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.
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.
Most of those who testified said they generally supported the De Blasio administration’s proposal to rezone downtown Far Rockaway, but asked for changes to ensure the plan truly benefited the…
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While I applaud the larger conversation taking place around homelessness in New York City and how to prevent it, we need to broaden the discussion to include citizens who…
The city will distribute a $1.65 million grant from Enterprise Community Partners to three community land trusts and to fund a technical assistance program to assist many new ones.
Before the recession, advocates sounded the alarm about big-time investors paying huge sums for buildings with rent-stabilized apartments and low-income tenants. The concern has returned.
In the first step of the ULURP process, the Community Board 11 land-use committee set conditions for its approval of the administration’s plan, demanding lower density and more affordable housing.