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The MTA will add four new Metro North stations to the East Bronx as part of its Penn Station Access Initiative. The Department of City Planning is researching the best…

ByGriffin Kelly 10Comments

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Jun 2021

Opinion: It’s Time to Make Housing Vouchers Universal

‘What low-income renters and homeless New Yorkers really need is Section 8 for all: housing assistance offered as an entitlement for everyone who qualifies.’

ByJacquelyn Simone 10Comments

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Jun 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Thousands Being Sent Back to Homeless Shelters in Return to Pre-Pandemic Status Quo

The city is moving hundreds of homeless adults from hotel rooms—rented in the early days of the pandemic to limit the spread of the coronavirus—back into congregate shelters, where residents…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Brooklyn Community Board 6 Backs Gowanus Rezoning—If City Funds NYCHA Fixes

The board says its support for the project, which would upzone a large swath of Gowanus, hinges on the city funding nearly $300 million in repairs at the nearby Gowanus…

ByDavid Brand 3Comments

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Jun 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Shaun Donovan Praises Atlantic Yards, But It’s No Model Housing Partnership

A 2005 media event promised more affordability than what’s been produced. The next mayor may face tough decisions, as 876 more income-linked units must be built in four years.

ByNorman Oder 1Comment

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Jun 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

How the NYC Mayoral Candidates’ Housing Platforms Stack Up

‘If NYC’s leadership can commit to ending traffic deaths—not just to the tools they’ll use to achieve it but to the actual goal—then they should be able to do the…

ByEse Olumhense 2Comments

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Jun 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

Will New York Make Good on Pledge to Convert Hotels into Affordable Homes?

The Assembly’s Housing Committee is scheduled to vote on a measure Tuesday morning that would unlock $100 million in state funds to purchase unused hotels and convert them into affordable…

ByDavid Brand 8Comments

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Jun 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Use NYC’s Public Pension Funds to Supercharge Affordable Housing Production and Preservation

‘The next mayor and comptroller can speed New York City’s recovery by working with public employee pension funds to increase investment in affordable housing, as they have in response to…

ByMichael D. Lappin 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Three Gowanus Rezoning Viewpoints Take Stage at Marathon Public Hearing

Reluctant supporters say the 82-block upzoning proposal is flawed, but will nonetheless create thousands of below-market rate apartments. Others are demanding the plan includes funding for nearby NYCHA demands, while…

ByDavid Brand 6Comments

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May 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Development and the Race for Brooklyn Borough President

Weeks ahead of the June 22 primary, some of the largest donations in the race have come from real estate developers, a City Limits analysis of campaign finance records found.…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

Bronx Residents—And a Developer—Weigh in on What Future Metro-North Stations Might Bring

Opinion: It’s Time to Make Housing Vouchers Universal

Thousands Being Sent Back to Homeless Shelters in Return to Pre-Pandemic Status Quo

Brooklyn Community Board 6 Backs Gowanus Rezoning—If City Funds NYCHA Fixes

Opinion: Shaun Donovan Praises Atlantic Yards, But It’s No Model Housing Partnership

How the NYC Mayoral Candidates’ Housing Platforms Stack Up

Will New York Make Good on Pledge to Convert Hotels into Affordable Homes?

Opinion: Use NYC’s Public Pension Funds to Supercharge Affordable Housing Production and Preservation

Three Gowanus Rezoning Viewpoints Take Stage at Marathon Public Hearing

Development and the Race for Brooklyn Borough President

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