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ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

Housing and Homelessness

Fight Over De Blasio Plan for East New York Will Be About More than Housing

The administration’s proposal also affects industrial space, parks, schools and transit. The city and critics often disagree on where there’ll be problems, and if so, how to solve them.

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ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Read the De Blasio Inclusionary Zoning Proposal

We’ve been talking about mandatory inclusionary zoning since candidate de Blasio proposed it more than two years ago. Finally, public review—and a defining policy battle for the administration—begins.

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ByLaurel Blatchford 0Comments

Affordable, Multifamily Housing: Ready for the Next Storm?

As we approach the third anniversary of the devastating storm, a veteran housing policy expert says it’s time to revisit the lessons learned—and changes made—since then. If another disaster strikes,…

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Housing and Homelessness Investigations

What’s in a Name? Tenants Accuse Shamco of Illegal Rent Hikes

The Brooklyn property owner is alleged to be employing the tactics to gentrify its buildings.

ByNeil deMause 2Comments

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ByFred Freiberg 0Comments

Housing Discrimination Doesn’t Begin or End with ‘Poor Doors’

An advocate who has fought for fair housing catalogues the many subtle ways property owners and public policies lock out renters along lines of income, race, ethnicity, disability and more.

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Housing and Homelessness Investigations

Documents Reveal Woes at Pioneering Atlantic Yards Building

The first residential tower at the controversial Brooklyn development was supposed to pave the way for faster, cheaper housing construction using modular design. Internal state documents suggest the unique approach…

ByNorman Oder 3Comments

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Are There More Homeless People in New York City?

A veteran advocate digs through the available statistics to find a fuzzy answer on how many homeless there are, let alone whether their numbers are increasing.

ByJeff Foreman 1Comment

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Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Key Coalition Backs NYCHA Infill Plan, with Conditions

NYCHA’s plan to build affordable housing at existing public housing developments has generated skepticism. But an alliance of advocates, resident leaders and elected officials offered qualified support for the proposal.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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