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Con Edison cut the gas to the West 145th Street building—a former cluster site shelter housing dozens of formerly homeless families—on May 14, after inspectors found dangerous corrosion on the…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Sep 2021

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

City Planning Commission Backs de Blasio’s Gowanus Rezoning Plan

The CPC voted 9-0 in favor of the proposal, which would pave the way for roughly 8,200 new apartments by 2035. The plan will now head to the City Council…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Sep 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Receives Long-Sought Grant to Tackle Youth Homelessness

It’s the first time that New York City has received the grant, despite counting roughly 7,400 homeless young people under age 24 without an adult head of household—often referred to…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Sep 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News

Eric Adams Touts Hotel Conversions in Plan to Address Homelessness

The Democratic nominee for mayor says he wants to convert shuttered lodgings outside Manhattan into 25,000 units of supportive and permanently affordable housing. While his plan is light on details,…

ByDavid Brand 5Comments

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Sep 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

‘They Were Uninhabitable’—Ex-Landlords Leave Raft of Hazards at Former Bronx Cluster Sites

In June, the city spent $122 million to purchase 14 former cluster site buildings, turning them over to nonprofit organizations to fix up and operate as permanent housing. The organizations…

ByDavid Brand 7Comments

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Sep 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: In NYC Land Use Debates, YIMBYs and NIMBYs Can Find Common Ground

‘Our city has long suffered from a lack of housing and mistrust from our elected officials. But by reaching out to people who disagree and remain circumspect of city proposals,…

ByDenny Salas 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Let’s Have a Compassionate Conversation About NYC Homelessness

‘For every supportive housing slot there are six applications. Nearly 45,000 New Yorkers, including 14,000 children, fill the shelter system. What we need now is the political will to invest…

ByTori Lyon 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: A Truly Equitable SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Should Focus on More Housing, Not Office Space

The need for new housing, especially affordable, in these high-opportunity neighborhoods is much more acute than the need for more commercial space.

ByCasey Berkovitz 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

How Will NY’s Next Governor Kathy Hochul Address Housing and Homelessness?

The soon-to-be governor recently pledged to re-strengthen the state’s eviction moratorium after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key portion of the law, which expires at the end of…

ByDavid Brand 6Comments

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Aug 2021

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Eric Adams Backs Gowanus Rezoning Plan, With NYCHA Funding Conditions

‘Buildings cannot go up around NYCHA developments while residents see their futures go down,’ Adams said outside the Gowanus Houses Friday.

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

Formerly Homeless Families in Harlem Still Without Gas or Hot Water, as Cold Weather Returns

City Planning Commission Backs de Blasio’s Gowanus Rezoning Plan

NYC Receives Long-Sought Grant to Tackle Youth Homelessness

Eric Adams Touts Hotel Conversions in Plan to Address Homelessness

‘They Were Uninhabitable’—Ex-Landlords Leave Raft of Hazards at Former Bronx Cluster Sites

Opinion: In NYC Land Use Debates, YIMBYs and NIMBYs Can Find Common Ground

Opinion: Let’s Have a Compassionate Conversation About NYC Homelessness

Opinion: A Truly Equitable SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Should Focus on More Housing, Not Office Space

How Will NY’s Next Governor Kathy Hochul Address Housing and Homelessness?

Eric Adams Backs Gowanus Rezoning Plan, With NYCHA Funding Conditions

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