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A close look at those who applied for spots in one Pacific Park building reveals a vast gap between which income groups expressed need and what income levels the apartments…

ByNorman Oder 14Comments

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Apr 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Community Developers Say City’s Housing Plan Leaves Them Behind

Not-for-profit developers say the city’s focus on producing more units faster and cheaper is sidelining the mission to create housing that neighborhoods actually welcome.

ByJarrett Murphy 6Comments

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Mar 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Queens Board Approves Rockaway Rezoning With Significant Conditions

Call for lower height limits on new buildings, new infrastructure and affordable housing that favors moderate incomes.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 3Comments

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Mar 2017

Uncategorized

CityViews: The Case for New Regs for the City’s Affordable Co-ops

Income-restricted cooperatives comprise some 30,000 apartments in more than 1,300 formerly abandoned or distressed multi-family buildings. The city’s proposed regulations to stabilize this key affordable-housing stock have met with opposition—some…

ByAndrew Reicher 16Comments

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Mar 2017

Housing and Homelessness

When Rents Rise or Landlords Lash out, Undocumented NYers Have Fewer Options

Undocumented immigrants aren’t eligible for many forms of housing assistance and can be less likely to report landlord harassment. That could make them uniquely vulnerable to the displacement that can…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

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Mar 2017

Uncategorized

CityViews: How President Trump Could Hurt NYC’s First-Time Homebuyers

The president has put the brakes on an Obama-era plan to reduce barriers to getting FHA mortgages. That will hit communities of color, especially those in New York, hard.

ByCaroline Nagy 1Comment

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Mar 2017

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations News

City-Sponsored vs. Market-Rate: Which Coops Get a Better Deal from the Tax Man?

Critics say both HDFCs and market-rate coops receive tax breaks, so it’s unfair the city wants to make just HDFCs abide by price caps. We dug into the data to…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 3Comments

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Mar 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

With Inwood Rezoning Slowed, Attention Turns to Inwood Library Project

The City has proposed redeveloping the branch with rent-restricted housing and a new library space, but many stakeholders insist the land should not be sold to a private developer.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 6Comments

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Feb 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

City Pushes to Regulate Low-Income Coops Amid Some Shareholders’ Opposition

The city has proposed new rules to protect the long-term affordability of Housing Development Fund Corporations (HDFCs), but some shareholders say the rules would rob them of well-deserved equity.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew

ByAnnalisa Ramnarain

ByChristian Vasquez 12Comments

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Feb 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Far Rock Panel Worry: Will There be Too Much Low-Income Housing?

In many neighborhoods facing rezoning, the concern is that too few low-income units will be required. Some Far Rockaways community board members are worried that an influx of poor people…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 4Comments

The Real Math of An Affordable Housing Lottery: Huge Disconnect Between Need and Allotment

Community Developers Say City’s Housing Plan Leaves Them Behind

Queens Board Approves Rockaway Rezoning With Significant Conditions

CityViews: The Case for New Regs for the City’s Affordable Co-ops

When Rents Rise or Landlords Lash out, Undocumented NYers Have Fewer Options

CityViews: How President Trump Could Hurt NYC’s First-Time Homebuyers

City-Sponsored vs. Market-Rate: Which Coops Get a Better Deal from the Tax Man?

With Inwood Rezoning Slowed, Attention Turns to Inwood Library Project

City Pushes to Regulate Low-Income Coops Amid Some Shareholders’ Opposition

Far Rock Panel Worry: Will There be Too Much Low-Income Housing?

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