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NYCHA has taken steps to improve its emergency transfer program for crime witnesses and victims who want to move to new developments for their safety. But administrative delays and practical…

ByEse Olumhense 1Comment

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Sep 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Bitterness and Division at Inwood Rezoning Hearing

Rhetoric from a rancorous primary spilled into discussions of the city’s controversial rezoning plan for Inwood.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 9Comments

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Sep 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Advocates, Council Continue Push for Deeper Affordability

The Real Affordability for All coalition released a report strongly critical of the mayor’s housing strategy, while councilmembers acknowledged improvements but pressed for more low-income units.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 4Comments

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Aug 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Passionate Testimony at East Harlem Rezoning City Planning Commission Hearing

The administration presented new investments and new height limits for some portions of the rezoning, but most residents and stakeholders said they still strongly disproved of the city’s rezoning proposal.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

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Aug 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

With New Commitments and Investments, Far Rockaway Rezoning Moves Towards Approval

It’s all but certain that Downtown Far Rockaway will soon become the second of de Blasio’s approved neighborhood rezonings.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 7Comments

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Aug 2017

Housing and Homelessness News Uncategorized

Inwood Rezoning Could Generate 4,300+ New Apartments

The draft scope of work for the rezoning, released last Friday, reveals new details about the development potential of the city’s proposed plans.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 10Comments

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Aug 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Public Advocate: You’re A Bad Bank if You Fund the Worst Landlords

It’s not the first time the city has tried to hold financial backers responsible for poor conditions and the loss of affordable housing, but advocates are encouraged by at least…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Aug 2017

Uncategorized

CityViews: Missing the Target on Segregation

The current community preference system may have its flaws, the writer says, but simply calling for its elimination is irresponsible and callous after centuries of race-based zoning.

ByHarry DeRienzo 2Comments

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Aug 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Frustration and Concerns Voiced at Long Island City Rezoning Workshop

Some participants took issue with the Department of City Planning’s argument that without a rezoning, the neighborhood won’t get affordable housing.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 8Comments

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Aug 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

18 Tenant Protection Bills May Soon Be Law

The City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings passed all but one of the Stand for Tenant Safety bills and a variety of other bills to safeguard tenants.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 6Comments

NYCHA Crime Witnesses Face Obstacles When They Seek Safety

Bitterness and Division at Inwood Rezoning Hearing

Advocates, Council Continue Push for Deeper Affordability

Passionate Testimony at East Harlem Rezoning City Planning Commission Hearing

With New Commitments and Investments, Far Rockaway Rezoning Moves Towards Approval

Inwood Rezoning Could Generate 4,300+ New Apartments

Public Advocate: You’re A Bad Bank if You Fund the Worst Landlords

CityViews: Missing the Target on Segregation

Frustration and Concerns Voiced at Long Island City Rezoning Workshop

18 Tenant Protection Bills May Soon Be Law

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