There’s a long way to go between now and 200,000 units, but history may record this week as a turning point (and not just because it’s the start of life…
Legislators’ concerns over the plan to rezone East New York mirror their worries about the mayor’s citywide proposals. A deal seems likely. Its exact shape remains anybody’s guess.
A former city housing commissioner writes that the mayor’s efforts to reform the zoning code will have a significant impact on the supply of affordable housing—by addressing obstacles to affordability…
The group says it wants more certainty that housing for low-income New Yorkers will be produced and that the work of building the new apartments goes to local workers…
The key affordable-housing program faces privatization pressures, repair issues and controversies over shareholder elections—but tenants, the City Council and HPD disagree about who is in a position to solve them.
“The de Blasio housing plan is primarily concerned with rental housing, missing a vital opportunity to promote social mobility and long-term economic stability for families and neighborhoods through homeownership.”
“Simply put, inviting significantly more building in low-income communities without guarantees that most or all of the new housing will be affordable to current residents may increase, not reduce, the…