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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,…

ByLaurel Blatchford 0Comments

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Sep 2015

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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Sep 2015

Opinion

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.

ByFred Freiberg 0Comments

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Aug 2015

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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Aug 2015

Opinion

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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Aug 2015

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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Aug 2015

Opinion

NYC Housing Community Responds to ‘Poverty Housing Industry’ Op-Ed

Critiques of the ill-effects of “concentrated poverty” and the location of subsidized housing are decades old. But they’ve been rejuvenated by recent research, court decisions and regulations.

ByJarrett Murphy 4Comments

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Jul 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Battle Brewing Over Proposed Changes to City Parking Rules

The de Blasio administration and allies want to change zoning rules that mandate the creation of off-street parking. But there’s opposition to the idea from some civic groups.

ByJarrett Murphy 7Comments

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Jul 2015

Housing and Homelessness Investigations NYCHA

Tenant Leaders Dispute Their Role in Shaping NYCHA Development Plans

NYCHA says an extensive visioning process among residents shaped a plan to build new housing developments in the Bronx and Brooklyn. But Tenant Association leaders feel their communities’ feelings weren’t…

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 1Comment

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Jul 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Bed-Stuy is Focus of Concerns Over Fate of Community Gardens

The city has identified 181 small city-owned sites for potential affordable-housing development. Eighteen currently have community gardens on them. Ten of those gardens are in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

ByCole Rosengren 2Comments

Affordable, Multifamily Housing: Ready for the Next Storm?

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

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

Documents Reveal Woes at Pioneering Atlantic Yards Building

Are There More Homeless People in New York City?

Key Coalition Backs NYCHA Infill Plan, with Conditions

NYC Housing Community Responds to ‘Poverty Housing Industry’ Op-Ed

Battle Brewing Over Proposed Changes to City Parking Rules

Tenant Leaders Dispute Their Role in Shaping NYCHA Development Plans

Bed-Stuy is Focus of Concerns Over Fate of Community Gardens

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