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The developer has pushed back for a second time the formal start of construction on a new railyard, raising new questions about the timeline for promised housing.

ByNorman Oder 0Comments

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Sep 2013

Government Housing and Homelessness

The 2013 Primary Candidates on Affordable Housing

The hopefuls offer different menus of zoning schemes, investment plans, tax breaks and more to try to build and preserve tens of thousands of units during the next decade.

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 0Comments

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Aug 2013

Economy Justice

Planning a Defense for Violence on the Basketball Court

Detecting a spate of shootings associated with basketball games—often involving pre-existing beefs—organizers in Brooklyn are teaching kids and coaches to “hold the ball” when violence threatens.

BySara Sugar 3Comments

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Aug 2013

Housing and Homelessness

Tensions at Brooklyn Coop Reflect Mitchell-Lama Woes

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

Forest City Ratner Again Gets Extension from MTA

The 2013 Primary Candidates on Affordable Housing

Planning a Defense for Violence on the Basketball Court

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?

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