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“Voters have endorsed efforts to make development more efficient. But streamlining alone will not help solve the housing crisis if the city’s agencies lack the resources to implement these reforms,…

ByValerie White

ByChristine R. O’Connell 0Comments

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Dec 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Social Housing Bill Poised for Breakthrough in City Council

The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) will give community land trusts and other community groups first dibs at buying distressed properties. Supporters expect it to pass with support from…

ByPatrick Spauster 18Comments

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Nov 2025

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

Mamdani’s Transition Team, And What Else Happened This Week In Housing

Zohran Mamdani talked housing policy in the White House, and appointed a transition committee that runs the gamut of housing philosophies.

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 2Comments

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Nov 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development

Housing in ‘The Hole’? Residents Have Hope After Decades of Disinvestment

New York’s infamous ‘Hole’ neighborhood in East New York is slated for resiliency upgrades, a rezoning, and more housing.

ByPatrick Spauster 4Comments

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Nov 2025

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Getting It Right For Hunters Point North

“This half mile of shoreline just south of the Queensboro Bridge has the potential to become the city’s next great waterfront—if we prioritize public interest over private profit.”

ByLisa Goren

ByTom Paino 2Comments

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Nov 2025

2025 Elections Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Conditional Housing Is Still Discriminatory

“I learned the hard way that affordable housing isn’t guaranteed—it’s conditional. The moment your income changes or an agency misses a form, the system recalculates your worth and can pull…

ByRhonda Jackson 0Comments

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Nov 2025

2025 Elections Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development Politics

How Each NYC Neighborhood Voted On The Housing Ballot Measures

A majority of New Yorkers voted to pass ballot measures that change the land use process for affordable housing. But Republican districts and neighborhoods that built less housing are still…

ByPatrick Spauster 25Comments

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Nov 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA

15K New Homes for Long Island City? Council Approves Major Rezoning Plan

Lawmakers approved a plan Wednesday to rezone a 54-block swath of the Queens waterfront neighborhood, including industrial lots where new housing was previously restricted.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 4Comments

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Nov 2025