Affordable Housing Archives - Page 85 of 87

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Lindsay Park’s leaders say they’re acting to stabilize the development’s finances. But some residents say the board’s moves have been bad for their own wallets.

ByTobias Salinger 3Comments

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Jul 2013

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Tax Break Gives Millions to Builders, Little to Renters

It’s time to rethink the 421a subsidy program, an expensive and inefficient way to provide affordable housing in a city where government budgets and renters’ wallets are strained.

ByTom Waters 0Comments

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Jul 2013

Housing and Homelessness

Plan to Build on Vacant Lots Stirs Displacement Fears

A plan to build housing on property once part of the Rheingold brewery in Bushwick has aroused concern about the project’s impact on housing prices across the neighborhood.

ByTobias Salinger 0Comments

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May 2013

Housing and Homelessness Investigations

How the M-train is Gentrifying Bushwick

A shift in transit routes has triggered a wave of social change south of Myrtle Avenue, spurring a familiar mix of optimism and fear among residents.

ByOrlando Lee Rodriguez 0Comments

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May 2013

Housing and Homelessness Investigations

Advocates Fear Homeless Program Threatens Affordable Housing

Responding to the shelter surge, the city has placed homeless families in clusters of apartments in private buildings. The pricey program might undermine rent stabilization.

ByJordan Moss 0Comments

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Mar 2013

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Details Emerge About Plan for Private Buildings on NYCHA Land

While some agree that the plan has financial merit, others fear the social costs of mixing incomes in NYCHA neighborhoods. The authority’s chairman sees it as a win-win.

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 0Comments

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Feb 2013

Housing and Homelessness

A Housing Problem … Or an Income Problem?

A report finds shortcomings in the mayor’s affordable housing plan. But as many workers’ incomes stagnate, any housing program is going to face very difficult math.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2013

Housing and Homelessness Investigations

Buildings Get High Marks—From Feds, Not Tenants

Federal officials are supposed to screen the apartments that receive Section 8 rent assistance. But their inspection results are often at odd with what residents find.

ByHenry Gass 0Comments

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Jan 2013

Housing and Homelessness Investigations NYCHA

Many Are Responsible for Housing Project's Stall

After the city rezoned Williamsburg, affordable housing was supposed to be built on the grounds of a NYCHA project there. Seven years later, ground has not been broken.

ByMalik Singleton 0Comments

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Nov 2012

Housing and Homelessness

Reeling Before the Storm, Rockaways Complex Eyes Rescue

Ocean Village lost power after Sandy. But danger and deprivation were nothing new to its 1,000-plus residents, who hope a new owner and $110 million in public financing change the…

ByHella Winston 0Comments

Tensions at Brooklyn Coop Reflect Mitchell-Lama Woes

Tax Break Gives Millions to Builders, Little to Renters

Plan to Build on Vacant Lots Stirs Displacement Fears

How the M-train is Gentrifying Bushwick

Advocates Fear Homeless Program Threatens Affordable Housing

Details Emerge About Plan for Private Buildings on NYCHA Land

A Housing Problem … Or an Income Problem?

Buildings Get High Marks—From Feds, Not Tenants

Many Are Responsible for Housing Project's Stall

Reeling Before the Storm, Rockaways Complex Eyes Rescue

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