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City and state officials say they are doing all they can to preserve a critical affordable housing resource. Some tenants think more action is possible, like requiring coop boards to…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 4Comments

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May 2016

Housing and Homelessness

City Slow to Embrace Land Trusts as Housing Tool

The de Blasio administration has shown openness to community land trusts but organizations, not the city, are taking the boldest steps toward trying what backers say offers the best chance…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

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May 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Affordable Housing: How Low Can de Blasio Go?

The administration says it will use subsidies, not zoning, to serve New Yorkers with extremely low incomes. But with all the costs and tradeoffs that entails, how many deeply affordable…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 5Comments

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Apr 2016

NYCHA Uncategorized

CityViews: Saving NYCHA Will Require More Change, Not Less

How can public housing reach fiscal stability despite resident skepticism to its development plans? One housing expert says the key is to transform the whole system and the process that…

ByRoy Strickland 0Comments

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Apr 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Has Developers’ Wish-List Shaped Queens Rezoning Plan?

That plan for Flushing mapped out by a business group later accused of unethical activity—did that merely set the stage or does it call the tune for the pending city…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Apr 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Advocates Wary of Lawsuit Over City’s Affordable Housing Preferences

A federal court is considering whether federal law prohibits the city’s policy of setting aside 50 percent of apartments in new, subsidized buildings for local residents.

ByJarrett Murphy 5Comments

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Apr 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Can NYC’s Landlords Afford Another Rent Freeze?

When the Rent Guidelines Board approved a 0 percent hike last year, landlords warned of impending disaster.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 96Comments

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Apr 2016

Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

Max & Murphy On Housing: Bye Bye, Bernie. Hello Again, 421-a

Gotham Gazette and City Limits review the week in housing policy news, from the Democratic candidates touring NYCHA buildings, to Mayor de Blasio winning another vote in favor of rezoning.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Other Nabes and de Blasio Team Draw Lessons from East New York Rezoning Struggle

As housing justice advocates across the city review the outcomes in East New York, many say the results attest to the power of community organizing, especially when stakeholders put forth…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Apr 2016

Housing and Homelessness