge

After dropping the year before, affordable housing production was up again during the 12-month span that ended June 30, officials said Thursday—what advocates say is a welcomed boost but still…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

Council Bill Would Require Monthly Reports On Street Homeless Sweeps

“We think this bill will bring much-needed transparency to how the administration is conducting these sweeps, and what is involved in them,” said Councilmember Sandy Nurse. “And if you think…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

As Gowanus Rezoning Moves Ahead, Are the Sewers Ready?

Nearly two years after the Gowanus rezoning’s passage, signs of change are all around: demolition projects and new builds are transforming the neighborhood. According to the Department of City Planning,…

ByMary Cunningham 4Comments

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Jul 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News

World Trade Center Apartments Move Ahead as One-Third Affordable

The 400 income-restricted units at 5WTC, the only residential project planned for the World Trade Center site, mark an increase from prior proposals but fall short of the 100 percent…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Can a Science-Based Approach Break the NIMBY-YIMBY Divide on Housing?

“Despite the growing consensus that New York must build its way out of the housing crisis, NIMBY voices continue to prevail over our state’s most powerful leaders from Governor Hochul…

ByTucker Reed 4Comments

City Pitches 4K Apartments for Industrial Central Brooklyn Stretch

Orgs That Help Tenants Sue Landlords Fear ‘Tone Deaf’ City Contract Changes

State Weighs Tax Deal, Plans ‘Public Engagement’ for Atlantic Yards as Housing Deadline Nears

Opinion: Towards a ‘City Island of Yes’

Opinion: First, Let’s Try Housing

City’s Affordable Housing Production Saw a Boost Last Year After Prior Plunge

Council Bill Would Require Monthly Reports On Street Homeless Sweeps

As Gowanus Rezoning Moves Ahead, Are the Sewers Ready?

World Trade Center Apartments Move Ahead as One-Third Affordable

Opinion: Can a Science-Based Approach Break the NIMBY-YIMBY Divide on Housing?

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