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‘Mayor de Blasio’s plan to combat homelessness was a good start, but its commitment to permanent housing solutions falls short for the magnitude of the emergency we face,’ Borough President…

ByEric Adams 0Comments

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Jan 2019

Housing and Homelessness

City Council, Skeptics Spar Over New Round of Housing Bills

The de Blasio administration defended its housing lottery system against claims of opacity and unfairness.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Jan 2019

Housing and Homelessness

De Blasio’s Sixth Year in Office Could Feature Three Neighborhood Rezonings

The mayor in 2015 set a goal of rezoning up to 15 neighborhoods in a drive to create more density and more affordable housing. Five rezonings have passed and at…

BySadef Ali Kully 3Comments

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Oct 2018

Opinion

CityViews: U.S. Cities Have the Power to Ease Our Housing Crisis

‘Housing affordability can seem like an intractable problem – an issue where local policy makers are powerless in the face of national economic forces. The reality is quite different.’

ByIngrid Gould Ellen

ByMark Willis 0Comments

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Oct 2018

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

New Data Confirms Familiar Concern: Low-Income NYers Face Harshest Housing Market

Even taking Section 8 and other assistance programs into account, it’s still the poorest New Yorkers that struggle the most with housing costs.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

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Sep 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Affordable-Housing Advocates Must Listen to Opponents of Community Preference

‘In a recent discussion, some very basic assumptions of our sector were challenged.’

ByHarry DeRienzo

ByKirk Goodrich

ByIsmene Speliotis 12Comments

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Aug 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Council Approves Inwood Rezoning Amid Protest

Bitterly opposed by many neighborhood residents, the rezoning passed the Council with a single no vote.

BySadef Ali Kully 7Comments

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Aug 2018

Housing and Homelessness

A Toolkit to Fight Displacement in NYC Neighborhoods, Other U.S. Cities

Advocates from Buffalo to Brownsville and the LES to LA are voicing concerns about displacement. One local group has compiled a menu of policies to fight it.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Aug 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Pilot Program to Legalize Some Basement Homes Takes Shape in E. New York

Tenants in illegal basement and cellar apartments typically have no lease and limited rights while living in substandard conditions.

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

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Aug 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Bushwick Plan’s Unveiling Nears Amid Tension Over Possible Rezoning

Two Councilmembers invited neighborhood stakeholders to draft a rezoning plan. But it could encounter the same misgivings that top-down plans have faced.

BySadef Ali Kully 2Comments

CityViews: State Must Equip the City to Truly Combat the Homeless Crisis

City Council, Skeptics Spar Over New Round of Housing Bills

De Blasio’s Sixth Year in Office Could Feature Three Neighborhood Rezonings

CityViews: U.S. Cities Have the Power to Ease Our Housing Crisis

New Data Confirms Familiar Concern: Low-Income NYers Face Harshest Housing Market

CityViews: Affordable-Housing Advocates Must Listen to Opponents of Community Preference

Council Approves Inwood Rezoning Amid Protest

A Toolkit to Fight Displacement in NYC Neighborhoods, Other U.S. Cities

Pilot Program to Legalize Some Basement Homes Takes Shape in E. New York

Bushwick Plan’s Unveiling Nears Amid Tension Over Possible Rezoning

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